Securely mounted hardware and rails.
How to install garage door safety eyes.
Closing door and the door should reverse and return to the fully open position.
For instructions on how to install a new garage door opener see how to install a garage door opener.
Place the eye and bolt configuration onto the bracket and hand tighten the wing nut onto the bolt to secure the eye.
The sensors should detect anything under the.
6 inches of the path of the door.
Installing new eye 1.
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.
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.
Further the safety eye sensors should be no greater than 20 feet apart and should be positioned within.
Push the bracket s clip onto the garage door s.
Slide the carriage bolt out of the old eye s rear holding area.
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.
If the eyes aren t connected the door won t operate.