Garage Door Opener Safety Sensor Installation

1 push the safety sensor with attached carriage bolt.

Garage door opener safety sensor installation.

In the majority of cases a photo eye sensor will be installed on the garage door sensor. Installing the sensors as part of the garage door opener installation requires attention to wiring and adjustments to the devices themselves. Whenever there is an obstruction the garage door will automatically reverse before causing any damage. Install only a properly balanced garage door.

Repeat the process for the other safety sensor. Connect the solid white wires the same way. As long as the beam isn t interrupted the door will open or close normally. An improperly balanced door could cause severe injury.

This system allows them to detect obstructions like your car or a kid on a bike. Use a pair of wire cutters to cut the white and black wire about an inch from the sensor. 2 extension brackets 4 lag screws 2 bolts and 2 nuts. Photo eye sensors detect objects as well as people.

Remove all pull ropes and remove or make inoperative all locks connected to the garage door before installing opener. If done correctly you ll have disconnected your safety sensors from your garage door. The sensors are normally about 4 inches above the ground. The infrared beam from the garage door opener sensors isn t able to be seen by human eyes.

Install the two sensing modules across from each other and attach them securely to the garage door track. Separate the control wires on the new sensor. Garage door sensors work by shooting a beam of infrared light across the entrance of your garage to the sensor on the other side. This complete kit includes.

Have a qualified service person make repairs to cables spring assemblies and other hardware before installing opener. Connect the black striped control wire to the black striped safety sensor wire using the crimp wire nut. The purpose of a photo eye sensor is to detect if anything is blocking the path of the garage door. This kit is used to used to mount the safety sensor kit to the wall of the garage instead of the door track.

An infrared light runs between two photo eyes. Reattach the cut wires to the new sensors. Genie safety beam photo eye sensors kit. Product overview the replacement safety sensors project an invisible light beam across the inside of the garage door to prevent accidents and are required for safe use of all chamberlain garage door openers.

041a5281 1 is a safety sensor extension bracket kit that is compatible with various garage door openers.