Garage Door Crush Sensor

The second line of defense is a set of infrared sensors which should be mounted 4 to 6 above the floor on each side of the garage door frame.

Garage door crush sensor. Product overview the replacement safety sensors project an invisible light beam across the inside of the garage door to prevent accidents and are required for safe use of all chamberlain garage door openers. The sensors cut off the closing circuit to the system and. Higher than that can miss many low lying objects including pets. Remove plants garden tools animals from the doorway.

Press the button that closes the garage door on the garage wall or on your remote. Close the door to check whether it remains open an indication that the sensors are functioning well. Z wave plus gold plated reliability garage door tilt sensor white tilt zwave2 5 eco 4 2 out of 5 stars 677. Proper height for a garage door sensor is 4 to 6 inches 10 2 to 15 2 cm.

If the sensors are working the garage door should immediately stop closing and return to the open position. Whenever there is an obstruction the garage door will automatically reverse before causing any damage. 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. Garage doors may display a variety of symptoms if sensors need attention.

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Test the door to assess if it will still crush the box you have placed in front of the sensor. The bottom sensing edge stops and reverses the door upon contact with an obstruction. Sensing edges provide entrapment protection for motor operated doors by offering an auto reverse or auto stop feature. Free shipping by amazon.

If any object blocks the path of the infrared sensors the garage door opener will not activate or will reverse if operating. If the door closes down check for the objects that may be present near the garage door. Manufacturers now supply safety sensors with the garage door opener system so the door cannot accidentally crush a person or property. Safety technology international inc.