Garage Door Sensor Sun

These cardboard safety sensor sun shields are used to prevent sunlight from shining into sensor causing accidental reversal of garage door.

Garage door sensor sun.

The sensors only work when the door is in the process of closing. If your garage door faces south and the door will not go down. The printed part slides over the sensor s lens cap and requires no fasteners glue or tape to mounted. This is exactly how the manual says to install it if there is possible sunlight issues.

I would think a small piece of cardboard taped to the side or top or both of the sensor that is getting hit with the sun should do it. Every morning my garage door sensor is blinded by the sun peering up over the horizon. Whenever there is an obstruction the garage door will automatically reverse before causing any damage. Garage door sensors use infrared light.

Nowadays for safety reasons most garage doors have them. If you are in a hurry and need to get your garage door closed right away stand in such a way that you cast a shadow over your garage door s beam sensor but of course don t block the beam itself just the sunlight that is shining on it and then press your remote control so that your door will close. 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. Sunlight can interfere with the sensors beam and cause them to act as if an object blocks them.

It may be that your safety sensor is being blinded by the light of the sun. See more product details. Only compatible with 41a5266 1 safety sensor brackets. Door will not close for a few hours each night.

The sun also carries infrared light which is more powerful than the light of the sensors. The receiving sensor is shaded. Automated garage door systems explains why this happens. Amazon s choice for garage door sensor sun shield genie gstb r stb bl replacement safety beams black 2 pack black one size gstb r 4 8 out of 5 stars 1 749.

Many years ago sensors weren t common. The replacement safety sensors project an invisible light beam across the inside of the garage door to prevent accidents and are required for safe use of all chamberlain garage door openers. You probably only have to shield the sensor just enough to put a shadow over it and not let the sun hit it directly.