Genie Garage Door Troubleshooting Sensors

Check that the emergency release cord has not been pulled.

Genie garage door troubleshooting sensors. The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door. If you find the lights turned off in one or both the sensors it indicates that there is a problem in power supply. Copy down the model number of the genie door opener and call genie customer service to be absolutely sure. Cycle the garage door through the opening and closing actions using the control on the garage wall.

Troubleshooting safety sensors for garage doors. It is the only eay to know if that is the correct sensor. They are standard sensors for genie door openers. If this is the reason you will need to reengage the carriage.

Check the source and sensor leds to see if they are blinking. Look for small led lights on the sensors. If an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close. 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.

Safety sensor are the leading cause why a garage door won t close. If they re turned on in both the sensors then there is no issue with the power supply. A common cause of a malfunctioning garage door sensor is lack of power supply. Press and hold the wall console button until the garage door is completey closed.

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. Check garage door for binding. See your owner s manual for more details. The button is usually right next to the area the floppy antenna is connected to the motor head.

Safety sensors are critical components of most automatic garage doors. Remove any debris dust or cobwebs from the electric eye lenses on each sensor with a clean rag. With genie it is most often behind the light lens and flashes red when pressed. Your garage door may be disconnected from the opener.

When the infra red sensors are malfunctioning usually one of the sensor lights will be blinking. The method to reengage the carriage depends on the model of garage door opener you own. Door starts down then stops before it is closed. Check for interference from adjacent photo eye sensors of any brand.

Go to the learn button on your garage door opener. The sensors detect obstructions in the path of a closing garage door and. Watch this video and fix it yourself.