Installing Genie Garage Door Opener Safety Sensors

1 push the safety sensor with attached carriage bolt.

Installing genie garage door opener safety sensors.

So if you upgraded your overhead door garage door opener to a genie opener then you are in luck. Hook the wires under the flat square and tighten. Step 1 unroll the low voltage wires on each side of the door from the sensor back toward the genie power head. Either wire to either terminal non polar.

These comes with the wall attachment already on. Using an invisible infrared beam across the opening of the door the genie garage door safety sensor detects any object passing through the led beam of light and automatically reverses the closing garage door keeping children and pets safe. Replace with the new genie garage door sensors. First attach the wires to the screws on the side of the sensor by gently loosening the screws.

Fasten to header and wall preferably with insulated staples. The convenient video features step by step directions for installing genie garage door opener models 2055 and 7055. The newest style genie garage door openers that have tube rails are made for easy diy installation. Allow for some slack at the source and sensor units and cut off any excess wire.

If this was not available and did not accept a gdo safety beam sensor it is trivial to control the opener with an arduino and end stop switch to let the arduino know that the garage door is in the down position and a relay to trigger the door open close. Wiring a sensor for a genie garage door opener is much like any other opener. At source and sensor route wires through bracket as shown and attach wires at terminals. Genies safe t beam system is designed to ensure maximum safety for your garage door opener operation.

You can use this video for other genie garage door openers that use the same tube rail that are belt or chain models as well.