Garage Door Safety Eyes

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Garage door safety eyes.

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. If you have kids or pets in the house you can not have an eye on them every time. How to shut a garage door when the sun is shining on the electronic eyes. The photo eye of an automatic opening garage door is a safety feature.

Liftmaster 41a5034 replacement safety sensor beam photo eye repair kit 041a5034 5 0 out of 5 stars 2 linear garage door opener safety beam set model. If your sensors or garage door motor is. Use the inside tube from an empty roll of toilet paper holiday wrapping paper plastic. If the photo eye senses an obstruction it stops the door from closing and potentially prevents damage or injury to a vehicle.

Garage door sensors prevent the garage door from closing if there s something in the way. Other signs include flashing garage door opener lights missing sensor light or flashing sensor lights. Safety eye sensors and auto reverse features became mandatory on all automatic garage door openers beginning on january 1 1993. This is a common garage door safety feature that prevents injury and damage to personal belongings.

Nothing comes first than safely. The new mandate was to prevent entrapment and serious injury or death caused if a garage door closed on a person. It s better to be safe rather than taking a massive risk. Get your garage door closed on sunny days by making an electric eye hood.

Okay now that you know some of the common signs of garage door sensor malfunction you re ready for the next step troubleshooting. We have customers who ask us to mount the safety eyes on top of the opener or in a manner that by passes the entrapment protection the safety eyes provide. Whenever there is an obstruction the garage door will automatically reverse before causing any damage. Safety eyes are required for all garage door openers manufactured since january 1 1993 and the garage door opener will not work without the safety eyes attached and functioning properly.