Garage Door Remote Battery Guide

Garage door remote stopped working, or the range has dropped? Nine times out of ten it just needs a new battery. Use the chart below to find the right battery for your remote, or check the battery inside your old handset.

How to check which battery your remote takes

  1. Open the back of your remote. Most slide or pop open, and some have a small screw.
  2. Read the code printed on the old battery, for example CR2032 or CR2025.
  3. Order a battery with exactly the same code.

Coin cell batteries all look alike but are different thicknesses. The last two numbers are the thickness: a CR2016 is 1.6mm, a CR2025 is 2.5mm and a CR2032 is 3.2mm. All three are 20mm wide, but they are not interchangeable.

Coin cell batteries we stock

  • CR2032: 3V lithium, 20mm x 3.2mm. The most common garage door remote battery.
  • CR2025: 3V lithium, 20mm x 2.5mm.
  • CR2016: 3V lithium, 20mm x 1.6mm.

Garage door remote battery chart

Brand Remote Battery
Cardale Cardale DC Series 4 Channel Remote Control Handset CR2032
Cardale Cardale Garage Door Remote CR2032
Chamberlain Chamberlain 2 Channel Evolution Series 868MHz Remote (TX2EV) CR2032
Chamberlain Chamberlain 4 Channel Evolution Series 868MHz Remote (TX4EV) CR2032
Ellard Ellard 2 Button Remote TV MIO 868 P02 CR2032
Ellard Smooth 2 Channel Transmitter (White) CR2032
Ellard Smooth 4 Channel Transmitter (White) CR2032
Ellard I Like 2 Channel Transmitter (Black) CR2032
Ellard I Like 4 Channel Transmitter (Black) CR2032
Ellard 3 Channel Hand Held Transmitter Plus (Black) CR2032
Ellard Conti 4 Channel Transmitter (Black/Aluminium) CR2032
Ellard ASK 4 Channel Transmitter (Black) CR2032
Henderson Henderson 868.3MHz Four Channel Slimline Handset CR2032
Hormann Hormann BiSecur 1 Button Cigarette Lighter Transmitter (HSZ1BS) CR2025
Hormann Hormann Rollmatic TDL and Ecostar Handset CR2025
Hormann Hormann RSC2 433MHz 2 Channel Mini Remote CR2025
LiftMaster LiftMaster 2 Channel Evolution Series 868MHz Remote (TX2EV) CR2032
Novoferm Novoferm Signal 218 Digicode Wireless Keypad CR2032
Sommer Sommer 2-Command Pearl Remote 868MHz CR2032
Sommer Sommer Slider+ 4-Command Remote CR2032

Can't see your remote? Check the code on your old battery, or send us a photo of your remote and we'll tell you which battery it needs.

Fast UK delivery on all garage door remote batteries.