These sensors send out an invisible beam that connects them.
Garage door photo eye installation.
Standard side mount and dual trolley applications.
Because of this garage door openers have several safety mechanisms built into them.
When the beam is broken the garage door movement should reverse.
Side mount and center mount direct couple to the door shaft with or without hoist.
The photo eye of an automatic opening garage door is a safety feature.
The way they function is quite simple.
The garage door is the single largest moving object in your home.
If the photo eye senses an obstruction it stops the door from closing and potentially prevents damage or injury to a vehicle.
The convenience of an automatic garage door opener has made this device a standard feature in many homes.
Mounting rolling steel doors.
6 inches of the path of the door.
Banner sma30 series photo eye wiring.
It is recommended that the safety eye sensors be tested monthly on all commercial and residential.
With or without hoist front of hood top of hood bench mount and wall mount.
We sell and install clopay garage doors.
If one of the photo eye sensors are malfunctioning it will begin to blink rapidly.
The photo eye sensor for a garage door opener is typically placed approximately two inches off of the ground.
Hoist models are left or right hand.
All openers manufactured after that date are required by federal law to have photo eye sensors.
How to replace the automatic eye on a garage door opener.
As the largest manufacturer of residential garage doors clopay is the only residential garage door brand backed by the good housekeeping seal which carries a limited 2 year warranty.
Rolling steel models come with brake.
The press of a button will raise.
Since most photo eye sensors are placed at that two inch height most people know you can simply step high above the infrared light to bypass the system.
Break the safety eye beam.
The photo eye sensors on garage doors are located about six inches above the ground one on either side of the garage door.