Garage Door Will Not Close Due To Sunlight

The sensors only work when the door is in the process of closing.

Garage door will not close due to sunlight.

Nowadays for safety reasons most garage doors have them. First check the sensor lights. 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. We do not have this issue in the winter months even when it is in direct.

It was worse for me because my garage door faces south and gets a lot of direct sunlight throughout the day. 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. Here was one way a homeowner dealt with issues with the sun he moved the sensor on the rail to the end of the track. Many years ago sensors weren t common.

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. Direct sunlight creates interference with the sensors and may keep them from working properly. We purchased a garage door with keypad from sears and have noticed that when the door itself is in the direct sunlight late morning all the way until late afternoon you have to hold down the button on either the keypad or the button inside the garage by the door to the house until the garage door is all the way down or else it will act like there is something in the way and start to close but then go back up. 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.

Clutter or obstructions that block the sensor are the first problems to look for if your door won t close or in extreme cases open at all.