Garage Door Sensor Not Working Properly

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Garage door sensor not working properly.

Sensors are a critical safety feature but can prevent an automatic garage door from working properly. This video takes you from my problem description to a successful repair all for under 24 00 u s. My liftmaster garage door stopped closing the normal way. If your sensors or garage door motor is blinking or your door doesn t close it s a sign you could have faulty sensors.

Troubleshooting check if there are any objects impeding the door. Clutter or obstructions that block the sensor are the first problems to look for if your door won t close or in extreme cases open at all. Press the button that closes the garage door on the garage wall or on your remote. Misaligned photo eyes are another reason for malfunctioning garage door sensors.

The most obvious solution to the problem may be. Loosen the nuts just. If you happen to be home when these break you ll hear a loud bang from inside your garage. Cleaning and adjustment remove any debris dust or cobwebs from the electric eye lenses on each sensor with a clean rag.

Since the lack of power supply is a common problem check the wires around the sensor when the led lights are not. If your garage door all of sudden won t go up and you re sure the transmitters are working properly and power is getting to the motor then you may have broken torsion springs. Cycle the garage door. Luckily you can set most automatic garage doors to a manual mode to bypass the sensors.

The photo eyes. Finally it s possible the garage door opener s motor. Even if there are no evident signs of dust on. Loosen the small nuts that hold each sensor to the l brackets with a small adjustable wrench.

The sensors have to be aligned with each other and also have to be connected correctly to the garage door system in order to work. Adjust each sensor in small. First check the sensor lights. According to liftmaster issues with the safety sensor wiring typically occur because of a poor connection incorrectly connected wires or a short in the wire from a staple.

This is most likely the reason a garage door won t close. It s also possible that the circuit breaker fuse or gfci outlet powering the door opener circuit has tripped or burned. Depending on the brand.