Replace Safety Eyes On Garage Doors

Push the wall control button to open the garage door.

Replace safety eyes on garage doors.

My garage door wouldnt close due to the garage door s. Monitor the led lights on the safety eyes. The safety eyes mount on the outside of the door tracks toward the floor and are usually black with small green or red led lights. The bracket should be a simple clip that can be pulled from its stationary position with the eye and wiring attached to it.

If the led lights are solid and aligned then the beam has probably become weak and it is time for a new set of safety eye sensors. Replacement garage door opener photo eyes sensors get the correct garage door opener safety sensors for your garage door opener unit. Also known as a garage door safety eye. If you are not sure how to replace or align the safety eye sensors call a garage door service company to service and or replace the safety eye sensors for you.

Safety sensors prevent the garage door from closing on a perso. Select from the opener photo eyes below or select your garage door opener brand to see the specific safety sensors that work for that brand. Locate the safety eyes on each side of the garage door opening. In january of 1993 the united states legislature made it mandatory for all garage doors manufactured after that date to have photo eye sensors.

Most garage doors from 1993 and after come with sensors and other safety features that make them safer to use and minimizes the threat to life and property. This video from sears partsdirect shows how to replace safety sensors on a garage door opener. Detach the eye s mounting bracket from the garage door s track.