Garage Door Safety Sensor Height and Maintenance

Have you ever gone underneath an overhead garage door that was about to close when it abruptly stopped doing so? If so, the sensors on your garage door are the ones to blame.

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1. What is a garage door safety sensor and how is it maintained?
2. At what height should you mount your garage door safety sensor?
3. Professional Garage Door Safety Sensor Repair and Maintenance

What is a garage door safety sensor and how is it maintained?

A garage door sensor acts as the "photoelectric eye" for your garage door openers. When your garage door remote control or any buttons linked to it is pressed, it sends an infrared signal that turns on your garage door opener. The sensors automatically send a command to stop your garage door from closing whenever something is detected in its path. Since the mechanism is mostly responsible for your safety, it's critical to understand how to take care of these sensors.

• Like any mechanism, a garage door sensor could accumulate dirt over time that causes it to malfunction. Regularly clean the lens of your sensors using a soft cloth to prevent this from happening.
• Always check the functionality of your sensors by putting any object as high as the ‘eyes’ and attempting to close it. If the door immediately stops closing and returns to its original open position, then there is nothing wrong with the mechanism. But if it continues to close, then you should have your sensors checked.
• A garage door sensor has an exterior LED. Over time, screws that keep it in place may loosen, breaking the alignment. Check this light regularly. A blinking LED light indicates misalignment. You may need to tighten the screws holding it to the bracket if not bending the bracket to bring it back to position.
• Garage door sensors are attached to complicated wiring. Rather than handling this yourself, it is wise to have on-call technician adept at garage door repairs and maintenance come once in a while to perform check-ups on these mechanisms. While you are at it, maybe you could have them check for other problems in your other garage door components as well. This would prevent you from incurring a bigger cost by needing major repairs in the future.
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A garage door safety sensor's standard positioning height is 4 to 6 inches off the ground. In order to prevent injuries from garage doors, it's critical that your garage door sensor is positioned correctly. The sensor's primary function is to find impediments. Your sensor might not be in the ideal position to prevent the door from shutting if it is too high or too low.

Professional Garage Door Safety Sensor Repair and Maintenance

If you are still having difficulty deciding where to place your garage door sensors, worry no more and just call Fix N Go Service to do it for you.

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There is no need to worry that your sensors are not properly installed or is misaligned when you get their service. No need to compromise your and your family’s safety. Just call Houston (832) 400 2992 Austin (512) 543-7324 and let Fix N Go Service handle it for you.