How does a garage door sensor work.
Garage door sensor how it works.
With the continued surge in suburban popularity and the sheer number of garages attached to homes the number of unintended deaths of children due to garage doors falling accidentally became unsettling in the early 1990s.
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The 1990s is known for peace and prosperity and the rise of the world wide web.
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1993 is the year that our federal government mandated that every garage door opener seller install garage door sensors.
This system allows them to detect obstructions like your car or a kid on a bike.
How do garage door sensors work.
The legislation was put in place requiring garage door sensors to be placed on every garage.
Garage door sensors work by shooting a beam of infrared light across the entrance of your garage to the sensor on the other side.
It is also the decade that saw the emergence of garage door sensor laws.
All garage door sensors work the same way and serve the same purpose.
However most modern garage door openers combine the two.
There are several different brands of sensors.
While some buttons on garage door openers are wired to the house others are remote powered so that you can open your garage door while still in your car.
The sensors are normally about 4 inches above the ground.
Garage door openers can be opened with a remote control which activates the motorized trolley.