Genie Garage Door Safety Sensor Not Working

You can also disconnect the sensors altogether but doing this will prevent most garage doors from working.

Genie garage door safety sensor not working.

For safety purposes do check the sensors of the garage doors are working correctly or not. If they re turned on in both the sensors then there is no issue with the power supply. If your sensors or garage door motor is blinking or your door doesn t close it s a sign you could have faulty sensors. Check to see if the emergency release cord was pulled recently check to see if the screw inside the rail is turning.

As they are mechanical parts they will need oiling from time to time. The first is an obstruction in the path of the door and therefore in the path of the sensor. Cycle the garage door through the opening and closing actions using the control on the garage wall or the remote unit from a vehicle. Check for and clear any obstructions in its way.

Two types of accidental obstructions can cause the safety sensor to prevent a garage door from closing. If not re engage it. If it is be sure that the lenses are mounted five to six inches from the floor on either side of the garage door opening. Luckily you can set most automatic garage doors to a manual mode to bypass the sensors.

The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door. If the door does not close completely without hesitation. If just the red source led is out unplug the mechanism check the wiring and plug it back in. If you find the lights turned off in one or both the sensors it indicates that there is a problem in power supply.

If one or both of the lights are off check the fuses breakers and plugs for problems. If the screw inside the rail us turning and the carraige is engaged but the door is not moving replace the carriage. The problem is either due to a blocked path between the sensors dirty eyes loose wires at the sensors or at the motor head or just bad sensors. If you feel any kind of disturbance call an expert.

A common cause of a malfunctioning garage door sensor is lack of power supply. Look for small led lights on the sensors. Make sure the carriage is engaged.