How To Set Garage Door Sensors

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How to set garage door sensors. Connect the sensors with the string bring the untied end of the string to the opposing sensor and tie it to the mounting bracket so the string is like a tightrope across your garage door opening. Turn off the power to your sensors by tripping the fuse for your garage. You ll find this in your home s breaker box. Use a step ladder to access the garage door opener s power cord and motor unit.

Reattach the cut wires to the new sensors. Loosen the screws that mount each of your garage door sensors. If done correctly you ll have disconnected your safety sensors from your garage door. Use a level take out a level to make sure that the string between the sensors is level.

Evaluate the problem you are having with the garage door. Don t take them all the way out. Slide each garage door sensor downward so it is as. In this video i show you how to realign your garage door sensors so that the garage door can function properly.

Pull the sensor from the bracket. Use a pair of wire cutters to cut the white and black wire about an inch from the sensor. Remove the wing nut from the safety sensor. On the garage door motor there will be two knobs or dials to adjust the opener and the reverse sensor.

Check to make sure nothing stored near the garage doorway is obstructing the sensors. Adjust the garage door opener mechanism. Cut the wires about 1 inch 2 5 cm from the safety sensor. The sensors that make garage doors safer must be located in the worst possible place close.

Connect the new safety sensor wires. If the garage door goes up but does not close or only partially closes then reopens. The sensors that make garage doors safer must be located in the worst possible place close to the floor.