Garage Door Opener Safety Sensor Installation

Have a qualified service person make repairs to cables spring assemblies and other hardware before installing opener.

Garage door opener safety sensor installation.

Installing the sensors as part of the garage door opener installation requires attention to wiring and adjustments to the devices themselves. 041a5281 1 is a safety sensor extension bracket kit that is compatible with various garage door openers. An infrared light runs between two photo eyes. An improperly balanced door could cause severe injury.

Remove all pull ropes and remove or make inoperative all locks connected to the garage door before installing opener. Connect the black striped control wire to the black striped safety sensor wire using the crimp wire nut. In the majority of cases a photo eye sensor will be installed on the garage door sensor. If done correctly you ll have disconnected your safety sensors from your garage door.

This complete kit includes. One sensor goes on each track across from each other near the floor so they can see each other. This kit is used to used to mount the safety sensor kit to the wall of the garage instead of the door track. Install only a properly balanced garage door.

Connect the solid white wires the same way. 2 extension brackets 4 lag screws 2 bolts and 2 nuts. Strip the ends of the wires that you cut to expose the metal wiring inside of the casing. Photo eye sensors detect objects as well as people.

Genie safety beam photo eye sensors kit. The light beam from one sensor must connect with the other sensor. This system allows them to detect obstructions like your car or a kid on a bike. Install the two sensing modules across from each other and attach them securely to the garage door track.

The purpose of a photo eye sensor is to detect if anything is blocking the path of the garage door. Reattach the cut wires to the new sensors. Whenever there is an obstruction the garage door will automatically reverse before causing any damage. Garage door sensors work by shooting a beam of infrared light across the entrance of your garage to the sensor on the other side.

The sensors are normally about 4 inches above the ground. Separate the control wires on the new sensor. As long as the beam isn t interrupted the door will open or close normally. 1 push the safety sensor with attached carriage bolt.

The infrared beam from the garage door opener sensors isn t able to be seen by human eyes.