Garage Door Sensor Not Working

First check to see if the transmitter on the wall inside your garage still opens your garage door when pressed.

Garage door sensor not working.

If you still haven t identified the problem or if you want to test the sensor wires themselves remove the sensors from the brackets. The photo eye sensor is one of the most important parts of your garage door system. Press the remote control button to close the door. This may sound obvious but your garage door transmitters need power to work.

Strip both ends of wires from each sensor and twist like colored wires together. Place one of the cardboard boxes in the garage doorway. Cycle the garage door. First check the sensor lights.

Loosen the nuts just. If your garage door opener light is not working the fix might be as simple as changing the light bulb. Loosen the small nuts that hold each sensor to the l brackets with a small adjustable wrench. More and more products are being produced at a faster rate and that leads to reduced quality.

These sensors sit either side of your garage door near the ground. Light bulb needs to be replaced in garage door opener. We have observed brand new light bulbs that don t work right out of the box. Press the button that closes the garage door on the garage wall or on your remote.

Adjust each sensor in small. If the batteries in your transmitter are dead the transmitter won t be able to send a signal to your garage door to open. Cleaning and adjustment remove any debris dust or cobwebs from the electric eye lenses on each sensor with a clean rag. Sensor power reconnect the sensor to its power supply a common cause of a malfunctioning garage door sensor is.

Remove the wires from the wire nuts or cut the sensor wires 12 from the sensors. Sensor path make sure nothing is obstructing the sensor beam 1. If the garage sensor is working properly the door will stop closing and go back to the open position. Make sure the box is also placed in front of one of the photo eyes.

If the sensors are working the garage door should immediately stop closing and return to the open position.