Garage Door Opener Sensor Light Not On

If the wiring is fine and your garage door opener is still not working then the problem may be that one of the sensors has simply failed.

Garage door opener sensor light not on.

Replace the opener sensors following the manufacturer. The light will flash two times. Look for small led lights on the sensors. Raise the garage door using the control button on the garage wall or the remote control unit from a vehicle.

If your door control has a lock button it may have been turned on. Replacing the safety sensors is not a complicated job and is somewhat easy. This video is not intended to fix all of the problems with the garage door sensors just to d. When the lock button is on the garage door opener will work from the door control but the remote controls are locked out.

Press the lock button to turn this feature off. The circuit board on your garage door opener will have to be replaced if you want your light to function properly. Fixing garage door sensors on an automatic garage door opener. If you find the lights turned off in one or both the sensors it indicates that there is a problem in power supply.

If they re turned on in both the sensors then there is no issue with the power supply. If you do not hear a click coming from the motor housing then the relay on the circuit board is bad. Inspect each sensor to make sure the green or red power indicator lights are. A common cause of a malfunctioning garage door sensor is lack of power supply.

Remove the old safety eyes noting how they connect to the back of the operator mounted on. Some homeowners will continue using their garage door opener without a light due to the high cost of circuit board replacement.