Whenever there is an obstruction the garage door will automatically reverse before causing any damage.
Liftmaster garage door opener safety beam sensors.
Safety reversing sensors keep people and vehicles out of harm s way with liftmaster reversing sensors which detect an obstruction and reverses the gate to prevent an accident.
These sensors are designed to protect children from unnecessary harm and are usually positioned about 6 to 8 inches in front of the vertical tracks that the garage door moves up and down on.
Proper height for a garage door sensor is 4 to 6 inches 10 2 to 15 2 cm.
Sometimes the sensor may be beyond repair due to wear and tear and in such a case your best bet is to replace the garage door sensor with a new one.
The latest garage door sensors are technologically advanced and even allow you to control the opening and closing through an app on your smartphone.
If your garage door sensors are outside of this range remove them entirely from the garage door frame and install leveled inside the safe zone.
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There are two sensors.
Higher than that can miss many low lying objects including pets.
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For the door to close correctly without reversing the safety sensors need to be aligned perfectly and there should be nothing in the way of the light beam.
As of january 1 1993 it became mandatory that all garage door openers have safety eye sensors built into them.
Lower is easy to stand above with a foot on either side.
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.
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