How To Install Garage Door Safety Eyes

Safety eyes are required for all garage door openers manufactured since january 1 1993 and the garage door opener will not work without the safety eyes attached and functioning properly.

How to install garage door safety eyes.

Slide this carriage bolt onto the new eye. We have customers who ask us to mount the safety eyes on top of the opener or in a manner that by passes the entrapment protection the safety eyes provide. Further the safety eye sensors should be no greater than 20 feet apart and should be positioned within. 6 inches of the path of the door.

If the photo eye senses an obstruction it stops the door from closing and potentially prevents damage or injury to a vehicle. The sensors should detect anything under the. Push the bracket s clip onto the garage door s. For instructions on how to install a new garage door opener see how to install a garage door opener.

The photo eye of an automatic opening garage door is a safety feature. If the door is closing and the beam between the eyes is interrupted the door will automatically reverse. Installing new eye 1. If the eyes aren t connected the door won t operate.

Place the eye and bolt configuration onto the bracket and hand tighten the wing nut onto the bolt to secure the eye. Slide the carriage bolt out of the old eye s rear holding area.