How To Install A Garage Door Sensor

Step 3 replace the old sensors with new garage door openers sensors.

How to install a garage door sensor.

Chamberlain compatible these sensors replace defective or damaged sensors for every chamberlain garage door opener manufactured after 1997. Open the garage door. Garage door sensors prevent the garage door from closing if there s something in the way. Most garage door sensors don t immediately tell you what brand of garage door opener they work with.

Place a box or similar object between the safety sensors to block the sensing beam. Attempt to close the garage door using a remote. Unscrew them from their positions on each side of the garage door. Mount the new garage door openers sensors in the exact same position as the old ones.

Garage door openers are a fast and safe way to access the garage area but only when they include the proper safety features. Find the wires connecting the sensors to the electricity and with the pin snips clip them loose. The door should stay open and the motor unit lights should blink. If your sensors or garage door motor is blinking or your door doesn t close it s a sign you could have faulty sensors.

However if you do decide to replace your old sensors here are a few that i. Of extension wire and instruction manual. Do not fully tighten yet. Sensors are a critical safety feature but can prevent an automatic garage door from working properly.

Often the only way to tell whether your garage door sensor is universal is to check the manual or contact the manufacturer. If the garage door opener closes the door with the safety sensors blocked replace the logic board. Easy setup and includes 2 sensors mounting brackets 18 in.