Your garage door sensors are important for safety, keeping your garage door from closing when anything is under the door. The alignment of these sensors can become skewed over time, and can be the source of an emergency service call to your garage door service company. Imagine you are already late for work, and when you pull out of your garage, your garage door only closes halfway. Now you need to jump out of the car and shut the door manually, making sure it is locked and secure, making you even later for work. Not knowing what was wrong, most people will call their garage door service company to get the problem fixed when all that is wrong is their sensor alignment.
Aligning Your Garage Door Sensors
Most garage door sensors are located approximately five feet off the ground, with one sensor on either side of your garage door. Most will have a red light on them, with one having a steady red light and the other only lighting up when it receives a signal from the other device. To align these sensors, the goal is to have both of the beams pointed directly at the other sensor. To do this, open or close the door, looking at the lights being displayed. Adjust them to point directly at each other, so that both are illuminated and solid red.
If you are having trouble getting your sensors aligned properly, try cleaning the lens on the sensors. If you are still having problems, you may need to call your local garage door service company to adjust your sensors for you, or it may be possible that they need replacement. Sensors keep your garage door from closing down on people or items that could be crushed, so making sure they are aligned and working correctly should be a top priority.
Posted on behalf of Legacy Garage Doors
