Genie Garage Door Opener Problem?

The bulb might be bad but since it probably was not lit when the power outage/surge the defect might be on the circuit board. If just the solder trace is gone it might be repairable but newer openers time the light electronically. Perhaps the light was out before the storm. Bulb sockets on Chamberlain openers fail all the time. Try unplugging the opener and clean the metal contacts inside the socket. Without knowing the make, model, and age I cannot go much further. Email me if you want.

By law the opener is required to be the only thing on the circuit. Sounds like something else, not the opener, tripped the circuit breaker and possibly blew the light bulb. You might want to get that off the circuit so you can reliably open your door and be compliant with the law.

1) pull the plug on the door opener

2) remove the light bulb

3) test the bulb in a lamp in the house ; plug it in first

4) If it's burned out, put a new bulb in the door opener

4) if that one doesn't light up, remove it

6) unplug the door opener again

7) take a screw driver and bend the two tabs or terminals in the socket, One in the bottom and one on the side wall of the socket

8) put the bulb back in. It should light up.

sounds like a power surge to me, the power went out then when it was restored the electricity surged through blowing the light bulb, replace the bulb

maybe it was just the bulbs time to blo,also could have been a power surge,happens when they turn the power bk on

If the opener works properly, try CHANGING THE ******* LIGHT BULB!

perhaps the light blew tripping the breaker?

If you must reset a motor, that indicates heat, which is a sign of motor failure.