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How to adjust tension sensor on garage door.
How to adjust the safety sensors on a garage door.
A heavy garage door can lead to the motor head stopping and blinking.
Open the door fully to relieve the tension on the hinge springs at each side of the door opening.
To adjust your garage door s side mounted springs first open your door fully and secure it in place with a c clamp below the bottom roller.
Don t take them all the way out.
How to adjust a garage door opener reverse sensors.
Loosen the screws that mount each of your garage door sensors.
You ll find this in your home s breaker box.
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Turn off the power to your sensors by tripping the fuse for your garage.
Turn the adjustment screw on the limit clockwise if the door doesn t fully close.
Place a small piece of lumber or other hard object under the door while it is open.
Step 1 adjust the limit.
If either of these tests failed then your torsion spring s also known as tension springs or garage door springs are in need of adjustment or replacement.
To open the door completely adjust garage door opener by turning the limit counterclockwise.
Adjust the garage door opener mechanism.
On the garage door motor there will be two knobs or dials to adjust the opener and the reverse sensor.
In this video i show you how to realign your garage door sensors so that the garage door can function properly.
Slide each garage door sensor downward so it is as.