Repeat for the opposite side.
How to connect garage door opener sensors.
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Using your wire cutter snip the wires that continue to attach the sensor to your garage door.
Give yourself only about a half inch from the sensor.
You can cut close to the sensor.
There are generally two screws on the motor.
Place a staple over the wire to secure it to the wall.
Staple the wire secure and stretch it over to the point that the opener rail attaches to the top of the garage door.
Attempt to close the garage door using a remote.
Place a box or similar object between the safety sensors to block the sensing beam.
1 push the safety sensor with attached carriage bolt.
4 tie a string to one sensor so that if pulled across the garage doorway it will run across the center of the sensor.
Installing the sensors as part of the garage door opener installation requires attention to wiring and adjustments to the devices themselves.
How to install safety sensors correctly.
The door should stay open and the motor unit lights should blink.
One for each wire.
Slide each garage door sensor downward so it is as low as possible without unscrewing the mounting brackets.
Connect the wires from each of the two garage door safety sensors to the garage door opener.
This video will help you in wiring up your safety sensors if you have p.