How To Wire A Garage Door Opener

First put the rail together.

How to wire a garage door opener. Begin by putting together the main assembly. Furhead and i got to working in the garage today to install some permanent wiring and outlets for two out of three new garage door openers. Attach the rail. Roll up the door about 4 feet to check for the alignment of the tracks and make any adjustments.

Most units hang from angle irons and metal straps that have holes drilled in them at regular intervals. This should come in several pieces that fit easily together. Of the plastic sheathing off one end of the cable and thread the wires through the electrical box cable entrance. Attach the straps to the power unit with the hardware provided.

Then install the motor brackets. Staple them in place. The wires should first be measured and cut to size leaving a little extra wire just to be safe. Fix the door bracket in place.

I may do the las. Insert the wires in the box strip at least 8 in. After that attach the motor to the brackets and verify the rail is perfectly horizontal with a bubble level. After that start installing the sensors.

To open the garage door i wired the attiny85 to the button that normally opens the garage. Instead of a physical connection being made the attiny uses a npn transistor to press the button. 10 the type of garage door shown provides the necessary lift assistance with a torque tube if you intend to use an opener wait to install the tube. Attach them together as.

With a safety ring and a steel pin join the free end of the rail with the header bracket. Staple the wire secure and stretch it over to the point that the opener rail attaches to the top of the garage door. This is the piece of the opener that. Remove outlet cover locate the electrical outlet that is the nearest to your garage door opener.

Then you will need to slide the carriage also known as a trolley over the rail. Run the safety sensor wiring by running the bell wires from both of the sensors located on each side of the door about 4 inches above the ground to the rail at the door header. Otherwise install the torque tube according to the manufacturer s directions. Repeat for the opposite side.

Attach the straps to the irons with hex head screws. Place a staple over the wire to secure it to the wall. Set the boxes and run the wires photo 1. How to wire an electric garage door opener step 1.

Stretch the wire up the wall until you come to the top corner of the opening.