Garage Door Infared Sensor Wiring

This video will help you in wiring up your safety sensors if you have p.

Garage door infared sensor wiring.

Cross and twist the wires where they meet and run the wires in the channels to the motor. Wiring a sensor for a genie garage door opener is much like any other opener. How to install safety sensors correctly. The sensor emits an infrared beam that when broken causes the opener to stop closing the door and reverses the movement back to the open position.

Run the safety sensor wiring by running the bell wires from both of the sensors located on each side of the door about 4 inches above the ground to the rail at the door header. Use the stepladder to inspect the wires near the upper part of a wall and at the. Staple them in place. Inspect the double strand insulated low voltage wires from each sensor to the back of the garage door opener.

However genie uses clips to secure the wires to the opener rail rather than stapling the wires to the ceiling. Watch this video to see how the pro s do it.