How To Align Craftsman 1 3 Horse Garage Door Sensors

In this video i show you how to realign your garage door sensors so that the garage door can function properly.

How to align craftsman 1 3 horse garage door sensors.

The installation instructions for a craftsman door opener call for installing the sensors 6 inches above the floor and you can mount them to the floor the wall or the door track with the. Proper height for a garage door sensor is 4 to 6 inches 10 2 to 15 2 cm. 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. Lower is easy to stand above with a foot on either side.

If your craftsman garage door opener fails to close the door properly you may need to disable the sensor light temporarily until you can replace the sensors. This needs to match the signal the sensors send so the garage door works normally. If theres one component that cannot be overlooked in a garage door system it is the garage door sensor. Sometimes the sensor becomes faulty and needs to be replaced.

Higher than that can miss many low lying objects including pets. All garage door openers use a sensor light to prevent the door from closing when an object is in its path. Align garage door sensors. Page 22 mounting and wiring the safety reversing figure 5 sensors wing nut slide a 1 4 20xl 2 carriage bolt head into the slot on each sensor.

Install an overhead garage door.