FIX Garage Door opener sensor issues EASY CHEESY! Won't close? Sunlight issues? "Snip! Snip!" :-)
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- Опубліковано 11 лют 2019
- IN THIS VIDEO I show you a simple way to test your sensors, then show you where you shouldn't place them..... and then I encourage you to DO IT ANYWAY. :-D
THIS METHOD IS EASY ... but keep in mind; .. you have to have sensors! There is NO WAY to bypass them. For me, mounting them up top is MUCH easier than the original spot. No alignment issues, no worries. But this is my choice. YOU can do what you think is right, but this will help you replace your sensors and get your garage door closing properly.
Thanks to those that liked the video or subscribed! I have more fix-it videos on the way!
I do mostly Disney videos.. but I fix things as well!! After suffering through the other videos here regarding this.... one using an oscilloscope? .. the other a circuit board? really guys?, I decided to post my own.
In clear English, layman terms (like "Cut" and "Splice") and TO THE POINT. *FOR EXPERIMENTING ONLY!* ((::wink::wink::nudge::nudge:: know what I mean? ;-) )) Do the right thing and hire a professional to ... splice a couple wires and charge you $140 to do it!! :-)
- Danny B - Розваги
Finally, someone with a logical, simple way to test sensors without taking down the unit. Thank you for recording and sharing this. I am tired of garage door repairman taking a guess - process of elimination on my dollar! I just saved $600 and was told it was most likely the logic board because that's what they have been seeing, and I might as well get a new unit, because the logic board has been on back order for months. I asked, is there a way to check the sensors separately, and was told we cannot because the logic board isn't recognizing the sensors. SAME excuse from two different companies. UGH!!!!!!! My sensors work, thanks to this test video, all I did was replaced all the wiring that leads to the unit, and BAM! It all works. $10 worth of 100 ft of OEM Liftmaster sensor wiring. However, I am out the $65 x 2 service calls from the two repairman (lazy or incompetent) looking to make the company MONEY!
It's just crazy what some of these companies charge, and take guesses at . I suppose it's how they make a living. I'm glad UA-cam gives all of us a place to where we can help each other with small DIY projects. I'm happy to hear it helped and you only had to do a little "snip! snip! snip!" to get it done! ;-) Have a great day. - Dan in Carlsbad CA
Great video. Screwed with the sensors for three days and then watched your video. Yes it was easy pieezy!!
Ha... Happy to help! 🙂
Wow. Spent days researching what my issue was and how to fix it. Got frustrated and schedule for someone to come out then saw this video and was able to fix it myself. Turned out the wires needed replacing and was able to knock it out within a couple hours. Thanks!
I'm glad it worked out for you! 😊
My dude thanks for this video! Specially when you have this old of a garage door system really appreciate you making this!
Thanks man! Glad it helped.
Love your video. First one that actually told me what terminal was for what. I also like the to the point and no extra B. S. Many thanks!
Thank YOU for watching! I appreciate the comment.
Did it. Works beautifully. Thank you
Thank YOU for watching! :-)
Thanks buddy. Lots of help here. Appreciate you sharing your knowledge.
Glad I could be of some help. :-)
Thanks for the help and humor!
FANTASTIC!!! I'm about to try this now!
I hope it works out for you! :-)
Come on!!!! 18k views and only 60 likes what’s wrong with you people? I’ll give you 5 stars thanks it work
Ha... thanks man! :-)
Thank you all! I did this video 4 years ago and my sensors still work great! No snow, rain, cold, heat, sun, earthquakes.. or carelessness, will misalign them now. I HAVE TO CONFESS HOWEVER: the main reason I put the sensors up top is because I like to pull an Indiana Jones when I run out my garage door. I press the button in my garage and RUN... If the sensors are 6" off the floor, they catch the whip on my side and it ruins the entire experience! So with this, I can roll under the door... and I even have time to grab my fallen fedora at the last second! 😀😉😅
Best advice ever.
