How To Make A Garage Door Sensor

An incorrectly adjusted garage door opener and sensor can cause damage to the garage door motor lift mechanism your house or worse a person or pet.

How to make a garage door sensor.

The garage door is one of the most prominent parts of our house and they deserve equal care. It s very easy to bypass garage door sensors just follow these simple steps. Once your garage door is secure pull down on the manual release cord which should be red and located next to the garage door motor. Raise the garage door using the control button on the garage wall or the remote control unit from a vehicle.

To disable your garage door sensor first make sure your garage door is closed or propped up with 2 by 4s just in case it comes crashing down when it s put into manual mode. Higher than that can miss many low lying objects including pets. And if you are planning to upgrade to a new garage door or sensors make sure to check out a few available options in the market. A few minutes every six months or so will.

The latest garage door sensors are technologically advanced and even allow you to control the opening and closing through an app on your smartphone. Proper height for a garage door sensor is 4 to 6 inches 10 2 to 15 2 cm. Inspect each sensor to make sure the green or red power indicator lights are illuminated.