Garage Door Safety Sensor Sunlight

Whenever there is an obstruction the garage door will automatically reverse before causing any damage.

Garage door safety sensor sunlight. 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. Sunlight can interfere with the sensors beam and cause them to act as if an object blocks them. Many years ago sensors weren t common. If it isn t it could get in the way of the electronic beam and prevent the garage door from closing because the cardboard tube is breaking the beam.

Amazon s choice for garage door sensor sun shield genie gstb r stb bl replacement safety beams black 2 pack black one size gstb r 4 8 out of 5 stars 1 637. When the lumens of light from the sun surpass that of the infrared sensor light the sensors are not able to signal one another this is why a garage door might stop closing if strong sunlight is shining on the eye of a garage door sensor. Chamberlain compatible these sensors replace defective or damaged sensors for every chamberlain garage door opener manufactured after 1997. Nowadays for safety reasons most garage doors have them.

Put a tube on the electric eye on each side of the garage door one side for mornings the other side for evenings 5 make sure the tube is extending straight out from the electric eye. The sensors only work when the door is in the process of closing.