I own a garage from the Mesozoic Era and after fighting with my sensors all of the time - I noticed my moms garage door was wired just like this. Finally a solution.
thank you. it worked!!
Thank YOU for watching! :-)
Thanks you for your help GOD bless you and keep you safe 🙏🏻
Thank you for sharing
Great video!! I liked the small comedy too. Lol
Thanks! :-D
Thank you so much for this video
Thank you for watching! :-)
Thanks
Life saver thank you!
Glad it helped! :-)
I did this, then my mother in law was taking her yappy chihuahua for a walk and I came home to them both crushed like a pancake under the door. Best idea ever
😅😅 Nice! I'll have to try that. Solves two problems at once! 😉
New garage door openers have a secondary safety the senses load on the motor. If you fail to adjust your garage door opener right, that's on you.
No you didn't.
Good quick explanation thanks. . I am going to snip snip 😜😜. Pretty sure I have a dead sensor. If they work then it’s the 25 year old wires. Thx again..
I just had a new chamberlain installed about 6 mos ago. But I noticed they used my old wires and spliced in the sensors to that wire. My wire is about 25 years old too. You think it could be that? I know its not the sensors because I did what this guy suggested and the door opens and closes fine. I finally just taped the sensors together!
I have a two car garage, with two Sears/Craftsman openers that were in the house when I bought it, 25 years ago. I've updated the openers with rolling code remotes but otherwise have done nothing to them. One of the garage doors has sensors, and the other doesn't. The one that has sensors is the one I use most often, and it's recently given me a little bit of intermittent problem with closing, which I have attributed either to the sensors themselves, or the wiring to the sensors, but a little bit of jiggling with the wiring and sensor alignment has kept it working.
Looking at this video has made me curious, and I'm gonna check out the difference in wiring between the two openers because one of them has never had sensors since I've lived in this home, at least not in the normal location, nor in any other visible part of my garage, and that opener works fine.
Nice! I hope you find the Issue. Likely a loose wire. I'm bummed Sears went out of business... at least in every city around me. Hands down Craftsman tools are the best ever built and at Sears, you could shop for them and hold them in your hands. You can still buy them online and Stanley/Black & Decker owns the brand now, but having them in-hand while shopping was great.
Thanks so much....having problems with sun light hitting sensors.
Me too.
Thank you for this video it worked great and also you're funny as hell..snip snip snip..lol
Ha... Glad it helped and you liked it! I try to be silly with everything I do. :-D Have a great day
Thanks! Just made my life a lot less frustrating. Now the garage door opens and closes every time!
That's great!
u need to teach us how to make another stuff! ur good at this!
Thanks! I'm currently working on my video showing how to rebuild a motor in a Shelby Cobra with just duct tape and a butter knife. It's not working out so well, but I'll get there! 😉😅 😅
Lol best garage door tshooting video everrr
Ha... Thanks! :-)
You are hilarious. “Snip, snip, snip”
good video i would, just because i am very lazy more one sensor across to the other and done.
Thank you sir I wasn’t thinking training up there. I kept trying to move it down. They’re black to black white to white shit with them doing wrong. I’m facing it the right way, but when I seen day you go up there at first I thought maybe that there’s a cut in the wire but you let me see the right way and like you said as it goes couple dollars to get it on Amazon thank you sir
Thank you! I'm happy it helped. :-)
the way he waves the wire cutters and box cutter LMAO
Thought the sensor was messed up. Looked up and it was wired into the house so I knew I had to pay someone. After watching this video I started moving the sensor up and down till I saw it blink green, hooked it about 5inches higher than the other end &&& BOOM that mudafvcka was back working!
Ha... awesome! I hate these stupid sensors. You can spend a couple grand for a great garage door opener, then they use $2 in sensor light parts to make it work. Lame. Glad it worked!
