Genie Garage Door Sensors Not Working

Press and hold the wall console button until the garage door is completey closed.

Genie garage door sensors not working.

Cycle the garage door through the opening and closing actions using the control on the garage wall. Look for small led lights on the sensors. The problem is either due to a blocked path between the sensors dirty eyes loose wires at the sensors or at the motor head or just bad sensors. If they re turned on in both the sensors then there is no issue with the power supply.

Door starts down then stops before it is closed. A common cause of a malfunctioning garage door sensor is lack of power supply. You will find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction and reverse. Check garage door for binding.

The sensors have to be aligned with each other and also have to be connected correctly to the garage door system in order to work. The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door. In order for it to operate successfully and safely it is installed with safety beams or sensors to avoid accidents when opening and closing. See your owner s manual for more details.

According to liftmaster issues with the safety sensor wiring typically occur because of a poor connection incorrectly connected wires or a short in the wire from a staple. The method to reengage the carriage depends on the model of garage door opener you own. If an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close. I have a genie garage door and it has stopped closing.

Your garage door may be disconnected from the opener. If you find the lights turned off in one or both the sensors it indicates that there is a problem in power supply. If one or both of the lights are off check the fuses breakers and plugs for problems. Check for interference from adjacent photo eye sensors of any brand.

If just the red source led is out unplug the mechanism check the wiring and plug it back in. Remove any debris dust or cobwebs from the electric eye lenses on each sensor with a clean rag. The red lights on one of the sensor blinks 4 times and. If both the red source and green sensor lights are on and not blinking then the door mechanism is working properly.