How To Install Garage Door Safety Eyes

Closing door and the door should reverse and return to the fully open position.

How to install garage door safety eyes.

Installing new eye 1. Push the bracket s clip onto the garage door s. Slide the carriage bolt out of the old eye s rear holding area. The sensors should detect anything under the.

6 inches of the path of the door. The photo eye of an automatic opening garage door is a safety feature. If the eyes aren t connected the door won t operate. If the door is closing and the beam between the eyes is interrupted the door will automatically reverse.

Slide this carriage bolt onto the new eye. We have customers who ask us to mount the safety eyes on top of the opener or in a manner that by passes the entrapment protection the safety eyes provide. Place the eye and bolt configuration onto the bracket and hand tighten the wing nut onto the bolt to secure the eye. If the photo eye senses an obstruction it stops the door from closing and potentially prevents damage or injury to a vehicle.

For instructions on how to install a new garage door opener see how to install a garage door opener. Securely mounted hardware and rails.