How To Install Garage Door Safety Eyes

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.

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. Place the eye and bolt configuration onto the bracket and hand tighten the wing nut onto the bolt to secure the eye. The photo eye of an automatic opening garage door is a safety feature. The sensors should detect anything under the.

6 inches of the path of the door. Securely mounted hardware and rails. Installing new eye 1. If the door is closing and the beam between the eyes is interrupted the door will automatically reverse.

Slide the carriage bolt out of the old eye s rear holding area. If the eyes aren t connected the door won t operate. Push the bracket s clip onto the garage door s. If the photo eye senses an obstruction it stops the door from closing and potentially prevents damage or injury to a vehicle.

For instructions on how to install a new garage door opener see how to install a garage door opener. Slide this carriage bolt onto the new eye.