Craftsman Garage Door Opener Safety Sensor Not Working

If you feel any kind of disturbance call an expert.

Craftsman garage door opener safety sensor not working.

Two types of accidental obstructions can cause the safety sensor to prevent a garage door from closing. Sears craftsman garage door openers have an important safety feature that prevents the door from closing when something or someone is in the way. For safety purposes do check the sensors of the garage doors are working correctly or not. If the sending sensor is not working properly the green light on the receiving sensor will remain off.

Garage door sensors are an essential part of your garage and any malfunction can impact your safety in a big way. Sometimes the sensor becomes faulty and needs to be replaced. Here are the two main exceptions to the rule. If your craftsman garage door opener fails to close the door properly you may need to disable the sensor light temporarily until you can replace the sensors.

The first is an obstruction in the path of the door and therefore in the path of the sensor. Inspect sensor wires for a disconnected or cut wire s. To troubleshoot this first check if any of the safety sensor wires have been disconnected behind your craftsman opener. If the diagnostic led on your craftsman garage door opener blinked two times then it means the safety sensor is disconnected from the garage door opener.

If you re in the ventura county or los angeles county area contact your garage door guys for an estimate. If you own a liftmaster chamberlain or craftsman garage door opener the same safety sensor will work on all three brands. All garage door openers use a sensor light to prevent the door from closing when an object is in its path. If the sending sensor with the amber led is not lit check the wire and connections for that sensor.

As we have established earlier garage door safety sensors are not universal and will only work with garage door openers of the same brand. If you re unable to resolve the problem you may need to contact a professional garage door service near you for help. Chamberlain liftmaster and craftsman openers have polarity wiring so you need to make sure to keep the black and white wires lined up properly for the safety sensors to work properly. Safety sensors are not installed connected or wires may be cut.