Garage Door Opener Sensors Setup

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.

Garage door opener sensors setup.

Open the garage door. If the garage door opener closes the door with the safety sensors blocked replace the logic board. Garage door sensors work by shooting a beam of infrared light across the entrance of your garage to the sensor on the other side. The infrared beam from the garage door opener sensors isn t able to be seen by human eyes.

Proper height for a garage door sensor is 4 to 6 inches 10 2 to 15 2 cm. 1 push the safety sensor with attached carriage bolt. Place a box or similar object between the safety sensors to block the sensing beam. The door should stay open and the motor unit lights should blink.

The sensors that make garage doors safer must be located in the worst possible place close to the floor. Installing the sensors as part of the garage door opener installation requires attention to wiring and adjustments to the devices themselves. This system allows them to detect obstructions like your car or a kid on a bike. Higher than that can miss many low lying objects including pets.

The sensors are normally about 4 inches above the ground. Attempt to close the garage door using a remote.