Genie Garage Door Sensors Not Working

According to liftmaster issues with the safety sensor wiring typically occur because of a poor connection incorrectly connected wires or a short in the wire from a staple.

Genie garage door sensors not working. Garage door openers is operated with a remote or hard wired to the door or with a keypad. See your owner s manual for more details. Check for interference from adjacent photo eye sensors of any brand. You will find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction and reverse.

If just the red source led is out unplug the mechanism check the wiring and plug it back in. The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door. If an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close. Check garage door for binding.

If you find the lights turned off in one or both the sensors it indicates that there is a problem in power supply. A common cause of a malfunctioning garage door sensor is lack of power supply. The red lights on one of the sensor blinks 4 times and. Your garage door may be disconnected from the opener.

The sensors have to be aligned with each other and also have to be connected correctly to the garage door system in order to work. In order for it to operate successfully and safely it is installed with safety beams or sensors to avoid accidents when opening and closing. Press and hold the wall console button until the garage door is completey closed. If both the red source and green sensor lights are on and not blinking then the door mechanism is working properly.

I have a genie garage door and it has stopped closing. The method to reengage the carriage depends on the model of garage door opener you own. If this is the reason you will need to reengage the carriage. Check that the emergency release cord has not been pulled.

Remove any debris dust or cobwebs from the electric eye lenses on each sensor with a clean rag. If they re turned on in both the sensors then there is no issue with the power supply. Door starts down then stops before it is closed. If one or both of the lights are off check the fuses breakers and plugs for problems.