Genie Garage Door Sensor Bypass

The genie pro screw drive garage door opener has a transmitting led on on end of the door and a reciever on the other.

Genie garage door sensor bypass. The safest way to bypass a garage door sensor is to disconnect the garage door from the opener. We hope you find this comprehensive guide on how to bypass the garage door sensors helpful. Pulling down on the cord disengages the door trolley from the opener carriage. Step 2 pull the emergency release cord to disconnect the garage door from the opener.

If anything is blocking the light the door won t close. To disable your garage door sensor first make sure your garage door is closed or propped up with 2 by 4s just in case it comes crashing down when it s put into manual mode. The photo eye sensor for a garage door opener is typically placed approximately two inches off of the ground. Once your garage door is secure pull down on the manual release cord which should be red and located next to the garage door motor.

The emergency release cord attaches to a spring lock on the door trolley. Sunlight seems to kill the reception and even if it s lined up it won t recieve the signal and it won t close. It s very easy to bypass garage door sensors just follow these simple steps. If one of the photo eye sensors are malfunctioning it will begin to blink rapidly.