My Garage Door Sensor Is Yellow

The sending sensor is usually amber or red and the receiving sensor is usually green or yellow.

My garage door sensor is yellow.

The light on the sending sensor should always be on even if the sensors are not aligned properly. Garage door sensor light is yellow not letting door shut. A common cause of a malfunctioning garage door sensor is lack of 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 they both have lights on then continue. Chamberlain liftmaster and sears craftsman garage door openers manufactured after 1997 will have an amber or yellow light on the sending safety sensor. Look for small led lights on the sensors. If they re turned on in both the sensors then there is no issue with the power supply.

Remember that the light on both sensors must be lit up solid they can be green amber or red. Open garage door then look at the safety sensors. Any flickering indicates alignment is needed. 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 you find the lights turned off in one or both the sensors it indicates that there is a problem in power supply. The garage door sensor yellow light and the green light together create a solid illumination. So how do you fix this issue. You ll need to first equip yourself with a wrench of some sort and a tape measure.