Here s a breakdown of how to adjust garage door cables.
How to adjust the electron beam on garage doors.
The sending eye amber indicator light.
If the photo eye senses an obstruction it stops the door from closing and.
What a garage door cable does.
When the green indicator light glows steadily tighten the wing nut.
If the garage door is slightly out of adjustment it may be causing the overhead door to stop while on the way down and reverse.
Continue until the sensors are once again level.
The photo eye of an automatic opening garage door is a safety feature.
Check that the line of the string is level.
If the line of the string isn t level adjust 1 or both garage door sensors by sliding the mounting bracket upward.
You might be wondering what purpose does a garage door cable serve.
It s actually one of the most important safety mechanisms of your garage door.
How to adjust a photo eye on a garage door.
In this video i show you how to realign your garage door sensors so that the garage door can function properly.
The cable runs through the torsion springs literally doing the heavy lifting each time the door is raised.
Loosen the receiving eye wing nut and adjust sensor until it receives the sender s beam.