The sensors should detect anything under the.
Garage door safety sensor height.
Safety standards regulate this height at 6 inches from the floor surface.
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I thought 4 6 inches up is the recommended height.
3 mount the new beam sender and receiver on opposite brackets and connect existing.
The current mounting height of these sensors could allow a small child to lay beneath them and still not break the beam.
Lower is easy to stand above with a foot on either side.
Periodic checks and adjustments.
The two positioning factors are sensor alignment and sensor placement height.
The sensors use two photo.
This is so that any small children or pets will not be hurt if they are in the way of the door.
Lying down on the garage floor under the closing door.
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Higher than that can miss many low lying objects including pets.
As a general rule garage door sensors should be mounted not more than six inches above the floor.
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Auto reverse sensors mounting height.
The sensors should be symmetrical in this height for the light beams to work properly.
Current standards require that safety eye sensors be mounted not more than 6 inches above the floor.
Press the bracket s clip onto the garage door s track near the ground.
The height of these auto reverse sensors on the garage doors was roughly 1 5 feet off the ground.
If your garage door sensors are outside of this range remove them entirely from the garage door frame and install leveled inside the safe zone.
Proper height for a garage door sensor is 4 to 6 inches 10 2 to 15 2 cm.
Install the brackets provided at the same height of the beams you have just removed.
If the sensors are installed above 6 inches above the floor they may not detect an individual.
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The sensor should be facing the.
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Slide the bracket along the track so that it is approximately 6 inches above the ground.
Consumer product safety commission.
The object under the door needs to break the sensor s infrared beam in order for the sensor to work.
Safety sensors include two mounted sections one on each side of the garage door opening.
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