This is an important safety feature and all doors installed after 1993 are legally required to have a photo eye sensor in addition to their other safety features.
Garage door laser not working.
More and more products are being produced at a faster rate and that leads to reduced quality.
We have observed brand new light bulbs that don t work right out of the box.
If the laser s beam is broken the garage door should reverse and sometimes the opener system will have an additional warning like flashing the garage light.
Look for small led lights on the sensors.
If the door does not close completely without hesitation.
Cycle the garage door through the opening and closing actions using the control on the garage wall or the remote unit from a vehicle.
The first is an obstruction in the path of the door and therefore in the path of the sensor.
These sensors keep your family and your car safe from the door so long as they are working properly.
If they re turned on in both the sensors then there is no issue with the power supply.
If your garage door opener light is not working the fix might be as simple as changing the light bulb.
A common cause of a malfunctioning garage door sensor is lack of power supply.