How To Connect Garage Door Opener Sensors

Place a staple over the wire to secure it to the wall.

How to connect garage door opener sensors.

Installing the sensors as part of the garage door opener installation requires attention to wiring and adjustments to the devices themselves. One for each wire. You can cut close to the sensor. 4 tie a string to one sensor so that if pulled across the garage doorway it will run across the center of the sensor.

Place a box or similar object between the safety sensors to block the sensing beam. Staple the wire secure and stretch it over to the point that the opener rail attaches to the top of the garage door. Using your wire cutter snip the wires that continue to attach the sensor to your garage door. There are generally two screws on the motor.

Stretch the wire up the wall until you come to the top corner of the opening. Repeat for the opposite side. Give yourself only about a half inch from the sensor. Slide each garage door sensor downward so it is as low as possible without unscrewing the mounting brackets.

Open the garage door. The door should stay open and the motor unit lights should blink. Connect the wires from each of the two garage door safety sensors to the garage door opener. How to install safety sensors correctly.

Attempt to close the garage door using a remote. 1 push the safety sensor with attached carriage bolt.