Garage Door Opener Sensors Affected By Sunlight

Many years ago sensors weren t common.

Garage door opener sensors affected by sunlight.

Nowadays for safety reasons most garage doors have them. Garage door sensors use infrared light. 3 4 out of 5 stars 164. Yeah that won t meet the requirements.

The sensors only work when the door is in the process of closing. Check the manual for your specific model number before ordering to ensure compatibility. Direct sunlight creates interference with the sensors and may keep them from working properly. This replacement kit is used to shield sunlight and prevent accidental reversal of garage door from sunlight shinning directly into the safety reversing sensors.

It may be caused by sunlight. Here was one way a homeowner dealt with issues with the sun he moved the sensor on the rail to the end of the track. Automated garage door systems explains why this happens. When the lumens of light from the sun surpass that of the infrared sensor light the sensors are not able to signal one another this is why a garage door might stop closing if strong sunlight is shining on the eye of a garage door sensor.

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The sun also carries infrared light which is more powerful than the light of the sensors. Free shipping by amazon. Sunlight can interfere with the sensors beam and cause them to act as if an object blocks them. The receiving sensor should mounted on the side of the garage door opening that receives the least amount of direct sunlight.

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