Liftmaster 8500w LED light

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So I installed the LED light ( not much to do except plug it in) I have messed with every setting i can find. But the light stays on all the time. If I push the light button on the control panel it will go out then is motion activated but once it is on it doesn’t shut off automatically.

Anyone know how to fix this?

 

[JJC]

I heard if you use a led bulb it interferes with signal from the opener for the light . I had the same problem . I also had to keep relearning the light to the opener and it worked .

 

[SouthLake]

oh wow i thought i was the only one who had this anomaly. I have two large LED bulbs in mine. and ive seen this problem pop up twice in the two years ive owned it. i unplugged the opener and plugged it back in, light came on and stayed on, i gave up, went to bed, and by the time i revisited in the morning it fixed itself.

 

[vekster]

i did have that problem a couple of times. i powered it down and back up then it would work.

funny thing though is i changed the bulbs from LED to incandescent and i have never had it happen again.

 

[driftpin]

I too have Liftmaster 8500 jackshaft garage door openers, each included a two-bulb wireless remote controlled luminaire.

I guess some people don't read the directions, where it specifically-states: "Do not use LED bulbs!" This is for the 380LM twin-bulb light, which may be different from yours.

Full disclosure: I read it, and tried it anyways, and no, it gave me problems too. I did place a flourescent bulb in the fixture, which lit and programmed perfectly. However the LED bulb would not function reliably, so I proved to myself, "the factory is right!"

I have 4000K flourescent bulbs in two 380LM remote-controlled lights, they programmed easily, and they work as-designed. I even played-around with the lighting interval before shut-off to see it work. They are a source of interest for our 5 y.o. grandson, getting them to turn-on by proximity, and the timeframe to extinguish. Great fun for him, and another way to get him interested in 'shop things.'

I have the Costco 4 ft LED shop lamps, the 'two-bulb' integrated design, in close-proximity to one of the 380LM lights, and apparently it doesn't seem to affect the Liftmaster light remote-control in the least. The closest point of the Costco LED twin bulbs is probably less-than two feet from the Liftmaster luminaire. The only time I had a signal-issue and interfering with programming of the Liftmaster luminaire was when the LED light was screwed-into the Liftmaster luminaire.

I ran-across a Liftmaster 380LM fixture at Habitat for Humanity, and I was racking my brains for something cool to be controlled by the remote actuation circuit, maybe a recording of "Hail to the Chief" or a soundtrack of Formula 1 cars running through the tunnel at Monaco, I dunno. They wanted $19 for it.

 

[K9rudy]

I had remote opener issues off and on. I worked with Liftmaster ( by telephone) several times and after installing a new controller that they sent me etc., they determined it was the LED bulbs that I installed in the opener. Changed them out and it's worked great since. I do have LED lights installed in the ceiling and they haven't caused a problem.

 

[Buckgnarly]

I have GE LED bulbs and no problems.

 

[BIG-BRO]

This thread is referencing the NEW model 8500W (note the added W) which comes with an LED remote light from Liftmaster - NOT the incandescent.... (so the pics and references to the older 8500 instructions don't apply)

 

[Bamafan]

I have Phillips LED bulbs in my 8500 liftmaster, I also have a dozen 4ft LED fixtures within 10ft of my liftmaster and I have NO issues with my liftmaster 8500, none, zilch, period.

PS: on the aesthetics side of this light, I despise this design, who designed that cover attachment clip setup??

I completely agree!

 

[cajunfirehawk]

I completely agree!

Oops, my bad, its gone...

 

[driftpin]

The luminaire that 'Bamafan' posted in a pic appears identical to the ones that I have mounted. I believe mine (see next sentence) has a build date of late 2017. I swapped-out one of them for a new one under warranty, this year.

 

[rharman]

That clip design is a criminal offense. Seriously...

 

[BIG-BRO]

The 8500 still ships with the 380LM remote light (two light sockets and weird-*** cover latch, but the 8500W ships with 827LM "myQ remote LED light"

 

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Called liftmaster they are sending out another light. Hopefully this one will go out and not stay on all the time