How To Align Craftsman 1 3 Horse Garage Door Sensors

My craftsman 1 2 hp model 139 53930dm 760 6699 has decided to go out of alignment.

How to align craftsman 1 3 horse garage door sensors.

The installation instructions for a craftsman door opener call for installing the sensors 6 inches above the floor and you can mount them to the floor the wall or the door track with the. Depending on the model the terminals are either on the back of the unit or behind the lens cover on the right side. Proper height for a garage door sensor is 4 to 6 inches 10 2 to 15 2 cm. Page 22 mounting and wiring the safety reversing figure 5 sensors wing nut slide a 1 4 20xl 2 carriage bolt head into the slot on each sensor.

The green lights don t seem to be flickering compared to when i move it out of alignment but the opener still thinks it s out of alignment. In this case you will set up the level aligned with one sensor then adjust the opposite sensor until the beam of your laser level is hitting the sensor. Install and align the brackets so the sensors will face each other door across the garage door with the beam no higher than 6 track 15 cm above the floor. Follow the wires from each sensor light to the terminals on the door opener.