So I have a weird problem that my garage door keeps closing even if somebody comes in between the sensor, it will not stop and keeps closing. I see it as a safety issue in case a kid comes in the middle. The door will not stop. I do have sensors and they sent something as I can feel a little hesitation on the door, but it keeps on closing what could be the issue?
If your sensors are working (you can test using my method), then this issue is above my pay grade. :-) Hold out your hands as it closes and carefully grab the bottom of the door, as it lowers. It SHOULD start backing up. As it should if anything is in the way (I wouldn't recommend using a child to test this! ;-) ) . It is weird because if the sensors aren't working, it shouldn't close at all.
One idea... maybe your door button INSIDE the garage is stuck? Try disconnecting that. You can override the entire thing by holding down that button you have in the garage (not on the unit, likely next to the door that goes into your home). So if that is somehow defective or has the wires crossed, maybe that's it? But back to 'weird', if that's it, your door shouldn't even open. Maybe try the same thing with the sensors by disconnecting them temporarily to see what happens. You'll likely get an error with that however.
Like I said, this is above my pay grade... meaning I'm not a door tech, but I am a computer tech. If all still doesn't work properly, you may have to call a professional or if it's cheaper, install an entirely new unit yourself... if you're so inclined.
Good Luck!
A simple fix is to place the receiver on the side of the garage door that does not get the direct sun light. Swap the sensors side to side.
Can you open the door without sensors?perhaps by bridging both terminals where the wires are connected?
Yeah I tried bridging it and it just won't work. The opener needs proper feedback from the sensors in order to operate. But you'd think it would work!
My wires are all kinds of colors for the sensors. Which one do I connect to?
Can I just loop a wire between the 2 terminals on the back of the unit? If the sensors just complete a circuit, why do they need to be in the circuit at all?
I wish! They don't just complete the circuit, they confirm their own existence before closing or opening it. It's really strange and believe me, I tried. You have to have the sensors. I've seen workarounds making your own computer board hack, but it's SO much easier just to buy the sensors. and again, makes no sense, I know. - Dan
@@DisneyDan Well that answered my question about doing a jumper wire. Now I don't have to waste my time. Thank you
🤣🤣 Good and funny video 💪🏻💪🏻
Greg garage door video word of advice make sure you put the safety sensors on the bottom of the garage door 6 inches above the garage floor because that is state code regulation
Just like with anything else in the home, that's only if a professional installs it and then THEY are required to install it that way. Homeowners have no such regulations. Businesses do however. :-)
Those look exactly like mine and the receiving eye is not lit. But the replacement Wayne Dalton sensors look nothing like mine? What brand of door lift was that?
So sorry for the late reply...in case you need that info, mine is a Liftmaster by Chamberlain. the sensors are pretty standard.
What model the sensors new.? Tks
Here’s a link: Liftmaster 41a5034 Garage Door Opener Safety Beam Kit a.co/d/dRNOHAT
Will any sensor work, or are they very model specific?
No, they are not model specific... but you'll want to note the model of your unit regardless and double check. But the light sensors just send a constant on/off signal to your opener.
@@DisneyDan Excellent. Thanks for the info
My opener is exactly yours. Can you give me a link for buying these . I cannot find exact sensors on amazon. Thanks..Pronto please.
These would be the ones here: www.amazon.com/41A5034-Liftmaster-Chamberlain-Craftsman-Garage/dp/B09GW795XF
Just curious has anyone had their garage door open or close randomly after doing this by any chance? I’ve had it do it twice now since doing this little trick and I’m hoping it’s something else causing it. It’s not the remote I’ve disconnected that ability.
Hey there! Yeah... having your door open by itself in the middle of the night, or whenever... would be a huge issue. In the 4 years I posted this, I've had nothing like that or heard of it. Many years ago I did find an issue with a neighbor who's garage door opener somehow opened mine a few times, accidently. Which seems impossible. I mean there's a bajillion code combos.
