My Garage Door Sensor Is Yellow

Chamberlain liftmaster and sears craftsman garage door openers manufactured after 1997 will have an amber or yellow light on the sending safety sensor.

My garage door sensor is yellow.

The garage door sensor yellow light and the green light together create a solid illumination. The sending sensor is usually amber or red and the receiving sensor is usually green or yellow. Open garage door then look at the safety sensors. You ll need to first equip yourself with a wrench of some sort and a tape measure.

If they both have lights on then continue. Then take an object large enough to set between the 2 sensors and see what the sensors do one turns off. Look for small led lights on the sensors. The light on the sending sensor should always be on even if the sensors are not aligned properly.

Remember that the light on both sensors must be lit up solid they can be green amber or red. If you do not see a solid illumination or your garage door is not working the problem is most likely due to the sensors being out of line. Watch the sensors as the garage door operates. If they re turned on in both the sensors then there is no issue with the power supply.

I reprogrammed my genie opener after that was done the door i reprogrammed my genie opener after that was done the door will only go down by holding the wall button down until the door is completely down. If you find the lights turned off in one or both the sensors it indicates that there is a problem in power supply. So how do you fix this issue. Garage door sensor light is yellow not letting door shut.