Genie Garage Door Safety Sensor Troubleshooting

When the infra red sensors are malfunctioning usually one of the sensor lights will be blinking.

Genie garage door safety sensor troubleshooting. Part 37220r safety eyes photo cells. With sears or liftmaster chamberlain it is near or part of the terminal screw board. Compatible with all genie residential openers that use a safe t beam sensor system. Look for small led lights on the sensors.

The button is usually right next to the area the floppy antenna is connected to the motor head. If they re turned on in both the sensors then there is no issue with the power supply. These safe t beam sensors can be used as quick replacements on your current genie garage door opener system. Power has been interrupted 1.

Wiring to source missing or bad 2. If you find the lights turned off in one or both the sensors it indicates that there is a problem in power supply. Check breakers fuses plugs 2. If the red source led is blinking twice with the sensor light lit check the door sensor for obstruction and make sure nothing is obstructing the source of the beam.

Two types of accidental obstructions can cause the safety sensor to prevent a garage door from closing. The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door. The problem is either due to a blocked path between the sensors dirty eyes loose wires at the sensors or at the motor head or just bad sensors. Go to the learn button on your garage door opener.

Remove power and reapply 2 blinks pause repeat on 1. A common cause of a malfunctioning garage door sensor is lack of power supply. First be sure that the lenses are clean and check for any possible obstructions or loose wires. Check wiring for obvious shorts off on 1.

The door reverses automatically when an object passes through them for added safety. A flashing safe t beam led indicator means a malfunction has occurred. Check the source and sensor leds to see if they are blinking. Beam not aligned 2.

The first is an obstruction in the path of the door and therefore in the path of the sensor.