Personally, I'd double check your wires from the door opener on your wall that you can press to open, or disconnect it. Then new batteries in the remotes, then be sure the remotes aren't in your pocket ;-)
Another thing, you can set your garage door opener sensitivity AND where it ends up stopping, using a couple set screws on it. Look that up for your model. Maybe it's closing too hard into the floor, then opens itself for safety? Seems a stretch, but just another thing to test. Then ... maybe the sensors are defective? Take a week to completely disconnect the sensors and open and close manually (a pain, I know) and if it still does it, then there may be a sensor issue. check those wires as well of course.
Then with the sensors, does any random light get into them? a window or garage light? Some have put electrical tape between the sensor eyes. Putting them together, then taping. One even used a toilet paper roll. :-)
Good luck finding the issue!
Dan B
Carlsbad CA
OMG THIS VIDEO IS FUNNY AF
Greetings, mine stopped working and now when I press the control of the car or my house it doesn't work for only 5 whistles, please I need help 🙏
So sorry to hear this! I wish I had an answer for you, but I'm not a professional installer for these. I use duct tape and elbow grease to fix things. But that said, I had to point out the obvious but if your controller isn't working, maybe it needs new batteries? As well, but SURE nothing is in the way of your sensors and be sure they don't wiggle when you open your door.... be sure the screws are tight on the sensors. You may also want to clean the clear lenses on each. Good luck to you!
The sensors just complete a circuit - can you just run the wires from one side of the unit to the other side on the back of the unit. Done.
You can't do that. Believe me, it's the first thing most of us have tried. They aren't just completing a circuit, they are confirming that those sensors are there and you can't bypass them.
"I don't know, don't care, I am cutting it !" LOL
:-D Yep, I am NOT a professional installer ;-) Ha
@@DisneyDan I like it !
Simple and plain.... Fudge the technical !!!!!
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Thanks but it’s absolutely ridiculous that we have to do any of this. My new garage door simply doesn’t close during the day because of whatever sunlight ghosts these sensors are sensing. I have to wait until it’s dark to close my door without issue and without going out to the garage and holding the button down. Even then it takes 3 tries.
Yeah, that's harsh. That's why I mounted mine up top and it's been working fine for 4 years + now. but I agree with you 100% 🙂
I just had a garage technician out because my garage door will not go down unless I hold the wall switch until its all the way down. Remotes will open it when I'm coming home but not when I'm leaving going down. Nor, will the wall switch bring it down with one push. He was in my garage for about half a minute looking at it and said it might be the sensors needed adjustment and wanted $195 to do it. He said the sensors cost $150 and he wasn't going to do a job where he made $50. Do you believe this world? I said I was going to get a second opinion.
You really just need to order sensors online like I did. they will cost you no more than $25 on Amazon.com. Just look up your model and reference that on Amazon. You can then just cut the wires on the old ones, and put these in. It's very very easy to do. You'll just have to splice the wires. Cut the old ones, use a screw driver to remove, install the new ones and if you think you can splice a wire (expose the metal wire part), and twist them together... you can do this! Just be sure to use electrical tape or plastic caps to cover the bare exposed wires you twisted together. It's truly not that hard.
Thanks for the reply. Something told me this tech was shady from the get go. I'm really weary of not being able to trust people.
Thanks for the reply!
I believe it, it's ridiculous. Thank goodness for You tube!
You had two receiver sensors (both green light) That's why it did not work. Rigging it up to omit the sensors is against code and dangerous.
Thank you and I know exactly why it didn't work. I had one defective sensor. I replaced them and it works perfectly. It may have looked like I had two green lights, but I didn't. The light was reflecting on the left one so it may have seemed that way.
As well, it's NOT rigged up to omit the sensors. The sensors are connected.
As for "code", that's for contractors doing the install. They are bound by regulations and codes. For me? I can do whatever I want in my own home. Stupid or not. IF I sell my home, then an inspector should ask to change it back, meanwhile, there's no code that doesn't allow me to do stupid installs in my own home. As for dangerous? For who? I can stand under the door and if it comes in contact with a cardboard box, it will back off because of the resistance. It's fine and works great.
