How To Adjust Craftsman Garage Door Sensors

Loosen the screws that mount each of your garage door sensors.

How to adjust craftsman garage door sensors.

Adjust the garage door opener mechanism. Don t take them all the way out. Loosen the receiving eye wing nut and adjust sensor until it receives the sender s beam. When the green indicator light glows steadily tighten the wing nut.

As the years pass by the springs that work the door weaken and the amount of pressure required by the motor might need to be increased. If you look at the sensor on the right light lens you should find the force adjustment switch just under the light. If it is a single garage door sensor it will probably be set on one. Turn off the power to your sensors by tripping the fuse for your garage.

On the garage door motor there will be two knobs or dials to adjust the opener and the reverse sensor. The sending eye amber indicator light. Place a small piece of lumber or other hard object under the door while it is open. Slide each garage door sensor downward so it is as.