Yellow Light on Garage Door Sensor | Quick and Easy Fix!

[@Buckmagick-card-of-the-day]

I agree with the last comment. I played around with the sensor light that was yellow to no change. It’s cleaner now than I’ve ever seen it but my problem was something to do with the remote. I gently cleaned off the inside of the remote, and then it started working again. One of the sensor lights remained yellow as it started to work again.

[@reginacovington3242]

This really helped. I didn’t know what was wrong with my garage door until I watched this video. I had a broom blocking the sensor 😂 Thank you for this video!

[@GoodHomeAutomation]

Fantastic!

[@TheProphet-gc1pt]

Thanks Bro just fixed my garage door following your instruction. My wife was happy and got lucky because now I'm smart:) I'll give you credit but can't tell her yet:) A couple more lucky episodes then I'll let her in on it:) Thanks, man..

[@RaeofLight4Christ]

Great video. I was able to get my garage door back working! Thank you 🙏🏾

[@GoodHomeAutomation]

Thank you!

[@adolfohitler707]

I love American people ❤. You're the best ! Thank you.

[@asisoyou5323]

It seems the loose wiring might be the trick with mine, although I did need to clean the light sensor. Thanks! The door is closed now someone else will need to troubleshoot any further problems. 😅 ...I wish! Thanks for your help!

[@rogermoore8977]

Good advice. My track was loose and flexed which caused my sensors to misalign at the half way point and the door to go back up.

[@tarickoconnor1526]

Thank you for sharing this information ! It really helped. My sensors weren’t aligned properly

[@bigdog8008]

This entire video should be taken down and rewritten. He is completely off the mark about this applying to all brands and as far as a yellow light being a problem. My Chamberlain emitter is NORMALLY yellow and receiver is NORMALLY green. A yellow indicator is NOT an issue and has people needlessly changing door sensors in a effort to get rid of a yellow indicator!

[@justinkachappilly5745]

You saved my $150. Thank you.

[@twisteetreatofi-drive7361]

Thank you so Much!! Your video really helped. I was able to fix the garage door issue in a minute upon watching it.🙏

[@GoodHomeAutomation]

That's great! You're welcome!

[@gyalg0d07]

Worked like a charm, thanks!!!

[@narapaula239]

It worked!! Thank you so much for your video!

[@dannyc2673]

YOU JUST SAVE ME SOME MONEY THANK YOU YOUR VIDEO IS THE BEST I GOT ON THIS YEAR😊

[@GoodHomeAutomation]

That's great to hear!

[@I_give_I_give]

Mine are mounted 3 inches apart on TOP of the garage door mechanism. They are aimed directly at each other, 3 inches apart. There's no way they can be out of alignment. I'll check the wires this weekend. I have lots of possums and raccoons in my garage, in the rafters. they have parties up there.

[@watchembleed8122]

also, check the bottom of your garage door as it's going down. I had a leaf caught in a cobweb that kept triggering my sensor 😅

[@IAMROMETV]

Thank you, fixed my garage 🎉

[@anonymoususer4356]

Explained really well!

[@edstubenow]

1 light is green other is yellow but the garage door still goes up and down but the yellow light is killing me any ideas beside what u already said clean lenses ?

[@arthurjohnston918]

Both the yellow and green lights should be steady on. If the sensors are not aligned properly, the green light will blink or be off entirely. The yellow light never blinks.

[@RimfireAddicted70]

No no no! A yellow light on one side is correct and normal. One side will be green the other yellow or red depending on brand. A yellow light does NOT mean malfunction or miss alignment. A blinking light means alignment issue or wiring issue. Aligning the sensors will not change the light's color please correct your info!

[@thekbops]

So can you tell us the correct way to fix it bro

[@alexnelson09]

You just saved me a lot of time. Walked out to go to work and the garage door wouldn’t close with my clicker. Saw one green light, one yellow light, assumed it was misaligned or wiring went bad. Saw your comment immediately and realized it was the clicker!

