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