Garage Door Not Closing When Sunny

First check the sensor lights.

Garage door not closing when sunny.

At night or on overcast days the garage door opener works perfectly but on bright sunny days i d have to get out of my car and hold down the button the keypad to force the door to close. Posted by 3 years ago. Depending on the brand. I tried just a toilet paper roll but it doesn t work all the time.

Clutter or obstructions that block the sensor are the first problems to look for if your door won t close or in extreme cases open at all. Is there any easy fix for this. When the sun hits my garage door sensors just right i can t close the door. The problem is the infrared safety sensors which sit at the base of the tracks that prevent the door from closing when there s something in the door opening can get somewhat blinded if there s too much sunlight.

Garage door s not closing on a sunny day. Cutout cardboard and secure it around the sensors purchase sun shields that attach to the sensors move the sensors into the garage and out of the sun switch sides the sides of the sensors. Garage door fix to allow it to close when the sun is hitting the electric eye which makes it so the eye will not allow the door to go down note. If you are in a hurry and need to get your garage door closed right away stand in such a way that you cast a shadow over your garage door s beam sensor but of course don t block the beam itself just the sunlight that is shining on it and then press your remote control so that your door will close.

Garage doors operate as a system and several things could cause your door to not close in the morning but will close at night.