[@bigdog8008]

@@thekbops Original presenter said this works with any opener - Liftmaster, Chamberlain or Genie. That is incorrect. With a yellow light on a current Chamberlains - there is no fix, it isn't broken. The emitter (sending unit) has an amber LED that is always lit, the receiver (receiving sensor) has a green LED. If the light beam is interrupted, the receiver will start blinking. This interruption can be an object or dirty/misaligned emitters/receivers.

[@deem4735]

Sensors work, but there no power to garage door, any suggestions?

[@bigdog8008]

@@deem4735 So how do the sensors work if there is no power to the garage door opener? The sensors get their power from the garage door opener.

[@debbiecollier695]

Thank you for this information I was able to fix. You Rock 💪👍

[@judywilner8882]

Thank you very helpful video. I'll go out and check it.

[@chrissy4843]

Good advice, Thanks

[@chloegrundy]

Thank you!!!

[@GoodHomeAutomation]

Welcome!

[@mfstr]

Question, about 6 months ago I had a motion light installed outside of my garage, 2 times in the past month I woke up in the middle of the night the light was on, and the garage door was open. I close the door and the motion light outside the door goes out. The light is mounted above the garage door on center, outside. Can the motion light somehow trigger the garage door to open??

[@danitgbtg9708]

Super helpful thank you

[@GoodHomeAutomation]

You're welcome!

[@dennispetrovic8466]

excellent

[@fredziffle5219]

Clean the sensor lens & make sure both sensors are aligned

[@kekeli6496]

i think my problem is with alignment, but why is one side green and the other side yellow, would it be like this if they aren't aligned?

[@fredsmith6324]

1 yellow, 1 green is normal and corect. yellow sends, green receives. google it.

[@fitzwater504]

I’ve a Legacy garage door opener. It opens fine. But, when trying to go back down to close it. It gets all the way to the very bottom almost about 1’ left & then starts to go back up. I believe it has something to do with sensors being off? But, looking at how the light is red” on one side & green on the other the sensors both seem to be aligned fine. No blinking. Could this be a adjustment issue or spring? I had to recently changed the capacitor do to it smelling like electrical smoke & sounding like it was frying. I’m lost at this point now as what to do next?

[@theinfinityshield]

The issue is these garage door sensors are so outdated in their technology. Take a look at a sensor that can solve the sun issue, alignment issue, coverage issue and also help guide your car in the garage! Let me know if you want to give this a try?

[@DAlilbigman]

Does each sensor have a display light or only one? If I have a green light on one sensor does that mean they are working? I don’t see a light on the other one

[@daisyagui3890]

Thank you problem solved

[@percyfaith11]

Presently my receive sensor led light does not go dark if I block the lens and does not stop the door from closing. Is this a bad sensor?

[@robsullivan85]

I have solid lights on both, cleaned them and they are aligned. My door still closes to about a foot to the ground than stops and comes back up. What else could it be

[@justinyang206]

Is this yellow light could Lead to the garage door open by itself problem?

[@aperson1181]

so my sensors are okay, but suddenly, the craftsman garage door opener stopped operating, and the yellow led is slowly blinking, why suggestions? It seems like the control unit that is attached to the wall is not responding, for some reason. Only lights get turned on when you cross the sensor path.

[@TheEsportLoungePodcast]

I have one green and one red.. Still don't open but red one flashes if its interfering it but its solid red when nothing does.

[@mjung8148]

I cannot close it unless to hold all the way. There is no light both sensors. How can I do? Nothing between both sensor i checked. Just 2 yrs.

[@kevinragsdale6256]

Why would 1 light on one side be yellow, and the other side be green?

[@bigdog8008]

Yellow = Emitter or "sender", Green = receiver. This is normal.

[@NSXLA]

One of the sensor light is suppose to be yellow the other would be green.

[@mattyp3860]

This dam garage door got me so pissed Phuuuuk

[@drah9955]

Right … When it works, life is great

[@MrCorioliseffect]

How much power to the sensors is sufficient power?

