Genie Garage Door Sensor Bypass

The genie pro screw drive garage door opener has a transmitting led on on end of the door and a reciever on the other.

Genie garage door sensor bypass.

Final takeaway bypass garage door sensors. Sunlight seems to kill the reception and even if it s lined up it won t recieve the signal and it won t close. If one of the photo eye sensors are malfunctioning it will begin to blink rapidly. The emergency release cord attaches to a spring lock on the door trolley.

It s very easy to bypass garage door sensors just follow these simple steps. Once your garage door is secure pull down on the manual release cord which should be red and located next to the garage door motor. To disable your garage door sensor first make sure your garage door is closed or propped up with 2 by 4s just in case it comes crashing down when it s put into manual mode. The safest way to bypass a garage door sensor is to disconnect the garage door from the opener.

If anything is blocking the light the door won t close. Pulling down on the cord disengages the door trolley from the opener carriage. Since most photo eye sensors are placed at that two inch height most people know you can simply step high above the infrared light to bypass the system. Step 2 pull the emergency release cord to disconnect the garage door from the opener.