Advantages of garage door sensors safety comes first.
Garage door opener safety sensor sun shields.
Install sensor sun shields to stop bright sunlight from interfering with your garage door opener sensors which can prevent the garage door from closing.
How a garage door sensor works.
Liftmaster chamberlain sears craftsman and chamberlain brand garage door opener safety sensor sun shields.
These cardboard safety sensor sun shields are used to prevent sunlight from shining into sensor causing accidental reversal of garage door.
This garage door sensor sun shield covers the sides of each liftmaster garage door safety sensor.
As the garage doors are massively risky installing a garage door sensor becomes essential.
This video shows how to fold the cardboard shield around each sensor and re align the sensors.
Check the manual for your specific model number before ordering to ensure compatibility.
Doityourself has a wonderful explanation.
When the device detects any person or object in the path of a closing garage door it signals the motor to stop the downward action and switch the motion into reverse to stop the obstacle being crushed.
It may be that your safety sensor is being blinded by the light of the sun.
With the 41b873 liftmaster sun shield from garage door supply company you can stop sunlight from interfering with the infrared sensor beam on your liftmaster garage door opener safety sensors.
Only compatible with 41a5266 1 safety sensor brackets.
It s better to be safe rather than taking a massive risk.
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If your garage door faces south and the door will not go down.
If you have kids or pets in the house you can not have an eye on them every time.
041b0873 is a safety sensor sun blocker kit.
It s also compatible with chamberlain and sears.
Knowing how a garage door sensor works allows a homeowner to be watchful for what might affect it.
Your convenience matters.
This replacement kit is used to shield sunlight and prevent accidental reversal of garage door from sunlight shinning directly into the safety reversing sensors.