Adjusting Garage Door Opener Sensors

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Adjusting garage door opener sensors.

Higher than that can miss many low lying objects including pets. Adjust the garage door opener mechanism. Garage door safety sensors are sensitive to bangs and bashes and tend to lose alignment when something hits them hard. If you still are having trouble please do not hesitate to give justin a call at 832 928 4407.

If you ve tested your garage door opener s auto reverse and found it requires too much force for the door to reverse or it doesn t reverse at all you can adjust the settings on the garage door opener controls. In this video i show you how to realign your garage door sensors so that the garage door can function properly. How to add a second door sensor to a smart garage hub and smart garage control. This video details how to adjust the opener force and travel of the door.

Join us as we show the step by step process on aligning your safety reverse sensors. If you are unable to get the door closed and the safety sensors are the issue the garage door can be closed by pressing and holding the push button on the wall until down travel is completed. The woodlands garage door service. Refer to the owner s manual to determine which is.

Proper height for a garage door sensor is 4 to 6 inches 10 2 to 15 2 cm. When determining whether they need to be replaced or just adjusted you need to look at all the options. From informational videos to product manuals and troubleshooting articles the chamberlain group resource library has the information you need. To access the controls use a stepladder to reach the main part of the opener s motor.

If your garage door sensors are outside of this range remove them entirely from the garage door frame and install leveled inside the safe zone.