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A garage door photo eye is a device to allow an automatic garage door to function at a distance from the opener. This allows for the sensor in the opener, which is usually located on top of the garage, not be visible. This prevents unnecessary tripping hazards and interference with solar panels on your roof like many openers cause today.
It's just a simple gadget with two small mirrors strategically placed on the garage door, and one of these mirrors is mounted to the opener. The other mirror is mounted to the wall at an appropriate height to best view the sensor beyond it. Simply set your garage remote control, and when you want your garage door open you simply press an ""open"" button or set of buttons.
The opener will then look at the mirror on top of it, see that there is nothing in front of it, and open the gate. If either of those vision aids are not available, then for safety reasons and also to prevent interference with solar panels on your roof, other methods need to be employed.
Openers that do not have a garage door photo eye can have their sensors (see photo at left) in front of the gate and open the gate when they detect something in front of them, and are not blinded by another object behind them. These openers are more likely to be prone to tripping hazards, especially when dressed up but still functioning with a solar panel on the roof.
Many other openers today now use infrared technology to see beyond a wall or obstruction to determine obstruction. However, the infrared technology is only partially effective outside walls and obstructions, because different heat sources emit heat differently. The infrared sensors used on openers are not optimally effective without a garage door photo eye.
A garage door photo eye is an inexpensive, portable, easy to install and maintain device, which provides added safety and functionality with your garage door opener in case you are simply working outside or have other obstructions in your line of sight.
Some openers today have a sensor with a red light that tells the opener when there is no obstruction in front of them. The opener will then wait a few seconds, then assume there is something in front of it, and open the gate. This can cause interference with solar panels on your roof.
You can mount a garage door photo eye on your garage door or wall, or you may add a garage door photo eye to your existing opener.
You may also choose to separate your openers from solar panels. If you already have a system with solar panels, feel free to use that same system with separately controlled opening systems as well.
Another option for home owners is to use a remote control to open the garage door from inside their house, or from the backyard. This offers a degree of safety, gives them more flexibility and freedom in ensuring proper security, and prevents solar panels on your roof from being disrupted by unplanned garage openings.
In order to be most effective, the garage door photo eye is mounted immediately beside or in front of your garage door. It is typically mounted on a wall or ceiling beam, and is approximately three feet away from the garage door.