The finishing touches on aligning the sensors.
How do i align my garage door sensors.
On most brands of garage door sensors the led light on each sensor will not light up unless the sensors are aligned.
Pull the string taut and tie to the other bracket in the same position.
When you have a strong green light put it back into the bracket and put the wing nut back on.
If the photo eye senses an obstruction it stops the door from closing and.
Tie a string to one of the sensors so if pulled across the garage doorway it will run across the center of the sensor.
If the lights on the sensors are lit it probably means that there is another reason that your garage door isn t closing.
On the garage door motor there will be two knobs or dials to adjust the opener and the reverse sensor.
That way you can decrease.
Turn off the power to your sensors by tripping the fuse for your garage.
They should be at each side of the garage door near the ground.
In this video i show you how to realign your garage door sensors so that the garage door can function properly.
Make sure that the sensors are tightened before you finish aligning your sensors.
Slide each garage door sensor downward so it is as.
Once the light is off wait 10 seconds.
Slowly rotate sensor back aligning sensor with sending sensor until it lights up green again.
Point the sensor away from the sending sensor so that the light is completely off.
To realign them adjust the sensor that seems misaligned and wait for the led lights to light up.
Don t take them all the way out.
Refer to the owner s manual to determine which is.
Locate your garage door sensors.
Run the string across the garage doorway and tie it to the other sensor.
You ll find this in your home s breaker box.
How to adjust a photo eye on a garage door.
The best way to do this is to trip the.
Loosen the screws that mount each of your garage door sensors.
The photo eye of an automatic opening garage door is a safety feature.
Tie a string long enough to span the width of the garage door around the bracket on one side so that the string will line up with the sensor lens.
Firstly you ll need to cut off the power to your garage door properly.
Obtain a string to check the alignment of the sensors.
Make sure that the string is taut between the two sensors.
