matemike
Well-known member
I have a Wayne Dalton idrive Pro Torquemaster Model 3790 garage door opener. I love it. It is extremely quiet, fast, and there are no overhead chains rolling around during operation as this unit twists a rod on the door overhead.
There is a programmable light fixture in the middle of my garage ceiling that used to come on automatically for a few minutes every time the garage door was opened or closed. This worked by either opening the door from the remote opener or the wall unit. Well, it quit working. I never realized how convenient a little bulb being on for five minutes after pulling into the garage at night was.
Another feature I miss is that I could also turn said light on from the battery powered wall unit without having to open the door every time. This way I do not have to turn the big florescent fixtures every time I just need to go bring a bag of trash out.
Anyways, the little light quit coming on, altogether. I checked the light bulb, the old bulb still worked but I replaced it anyway. The ceiling fixture has a red "learn" button for programming. I went through all the steps in the manual for programming the fixture to come on when the door is opened/closed. No luck. The light does come on when I press the learn button, so I know it CAN work. But the next steps do not get "learned" by the fixture. I bought a new fixture off ebay, no luck. I bought a new battery powered wall unit off ebay, also no luck. I'm pretty sure the wall unit buttons are working because when I press and hold the light function button during the learning phase the opener motor clicks and beeps, so I know the signals are going out. But neither the old nor the new light fixture in the ceiling blinks three times like the manual says.
For now the door opener works 100% with the wall unit and the remotes. I am glad we still have that going. But I wish I could get this automatic light to start working again. Any suggestions?
Of course Wayne Dalton does not make garage door openers anymore and cannot offer any assistance.
There is a programmable light fixture in the middle of my garage ceiling that used to come on automatically for a few minutes every time the garage door was opened or closed. This worked by either opening the door from the remote opener or the wall unit. Well, it quit working. I never realized how convenient a little bulb being on for five minutes after pulling into the garage at night was.
Another feature I miss is that I could also turn said light on from the battery powered wall unit without having to open the door every time. This way I do not have to turn the big florescent fixtures every time I just need to go bring a bag of trash out.
Anyways, the little light quit coming on, altogether. I checked the light bulb, the old bulb still worked but I replaced it anyway. The ceiling fixture has a red "learn" button for programming. I went through all the steps in the manual for programming the fixture to come on when the door is opened/closed. No luck. The light does come on when I press the learn button, so I know it CAN work. But the next steps do not get "learned" by the fixture. I bought a new fixture off ebay, no luck. I bought a new battery powered wall unit off ebay, also no luck. I'm pretty sure the wall unit buttons are working because when I press and hold the light function button during the learning phase the opener motor clicks and beeps, so I know the signals are going out. But neither the old nor the new light fixture in the ceiling blinks three times like the manual says.
For now the door opener works 100% with the wall unit and the remotes. I am glad we still have that going. But I wish I could get this automatic light to start working again. Any suggestions?
Of course Wayne Dalton does not make garage door openers anymore and cannot offer any assistance.