Garage Door Sensor Not Working

If your garage door opener light is not working the fix might be as simple as changing the light bulb.

Garage door sensor not working. Depending on the brand of garage door you have one of the sensor lights may flash dim or go out completely when the beam is interrupted. If the sensors are working the garage door should immediately stop closing and return to the open position. If the batteries in your transmitter are dead the transmitter won t be able to send a signal to your garage door to open. Place one of the cardboard boxes in the garage doorway.

Make sure the box is also placed in front of one of the photo eyes. Loosen the nuts just. The photo eye sensor is one of the most important parts of your garage door system. Sensor power reconnect the sensor to its power supply a common cause of a malfunctioning garage door sensor is.

Sensor path make sure nothing is obstructing the sensor beam 1. This may sound obvious but your garage door transmitters need power to work. If you still haven t identified the problem or if you want to test the sensor wires themselves remove the sensors from the brackets. Press the remote control button to close the door.

Strip both ends of wires from each sensor and twist like colored wires together. Cycle the garage door. We have observed brand new light bulbs that don t work right out of the box. First check the sensor lights.

Loosen the small nuts that hold each sensor to the l brackets with a small adjustable wrench. Light bulb needs to be replaced in garage door opener. If the garage sensor is working properly the door will stop closing and go back to the open position. More and more products are being produced at a faster rate and that leads to reduced quality.

Remove the wires from the wire nuts or cut the sensor wires 12 from the sensors. Cleaning and adjustment remove any debris dust or cobwebs from the electric eye lenses on each sensor with a clean rag. Press the button that closes the garage door on the garage wall or on your remote. These sensors sit either side of your garage door near the ground.

Sensor path make sure nothing is obstructing the sensor beam in general garage door sensors block the door from.