Test door opener monthly.
Garage door safety reverse system.
If your sensors or garage door motor is.
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We hope it s obvious that the garage door auto reverse mechanism is a very important safety system.
Sensors are a critical safety feature but can prevent an automatic garage door from working properly.
Follow these simple steps to test your garage door s automatic safety reverse sensors.
The garage door must reverse on contact with a 11 2 inch object or a 2 by 4 board laid flat on the floor.
It costs nothing only takes a moment to complete and helps to ensure the overall safety and health of your automatic garage door opener system.
Usually this is a sure sign that there is an issue with the garage door s photo eye system.
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Failure to adjust the opener properly may cause severe injury or death.
Requiring garage door operators to be equipped with a secondary reversing system which most operators have in the form of photo eyes.
On the garage door motor there will be two knobs or dials to adjust the opener and the reverse sensor.
To learn how to test your garage door opener s protecto.
In 1993 a law was passed in the u s.
Improperly operating automatic reversing mechanisms on garage door openers have caused many injuries and even deaths.
Photo eyes or safety sensors are mounted to the track on either side of the.
Testing the automatic safety reverse sensors is an easy task to perform once a month.
Adjust the garage door opener mechanism.
After adjusting either the force or the limit of travel retest the door opener.
This video will show you how to perform the test of your garage door opener s safety reversal system.
Place an object such as a.
The weight and pressure involved in closing a garage door can cause serious injury to someone in the path of the door.