The sensors send a signal to the garage door opener if there is something in the path of the door.
How to allign garage door sensors.
Refer to the owner s manual to determine which is.
If your garage door sensors are outside of this range remove them entirely from the garage door frame and install leveled inside the safe zone.
The lights on both the sending and receiving sensors will glow steadily when the wiring connections and alignment are correct.
The amber light on the sending sensor will glow regardless of alignment or obstruction.
Garage door sensors are designed to prevent the door from closing if something obscures the sensor.
Since it s creation these garage door sensors have be.
If theres one component that cannot be overlooked in a garage door system it is the garage door sensor.
Adjust the garage door opener mechanism.
How durable are garage door sensors.
Lower is easy to stand above with a foot on either side.
On the garage door motor there will be two knobs or dials to adjust the opener and the reverse sensor.
Even though they will not break so easily safety eyes tend to get out of alignment every once in a while.
In this video i show you how to realign your garage door sensors so that the garage door can function properly.
Higher than that can miss many low lying objects including pets.
And the opener will then stop the opening process and reverse the door back up.
For that reason every.
Proper height for a garage door sensor is 4 to 6 inches 10 2 to 15 2 cm.