Genie Garage Door Sensors Not Working

The problem is either due to a blocked path between the sensors dirty eyes loose wires at the sensors or at the motor head or just bad sensors.

Genie garage door sensors not working.

Look for small led lights on the sensors. If one or both of the lights are off check the fuses breakers and plugs for problems. Press and hold the wall console button until the garage door is completey closed. If they re turned on in both the sensors then there is no issue with the power supply.

If an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close. If just the red source led is out unplug the mechanism check the wiring and plug it back in. If both the red source and green sensor lights are on and not blinking then the door mechanism is working properly. Check garage door for binding.

In order for it to operate successfully and safely it is installed with safety beams or sensors to avoid accidents when opening and closing. If this is the reason you will need to reengage the carriage. The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door. You will find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction and reverse.

According to liftmaster issues with the safety sensor wiring typically occur because of a poor connection incorrectly connected wires or a short in the wire from a staple. If you find the lights turned off in one or both the sensors it indicates that there is a problem in power supply. The method to reengage the carriage depends on the model of garage door opener you own. Cycle the garage door through the opening and closing actions using the control on the garage wall.

Remove any debris dust or cobwebs from the electric eye lenses on each sensor with a clean rag. The sensors have to be aligned with each other and also have to be connected correctly to the garage door system in order to work. The red lights on one of the sensor blinks 4 times and. I have a genie garage door and it has stopped closing.

See your owner s manual for more details. A common cause of a malfunctioning garage door sensor is lack of power supply. Door starts down then stops before it is closed. Your garage door may be disconnected from the opener.