Genie Garage Door Sensors Not Working

Garage door openers is operated with a remote or hard wired to the door or with a keypad.

Genie garage door sensors not working.

If you find the lights turned off in one or both the sensors it indicates that there is a problem in power supply. Check garage door for binding. If just the red source led is out unplug the mechanism check the wiring and plug it back in. Check that the emergency release cord has not been pulled.

Cycle the garage door through the opening and closing actions using the control on the garage wall. 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. I have a genie garage door and it has stopped closing. Look for small led lights on the sensors.

Your garage door may be disconnected from the opener. Door starts down then stops before it is closed. 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. The method to reengage the carriage depends on the model of garage door opener you own.

The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door. If this is the reason you will need to reengage the carriage. If one or both of the lights are off check the fuses breakers and plugs for problems. 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.

If an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close. See your owner s manual for more details. You will find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction and reverse. In order for it to operate successfully and safely it is installed with safety beams or sensors to avoid accidents when opening and closing.

If they re turned on in both the sensors then there is no issue with the power supply. The red lights on one of the sensor blinks 4 times and. Check for interference from adjacent photo eye sensors of any brand. If both the red source and green sensor lights are on and not blinking then the door mechanism is working properly.