In my video I CLEARLY tell people to install the sensors the "correct" way. I did it the stupid way and it works great for ME. Have a nice day...
Are those both the green senors??? Where is the orange one? If they're both green it won't work regardless
The orange one?? Would you be referring to the lights on the sensors? If both are green and it still won't work for you, then you likely have a wire issue or you can still have defective sensors. Try connecting them with shorter wires directly to the garage door opener... just like I do here, and see if they work then. If wiring isn't the problem, and you have new sensors, then something would be wrong with the electronics in your opener. Good luck!
I am done having kids. Please advise. Should I snip it?
😅😅 Yes! But be sure you have a band-aid or gauze wrap, before you :snip! snip! snip!". 😁
is there a way to bypass them without using them?
Unfortunately no. Well, technically you can build a logic board that bypasses the system, but with the time and money, it's just not worth it. You would think you could just cross connect the wires, but nope. The system looks for the sensors or it doesn't work. Good luck with your system!
@@DisneyDan thank you 👍🏻
One important note. If the sensors work, good chance the problem is your wiring.
I agree! Thank you. :-)
Since you bought news ones why didn't you install back properly. Easy Cheesy
This was easier and cheesier... and I see no need to have the sensor at the door, only to get dirty or bumped or misaligned again. But as noted, I recommend putting them in the original spot. Like you'd likely do. All good either way! :-)
When mine go bad, I'm going to rig them again just like in this video. It's only a matter of time before they become misaligned and then a pain in the ass!
@@hc9987 I agree! Plus the door will STOP if it hits something. The sensors are a pain really. Besides, now I can tap my door close button inside the garage and Indiana Jones my way out the garage door quickly... with enough time to grab my hat! :-)
Removing your photoelectric sensor from their required location is NOT wise. It's a $40 part that will prevent a much more expensive problem in the future.
www.dasma.com/PDF/Publications/Brochures/AutomaticGDOSafetyMaintenanceGuide.pdf
It's not a required location if you're the homeowner doing the work yourself. At least not in CA here for a private residence. It's our home to do what we want inside. If we were building a brand new garage , then installing electrical, then it "may" be required.
Luv it cut that crap out. This is The only real solution. Brand new $10,000 garage door and opener nothing but problems. Design just to give the installer unlimited service call money. One time a spider web blocked it but it's always something even the lights are green and it doesn't work. I did basically the same thing though I used a bar instead of tape with the bolts to kind of hold them down they make that plumbing tape or you can use I happen to have some electrical mounting brackets that fit perfectly but you know that thing on the back of car stereo with the holes in it to strap it to the body that works. Anything you can fabricate with holes with the exact spacing and it could be really sturdy and this is what I did. I hate these stupid sensors
Perfect! Yeah, I hate those sensors... that's why I "snip snipped" em. Great job!
You're link is bad. Please update it. Thanks
I'm sorry. You may want to try this one: amzn.to/3tDy9cL
Sunlight hits one sensor preventing the door from closing. I rather have an actual fix over what your video shows
That's a great idea! Try moving your sensor back... i.e., more left or right, until it's out of the sun. As well, you can move your sensors UP more on the wall. They don't have to be inches from the floor to work properly. I had the same issue with the sun and my solution works perfectly for me and I don't recommend it, as said on my video. 😉😊 It's been 4 years and I've had no issues at all. Good luck :-)
Or idk you could have just replaced the defective sensors and left them where they are supposed to be installed.
