My battery is running low on my automatic gate opener system, why?

There can be a couple of causes and these causes are generally the same for all automatic driveway gate opener systems.  

One is a possibility is dead cell in your battery running your automatic driveway gate opener system.  

Another could be your battery is not getting electricity through the automatic driveway gate opener system charge it.  Check the automatic driveway gate opener system power source.  It may be unplugged, blown or the solar panel hasn’t been getting much light.  

If all your automatic driveway gate opener system power sources check out test your battery is probably dying and needs to be changed.  Automatic driveway gate opener batteries generally have a life span of 3 – 5 years. When you buy an automatic driveway gate opener system through GateCrafters.com, you get a five-year pro-rated warranty on your battery.  If it is under warranty and it runs out we’ll replace it no questions asked.

The last possibility to look at is automatic driveway gate opener control board damage. Lightening strikes and power surges are the most common cause of ALL electronics failing. Consult one of our highly trained Gate Crafters technical support associates to test for board problems with your automatic driveway gate opener system.