Sensors, auto-reverse and spring safety cables added to older doors and openers · (863) 312-1209
The beam across the door
A sensor pair added where none exists, or realigned, rewired and replaced where it has drifted, so the door stops and rises when anything crosses its path.
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Two small units sit close to the floor, one on each side of the opening, and send a beam across it. Should anything cut that beam on the way down, the door halts and goes back up. It is a simple device that does a very important job.
Openers made before these were required often have none. Others have a pair that has been knocked, wired badly, or left to fail. We add sensors where the opener supports them, realign and rewire those that drifted and replace dead ones, then test that the beam really does stop the door.
Dirt, a bumped bracket or a damaged wire can make the opener think the beam is broken and send the door back up.
That behavior usually means the opener has detected a sensor fault and will only close under manual hold. It is a clear sign to call.
No small eyes near the floor means the opener probably predates them, or the sensors were removed. Either way, the doorway is unprotected.
Older units need terminals for a sensor pair. We confirm yours has them and tell you honestly if it does not.
Sensors belong low, within about six inches of the floor, and pointed at each other, so a child, pet or bike is caught by the beam.
Old wire runs get frayed, stapled too tightly or chewed by pests. We follow the run, fix breaks and use fresh wire where needed.
We close the door and pass an object through the beam, confirming it halts and rises each time before we consider the job done.
The opener is likely seeing a fault in the sensor circuit, perhaps from misalignment, dirt or a broken wire, and allows closing only under constant manual hold. The fix is to find and correct the sensor problem.
Many openers accept them, but very early models lack the connection and cannot. We look at your unit, check for the terminals and tell you plainly whether a retrofit is possible or a replacement is the better path.
Keep them low: six inches or less from the floor, aimed straight at one another across the opening. At that height the beam catches small children, pets and bicycles. We set both units level and test the alignment.
Tell us what the door does when it closes and whether you can see small eyes near the floor. We will explain what to do next.
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