Garage Door Not Closing When Sunny

If you are in a hurry and need to get your garage door closed right away stand in such a way that you cast a shadow over your garage door s beam sensor but of course don t block the beam itself just the sunlight that is shining on it and then press your remote control so that your door will close.

Garage door not closing when sunny. If the door starts down and reverses accompanied by the opener lights flashing and a clicking sound this indicates a safety eye sensor issue. When the sun hits my garage door sensors just right i can t close the door. The problem is the infrared safety sensors which sit at the base of the tracks that prevent the door from closing when there s something in the door opening can get somewhat blinded if there s too much sunlight. Is there any easy fix for this.

Depending on the brand. Posted by 3 years ago. First check the sensor lights. Cutout cardboard and secure it around the sensors purchase sun shields that attach to the sensors move the sensors into the garage and out of the sun switch sides the sides of the sensors.

If your garage door randomly doesn t close and the light blinks you may have a failing sensor. Garage doors operate as a system and several things could cause your door to not close in the morning but will close at night. I tried just a toilet paper roll but it doesn t work all the time. Garage door fix to allow it to close when the sun is hitting the electric eye which makes it so the eye will not allow the door to go down note.

At night or on overcast days the garage door opener works perfectly but on bright sunny days i d have to get out of my car and hold down the button the keypad to force the door to close.