Garage Door Operators Safety Reverse Sensor Setting

In this video i show you how to realign your garage door sensors so that the garage door can function properly.

Garage door operators safety reverse sensor setting.

Place a box or similar object between the safety sensors to block the sensing beam. The garage door must reverse on contact with a 11 2 inch object or a 2 by 4 board laid flat on the floor. Garage doors may display a variety of symptoms if sensors need attention. Adjust the garage door opener mechanism.

The latest garage door sensors are technologically advanced and even allow you to control the opening and closing through an app on your smartphone. One quick test is to place a 2 4 on the floor of the garage in the door s path. Failure to adjust the opener properly may cause severe injury or death. It s very easy to bypass garage door sensors just follow these simple steps.

When you are hired to service or repair a residential gdo or to replace a garage door you must test the operator for reversal on a 2 inch block a wood 2x4 laid flat is acceptable on the floor in the center of the door. Sensors are a critical safety feature but can prevent an automatic garage door from working properly. Open the garage door. If your sensors or garage door motor is blinking or your door doesn t close it s a sign you could have faulty sensors.

After adjusting either the force or the limit of travel retest the door opener. Attempt to close the garage door using a remote. Refer to the owner s manual to determine which is. If the door does not reverse when it strikes the block or 2x4 it does not meet the test.

Luckily you can set most automatic garage doors to a manual mode to bypass the sensors. On the garage door motor there will be two knobs or dials to adjust the opener and the reverse sensor. The door should stay open and the motor unit lights should blink. Test door opener monthly.

If any object blocks the path of the infrared sensors the garage door opener will not activate or will reverse if operating. And if you are planning to upgrade to a new garage door or sensors make sure to check out a few available options in the market. Sometimes the sensor may be beyond repair due to wear and tear and in such a case your best bet is to replace the garage door sensor with a new one.