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Safety sensor diagnosis · photo-eye alignment

How to Align Garage Door Safety Sensors

A practical walkthrough for checking brackets, lenses, indicator lights, wiring, and alignment when a garage door will not close.

  • 4:32 video
  • Professional field documentation
  • Published 2026-06-23

How do you align garage door safety sensors?

Clean both lenses, verify that the brackets are secure, and adjust the sensors until their indicator lights remain steady and both units point directly at each other. Then test the door’s closing and reversal behavior.

Checks shown in the video

Safety note: Never bypass, tape over, or defeat the photo-eye safety system. If the lights will not stabilize or wiring is damaged, stop and schedule professional service.

Why Valiant Documents The Procedure

Customers should be able to see what failed, understand the repair plan, review the completed work, and know how the system was tested. Valiant uses field photos, video, written findings, and completion notes to make the repair visible—not mysterious.

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