Legacy Garage Door Sensor Blinking Red

Each of the garage door sensors has a small status light that stays on at all times on the transmitter side and turns on at the receiver side only if there s a clear path between them.

Legacy garage door sensor blinking red.

If they re turned on in both the sensors then there is no issue with the power supply. If both the red source and green sensor lights are on and not blinking then the door mechanism is working properly. Use a soft cloth and a glass cleaner that doesn t streak or a pre packaged lens cleaner designed for eyeglasses and camera lenses. If you find the lights turned off in one or both the sensors it indicates that there is a problem in power supply.

If this doesn t fix your problem then the problem is more than likely the safety reversing sensors. A common cause of a malfunctioning garage door sensor is lack of power supply. Red sensor lights are an issue because they should generally be green. Circuit board safety sensor green red.

Look for small led lights on the sensors. If just the red source led is out unplug the mechanism check the wiring and plug it back in. Raise the garage door using the control button on the garage wall or the remote control unit from a vehicle. Remote control keyless entry wall console.

You might also have a receiver with a light that instead of turning off changes color to red or starts blinking when the infrared beam is broken. Inspect each sensor to make sure the green or red power indicator lights are. Be careful not to scratch the lenses. Once you see the double flash press the control button on the remote control.

Order replacement parts for the overhead door legacy 800 garage door opener. When the infra red sensors are malfunctioning usually one of the sensor lights will be blinking. If your garage door opener is still blinking try realigning the safety reversing sensors. The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door.

A red sensor indicates a problem. And when they re blinking they re flashing a warning to the homeowner that something needs to be corrected. Check the garage door photo eye and try cleaning the lenses on both sides of the door. At that point a homeowner may want to try.

Once you push this button the light on the garage door opener will flash twice. If one or both of the lights are off check the fuses breakers and plugs for problems.