Garage Door Sensor Sunlight Shield

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Garage door sensor sunlight shield. The printed part slides over the sensor s lens cap and requires no fasteners glue or tape to mounted. Only 9 left in stock order soon. 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. Every morning my garage door sensor is blinded by the sun peering up over the horizon.

Liftmaster chamberlain sears craftsman and chamberlain brand garage door opener safety sensor sun shields. Fold the top flap down and then fold the bottom flap up to make a box around the sensor. Only compatible with 41a5266 1 safety sensor brackets. Fold the shield against the top and bottom of the sensor.

But avoid blocking the actual sensor part with it. If you suspect this to be the problem you could consult with us or your garage door repair company to install a sun shield shade over the sensor. Putting cardboard like a toilet paper tube around the sensor will block much of the sunlight. These cardboard safety sensor sun shields are used to prevent sunlight from shining into sensor causing accidental reversal of garage door.

Install a shield on the other sensor. If you only have a problem closing your garage door at certain times of the day the sun might be shining into one of the sensors causing it to break the circuit. Check the manual for your specific model number before ordering to ensure compatibility. 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.

This thing is designed to be a more permanent replacement to the original toilet paper tube and duct tape solution i originally created. Sun shields are a similar more visually appealing option. 041b0873 is a safety sensor sun blocker kit. This replacement kit is used to shield sunlight and prevent accidental reversal of garage door from sunlight shinning directly into the safety reversing sensors.

3 4 out of 5 stars 164. They are made specifically for garage door sensors. See more product details. Moving the sensors further into the garage and out of the sunlight is a common sense solution.