I can open the garage door with my remote but not close it.
One sensor on garage door is yellow.
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.
A common cause of a malfunctioning garage door sensor is lack of power supply.
Look for small led lights on the sensors.
One photo eye will have an amber led yellow and the other will have a green led.
Inspect each sensor to make sure the green or red power indicator lights are.
One of my garage door sensors is solid yellow and the other green.
Test the garage door by opening and closing the door a couple of times.
The new photo eyes are compatible with he old photo eyes.
Garage door sensor light is yellow not letting door shut.
Raise the garage door using the control button on the garage wall or the remote control unit from a vehicle.
Opener plug the opener back in to the electrical supply and check the sensors for proper.
For people who do not know the transmitter has the yellow light and the receiving sensor has the green light.
If you find the lights turned off in one or both the sensors it indicates that there is a problem in power supply.
New safety eye sensors should cost between 39 69 per pair.
Should be no need to reprogram anything on your garage door opener after replacing the.
Ask your own home improvement question.
When it is lit it is sending the beam across the garage door opening.
The garage door sensor yellow light and the green light together create a solid illumination.
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.
Garage door sensor light is yellow not letting door shut.
If they re turned on in both the sensors then there is no issue with the power supply.