Fix and Replace Linear Garage Door Sensors
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Let's fix and replace the garage door sensors on my Linear garage door opener.
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Thanks for the video! Followed the same steps and it worked!
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I’ve always wanted to watch a pro pianist fix a garage door sensor
Won’t find that combo almost anywhere else! 🤣
Wow, thanks for posting this Charlie! you saved me $150 -200 and weeks of irritation! I see that there are different types of garage door sensors with red and green lights meaning different things...but figured out that I had one of these linear sensors just like yours. I had the same problem with my garage door after Hurricane Ian here in Fort Myers. (So a different kind of "pressure washer" problem ...but same result! ) - I was only able to force close my door by holding the wall button down until door closed completely. Noted the error code of three flashes on the overhead light too, indicating a sensor issue. I read the instructions, tried the trouble shooting tips - be sure sensors are not blocked by something, are clean, and are aligned side to side until red light is solid. Results: no red light, solid or blinking on the receiving sensor. Called repair company. They are inundated with calls of course, many much more serious than mine...I have a door I can close! First available appt in 7 weeks...with a service call charge plus time and parts. Fair enough... but I thought I should at least try to fix myself. Searched and found your video! Found what looked like the same sensor on Amazon for 24.95. Arrived in 2 days with the odd little wire connectors. Buoyed up with youtube confidence, I removed and cut the wires on the broken receiving sensor with an Exacto blade. Didn't have wire strippers, so tried a few times to lightly cut around the plastic with a (dull) exacto blade until all wires stripped. Didn't have any of the wire nuts you used so twisted wires together and used 2 of the supplied connectors to connect to the existing wire. Each little connector has 3 holes..I had 2 wires twisted together already so I just poked them into one of the 3 holes and pressed the rust colored button to tighten. I don't know if that's right but it worked. Then I reattached the sensor to the bracket..adjusted up and down to align...and presto, the red light came on! Door closes again now with touch of remotes or wall button. Since it worked, I didn't change the sending sensor on the other side that does not have the red light, but if the fix had not worked that's what I would have tried next. Well that was a long reply, but details matter sometimes! Thanks again,
Thank you for your message! Glad you were able to get it working, and hope that you are recovering well from the hurricane! 😄
I so enjoyed every 22:29 of this video. Your sensors snapped off easily. I'm going to attempt to fix mine instead of calling someone and paying for this simple fix. Thank you!!!
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I have the same problem. sensor receiver flickering. thanks your video help me a lot.
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Excellent video! I'm having the same issue.
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LED flicker is usually a safety sensor alignment issue...
*Safety Sensors Are out of Alignment*
You've cleared out debris and moved everything in the garage but your
door is going down about 6 inches then reopening. The sensors themselves
are a likely culprit.
If the safety sensors are even a slight bit out of alignment it will
cause a hazard trip. There are a few simple steps to making sure
those sensors are properly aligned:
1. *Locate the receiving sensor:* The two sensors are known as the
sender and the receiver. The sender shoots out a beam of light
to the receiver and if the light is interrupted the garage door
goes back up. This is a safety feature added to all garage door
systems after 1992. Find the receiver by passing your hand through
the beam of light. If it goes away it's the receiver and if the beam
remains solid it's the sender.
2. *Remove the receiving sensor:* These sensors are connected to a
bracket with a simple screw system. Undo the screw so the sensor
is movable.
3. *Point it away from the other sensor:* Turn the receiver away
until the light turns off completely; wait 15 seconds.
4. *Move the receiver back into position:* Rotate the sensor back
lining it up with the sender until the light comes back on and
you've got a strong beam. Once you've confirmed that they are
reading each other again re-secure the sensor to the bracket.
*Garage door opener safety sensor malfunction (The Garage Journal)*
• Both the sending and receiving sensors have a small LED light to help us align and troubleshoot them.
• The LED on the sending eye will glow regardless of alignment or obstruction.
• The LED on the receiving eye will go out when the beam is obstructed, and it will flicker if out of alignment.
• The first step is to make sure that each sensor has a steady glowing LED light.
• If both lights are on, but one appears to be flickering very slightly, chances are the sensors are misaligned.
• To check for misalignment, first obstruct the beam of the sensors so that they cannot see each other.
• When the beam is blocked, the indicator light on one of the two sensors will temporarily go out. (on the receiving eye)
• Remove the obstruction so the light on the receiving eye comes back on.
• Then loosen the wingnut on the back of this sensor.
• Move the sensor around and make sure the green indicator light is bright and steady before you retighten the wingnut.
• This can take a few attempts before it is back in alignment.
*Check The Alignment*
"First, check the alignment. No matter what brand garage door opener you have the garage door sensors have LED lights on them. LiftMaster will have one green and one yellow light. Genie may have one red and one green or even 2 reds. Chamberlain and Craftsman are the same as LiftMaster. Linear will have a green light on each and a red light on one. To keep it simple, if one light is out check that sensor to start. You may need to play with it a little bit but the goal is to get that light to light up and stay lit solid. No flickering or blinking."
In my case, it was indeed a broken sensor; adjusting alignment unfortunately didn't help my situation this time. Replacing the sensor fixed the issue, though! 😄
Wire nuts can be troublesome.
This might be good application for Scotchlok UY2 connector: ua-cam.com/video/4argkJLs9Qg/v-deo.html
See also "B" connector: ua-cam.com/video/xP-uGI_8udg/v-deo.html
They sure can be...especially when the wires are thick and hard to twist.
My issue is the power Cable shorting out to the sensor
Were you able to figure out a fix?
@@CharlieAlbrightPianist I taped the cord to the wall to keep it from vibrating when the door opens. Temporary fix I'm sure lol
@@BrendanB128 Is it possibly that when the garage is moving, the sensor shakes and while shaking, it temporarily breaks the line of sight between the sensors? Have you noticed that the sensor physically moves much or at all while the door is in motion? (Your short-in-the-wire explanation might be correct, but just thinking of other possibilities).
@@CharlieAlbrightPianist that could be possible as well but when I physically move the cable I can see it shorting in and out.
@@BrendanB128 Oh no...sounds like you're probably right!
You were turning the wire nuts in the wrong direction
I believe I twisted all of the wires and wire connectors clockwise (if you face them with the tips pointing toward you).
At point 1925 wrong direction
Righty tighten
@@douglaskahane141 Right at 19:25, I actually pull off a connector. All caps going on were done clockwise, I believe, as were the wires (when viewed with the wires pointing to my face). The angle of the video might be confusing a bit! Thanks for watching! :)