They are supposed to be that way.
One garage door sensor is green the other is yellow.
Could this be part of the problem.
The garage door sensor yellow light and the green light together create a solid illumination.
One photo eye will have an amber led yellow and the other will have a green led.
Sears craftsman garage door openers have an important safety feature that prevents the door from closing when something or someone is in the way.
The safety sensors are located at the door with one on each side facing each other.
So how do you fix this issue.
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.
Does it operate from the wall station and not the remotes.
When it is lit it is sending the beam across the garage door opening.
If so how do i correct it.
The good news is a yellow light is your garage door sensor s descending line.
The light means your sensor is transmitting infrared beams to the receiving sensor otherwise known as your green light.
I can open the garage door with my remote but not close it.
A common cause of a malfunctioning garage door sensor is lack of power supply.
The sensors do not matter here.
Fixing garage door sensors on an automatic garage door opener.
Before we get on the opener unhook it from the door.
Run it up and down by hand to see if it runs well and is well balanced.
Noticed one door sensor light is yellow and the other green.
Normally each should have its own indicator light.
If one is amber and one green.
You ll need to first equip yourself with a wrench of some sort and a tape measure.
Also i have to hold the button on the wall down to close it read more.
This video is not intended to fix all of the problems with the garage door sensors just to d.
If so re hook it back up.
One of my garage door sensors is solid yellow and the other green.
Make sure the door is hooked up to the opener.
If not fix this first.
The transmitting photo eye has the yellow led and it should always be lit.
Therefore this yellow light should always be glowing.
If they re turned on in both the sensors then there is no issue with the power supply.
If you find the lights turned off in one or both the sensors it indicates that there is a problem in power supply.
The safety sensors may be dirty.
So there s no need to panic if you see the yellow light.
The one on the receiving sensor is green and.
Look for small led lights on the sensors.