Sunlight Messing With Garage Door Sensor

Michael jan 30 18 at 4 45.

Sunlight messing with garage door sensor.

Knowing how a garage door sensor works allows a homeowner to be watchful for what might affect it. Not sure where else to post this. How a garage door sensor works. Whenever there is an obstruction the garage door will automatically reverse before causing any damage.

When the device detects any person or object in the path of a closing garage door it signals the motor to stop the downward action and switch the motion into reverse to stop the obstacle being crushed. 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. My door has this issue but even cleaning the glass on both sides after putting a solid cardboard piece in the way of direct sunlight so the sensor is always shaded the door still won t shut when the sun is at a certain angle in the sky. This is a quick tip on shutting your garage door when sun is shining right on the sensor.

The sun is preventing my garage door from closing. This video shows how to fold the cardboard shield around each sensor and re align the sensors. If there is a better sub let me know. Another thing you can do to overcome this problem permanently is to set a cylinder shaped object around each of the sensors eyes which will block the sunlight and prevent it from interfering with them.

I ve tried putting toilet paper rolls around the sensors cleaning the eye emitter etc but if it s really bright even the glare off of the concrete breaks the beam. Install sensor sun shields to stop bright sunlight from interfering with your garage door opener sensors which can prevent the garage door from closing. I literally have. If you are in a hurry and need to get your garage door closed right away stand in such a way that you cast a shadow over your garage door s beam sensor but of course don t block the beam itself just the sunlight that is shining on it and then press your remote control so that your door will close.

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