How To Adjust A Sencer In A Garage Door

If it is a single garage door sensor it will probably be set on one.

How to adjust a sencer in a garage door.

If you have a laser level you can use it instead of a string to align your garage door. To adjust your garage door s side mounted springs first open your door fully and secure it in place with a c clamp below the bottom roller. If you look at the sensor on the right light lens you should find the force adjustment switch just under the light. If the light comes back on the door should work properly again.

Check the sensors to see if they are dirty. On the garage door motor there will be two knobs or dials to adjust the opener and the reverse sensor. Each dial has a recessed adjustment screw in the center of the dial. Test the door with something small in the area just before the door would close.

Refer to the owner s manual to determine which is which. Look from left to right along a straight line in between the sensors and move anything that may be in the way such as garden equipment tools boxes and the like. In this case you will set up the level aligned with one sensor then adjust the opposite sensor until the beam of your laser level is hitting the sensor. If it s working as it should then the door should auto reverse before it comes near the wood.

Use your remote to get the garage door to shut and then see if it recognizes that something is in the way. If it hits the wood or it auto reverses too quickly then you ll want to adjust the sensitivity. Turn it a fraction just a fraction. Try adjusting the unlit sensor by manipulating it slightly with your hand.

Once your garage door is secured remove the spring hook from the track hanger which will allow you to move the hook and adjust the spring s tension. The adjustment for the opener will. Proper height for a garage door sensor is 4 to 6 inches 10 2 to 15 2 cm.