Resetting Garage Door Sensors

Continue until the sensors are once again level.

Resetting garage door sensors.

Sometimes the sensor may be beyond repair due to wear and tear and in such a case your best bet is to replace the garage door sensor with a new one. Use a pair of wire cutters to cut the white and black wire about an inch from the sensor. If the line of the string isn t level adjust 1 or both garage door sensors by sliding the mounting bracket upward. This will cause the trolley to move into position and reconnect to the garage door.

Join us as we show the step by step process on aligning your safety reverse sensors. Check that the line of the string is level. Now press the remote control. Troubleshooting safety sensors for garage doors.

Led colors range by brand and model. The safest way to bypass a garage door sensor is to disconnect the garage door from the opener. Remove any debris dust or cobwebs from the electric eye lenses on each sensor with a clean rag. Cut the wires about 1 inch 2 5 cm from the safety sensor.

Reattach the cut wires to the new sensors. Lay a level so the bottom runs along the string. The first thing you need to do is stop the power supply for the garage door. Safety sensors are critical components of most automatic garage doors.

The sensors detect obstructions in the path of a closing garage door and. To reset the system you will need to locate the button on the motor that reads learn or home in many cases this button will be located on the same side as the device s antenna and next to an led. If done correctly you ll have disconnected your safety sensors from your garage door. The latest garage door sensors are technologically advanced and even allow you to control the opening and closing through an app on your smartphone.

Step 2 pull the emergency release cord to disconnect the garage door from the opener. Press the garage door opener wall button to fully open the garage door. Disconnect the emergency release cord. To reconnect the garage door to your liftmaster garage door opener manually close the garage door pull the emergency release handle down.

You will still be able to use the doors by manually opening or closing it. Try opening the garage door with the remote and see what happens.