Make sure the door is hooked up to the opener.
Garage door sensor yellow not green.
I can open the garage door with my remote but not close it.
If so how do i correct it.
Does it operate from the wall station and not the remotes.
Nothing is blocking it and i ve cleaned and tried to realign the sensors.
Here s how to tell if garage door sensor is bad 5 things to check.
If your garage door isn t closing you may have a malfunctioning door sensor.
How garage door sensors work and the color the lights should be.
The garage door sensor yellow light and the green light together create a solid illumination.
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I have a green light on one and yellow on the other liftmaster professional garage door opener.
My garage door opener will not go up or down.
This light should always be on unless it is not getting power.
Garage door sensors work using an infrared beam of light.
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.
If the sending sensor is not working properly the green light on the receiving sensor will remain off.
Genie garage door openers have a green light on the sending sensor.
Also i have to hold the button on the wall down to close it read more.
It only comes on when the sending sensor is making the proper connection.
They are supposed to be that way.
Could this be part of the problem.
Door will close to about 1 foot remaining and then reverse as if obstructed.
If it does the sensors are okay and there s a fault with the wiring somewhere.
If one or both of the green red and yellow orange lights do not turn on replace the safety eyes.
One of my garage door sensors is solid yellow and the other green.
Noticed one door sensor light is yellow and the other green.
Lights are correct but still reverses when almost closed.
Liftmaster sending sensor is yellow and receiver light is green.
How do they work.
We ll also highlight the significance of hiring a professional to fix the issue.
Before we get on the opener unhook it from the door.
If not fix this first.
However if both lights do turn on operate the garage door with its automatic opener as normal to ensure that the door closes as it should.
Run it up and down by hand to see if it runs well and is well balanced.