How To Set Up A Garage Door Sensor

If you look at the sensor on the right light lens you should find the force adjustment switch just under the light.

How to set up a garage door sensor.

Adjust the garage door opener mechanism. Sometimes the sensor becomes faulty and needs to be replaced. 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. If it is a single garage door sensor it will probably be set on one.

All garage door openers use a sensor light to prevent the door from closing when an object is in its path. Loosen the screws that mount each of your garage door sensors. 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. Turn it a fraction just a fraction.

Your home will also need a strong wi fi signal to be able to control and monitor your garage through the myq app. On the garage door motor there will be two knobs or dials to adjust the opener and the reverse sensor. Visit our support site for articles and videos on myq connectivity. For more on garages.

Don t take them all the way out. You ll find this in your home s breaker box. This video will show you how to align the safety reversing sensors on your garage door opener. Test the door with something small in the area just before the door would close.

The latest garage door sensors are technologically advanced and even allow you to control the opening and closing through an app on your smartphone. Join us as we show the step by step process on aligning your safety reverse sensors.