True but that creates it's own difficulties. Installation is touchy because you have to line up the sensors perfectly, then like with my garage, the sunsets hit those sensors and screw them up. Regardless, I'm with you... you can do that or however you feel like doing it. for me, my sensors are high and dry in the garage. No rain. No snow. No lights. No bumping them... No worries. :-)
If you were gone buy new sensors, you should have just put them back where they belong. 😂😂😂
The sensors cause more problems than they are worth. With sunlight hitting them wrongly and with dumb things set in the garage in front of them, and at times them just going out of alignment, it just didn't work well for me personally. You're welcome to do it any way you wish. The video just shows how to test them at the unit and as noted, I'm not responsible for the stupid things people do. I chose to be stupid and I'm good with the way I installed it. :-)
Do not putt the photo eyes on the opener because if you closet and drive when its closing it wont stop
Hi there! Yes. It will stop when the door touches anything. IF you leave the eyes where they are , those eyes don't see your car until your TIRES cross the eyes which means the door can still hit your hood or trunk. :-) But yes, most modern garage doors will open or stop if they touch something. Try it yourself!
This guy probably buckles his seat belts and sits on them and disconnects his smoke alarms so he won't have to listen to them chirping about the dead batteries that he won't replace.
You nailed it!... I'm busted! I also put a piece of black electrical tape over that "Check Engine" light on my dashboard. I hate that thing!! 😅😅
@@DisneyDan It wasn't hard.
LOL , "snip,snip snip"
Ha... yeah, I can "try" to be funny sometimes. ;-)
That set up defeats the whole purpose of the sensors, might as well not have any anyways. Easy cheesy lmao
You HAVE to have the sensors. It will not work without them. As well, the door will reverse if it hits something, and I don't have pets or kids, so it's not a big deal for me personally to not have them :-)
You may think homeowners don't have to worry about regulations, the problem is if you go to sell your home, and an inspection is done, you can in fact find yourself in hot water for something like this. Just do it the right way, why would you want to bypass safety protocols?
No one is going to get in trouble for doing this and the garage door will still reverse if coming in contact with something, as noted. Using this type of system doesn't require a permit from any state agency so it's not a legal issue. Saying someone would be in hot water for this is like saying the same if someone decides not to use a Smoke Alarm in their home. It's a great idea and I wouldn't go without one, but no agency is going to harass you regarding changes you make to it.. any home inspection is done by paid services not the state and if they find it, it's an easy fix if it's requested by a buyer. Thank you.
@@DisneyDan - Why not just do it the right way?
@@rooh5825Ha.. a year later... Why? Because it doesn't work for me. the sun hits them wrong and they don't work, or they become misaligned. As noted, I chose to do it the stupid way and it just works much better for me.
@@rooh5825a groomed response from the administrative safety state.
Hot water? By who, the garage door police? If it shows up on the inspection report, so what? Not a big deal.
$45 on Amazon. FJB.
What is $45 on amazon? The sensors? These here are $17 and work perfectly for most models. www.amazon.com/Werhoo-41A5034-Compatible-Liftmaster-Chamberlain/dp/B0B55VXK76
FJB
as a garage door technician, please do not do this. Its against federal law. sensors must be no more than 6 inches from the ground.
Not true. UL325's purpose is to regulate the sale of the GDO to ensure "... that the operator shall be provided with a means for connection of an external entrapment-sensing device". It doesn't not regulate how a consumer chooses to install these devices in their home. As well, if you're a garage door tech, then YOU are bound by state regulations ensuring that YOU install the devices in a particular way. US , the home user, can install or modify these devices as we choose without regulation or code... These codes are set up to protect the general public mostly in public places. For the home, manufacturers must only provide us the means and UL 325 regulates that.
The only time it may become an issue is when we sell our homes and IF a home inspector notes it, which of course, is a quick fix. I'd put them back anyway if I sold my home.
There's no laws against being an idiot with devices installed in my own home and as stated in my video, please be an idiot at your own risk. This works well for me personally and I'm not breaking any laws doing it. Just the law of natural selection if it ever kills me. :-)
You’re regurgitating propaganda from the administrative safety state designed to have people not think critically for themselves.
And that's how you make a UA-cam video 🤌