[@stephaniehenry5617]

I'm getting an error although my light is solid green and solid yellow its telling me it's misaligned. Normally when the light is blinking green is out of alignment but it's solid and I'm still getting the error code normally I can fix it by adjusting but this time the light is solid green and it's still not closing

[@rodalm1694]

15 years and a Loose wire in the opener, thankyou

[@barbmartincic9878]

SO I TRIED CLEANING THE SENSOR'S AND I TRIED TO ALIGN IT, BUT IT WONT CHANGE TO GREEN

[@GoodHomeAutomation]

Is the garage door malfunctioning still?

[@drah9955]

One sensor is green, the other is orange/amber

[@amedeo1993]

only one Needs to be green other should be yellow

[@sangamghabring]

One light on left is a solid green light & other side is yellow solid light..!! Garage door opens fine but won’t close, it starts to close but then goes up, light blinks ten times and stops. I override using my wall controller to close the door. Can you suggest what’s going on?? Thankx appreciate much..!!

[@hryou1]

Having the same issue. :( any luck?

[@sangamghabring]

@@hryou1 Nope, I was hoping this KZbinr would reply but no response..!!!

[@b9217s]

Contacted Chamberlain customer service: Hmm. Not sure why its doing this with the app and not remote as this typically is due to a sensor issue. Lets try resetting the sensor To reset: 1. Remove the wingnut holding the sensor with the green LED 2. Point the sensor to the floor for about 10 seconds (LED will go out) 3. After 10 seconds bring the sensor back into the bracket getting the LED to go back solid then re-install the wingnut 4. Try closing the door from your remote (not the wired wall button) and see if the door now closes or still reverses back open with the light bulbs flashing

[@GoodHomeAutomation]

I have not seen this issue before, please let me know if you were able to fix it and I can update the article and video

[@oldenyz3148]

​@@b9217s yellow light won't go out

[@jkrayi]

In my case one censor is green and other yellow, what does that mean?

[@Blippity_Bloop64]

This video is incorrect. On some units, a steady yellow (not blinking) on one side indicates that side is working correctly.

[@BeLikeWater369]

Sensor was misaligned thank you

[@Blippity_Bloop64]

Oh my goodness, dude. You really need to put some sort of a disclaimer/update out here. There are a number of sensors for which a steady yellow light is not an indication of misalignment. A number of posts out here suggest people are thinking otherwise and spending a lot of time trying to get that yellow light to turn green and it just isn't going to happen.

[@GoodMemoriesToRemeber]

everything wok ok, but one green and one yellow led, what is that mean

[@docstockton5564]

It's NOT a lug nut, it's a Wing Nut.

[@chappie505ec]

Dude when does light change back to green?

[@Blippity_Bloop64]

If one side is a steady yellow, it doesn't change. This video is way off base on that. The emitter side always stays yellow.

[@david-kk5ek]

Omg just get to the point

[@17bossy]

😂😂😂😂

[@danielleyvonne9089]

So should they both be green???

[@bstar777777]

I have one sensor green and the other yellow. No matter what I do I can't get the yellow one to go green. After messing with it, the door just started closing properly, but it's still lit up yellow, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@drah9955]

@@bstar777777… One is green, the other is yellow/amber/orange … Colors don’t change unless you’re being funny

[@fredsmith6324]

1 solid yellow, 1 solid green is normal and correct. Yellow sends the signal, green receives it. google it.

[@BLACKBEARNORTH]

I have 2 doors. 1) On both doors one sensor is yellow the other is green. 2) I took the sensors off and cleaned them thoroughly. 3) Placed them back and still having the same issuses. The garage door will not stay shut. It atemps to close but will not. One sensor remains green the other yellow. Anyone else having this issue?

[@Brockton153]

no

[@theinfinityshield]

Hi do you want to try our product? Addresses the sensor problems, light, lack of coverage, alignment all technology limited with the current sensors

[@datbio7302]

thanks. there is yellow light in the sensor ...

[@amedeo1993]

i thought One had to be Green and One had to be Yellow??

[@surplussean3364]

I have the liftmaster 8500w opener and these sensors go bad about every 5 months to a year. The garage door techs don't understand why

[@Femalegold4294]

Could this be the problem for the remotes not working as well.

[@Femalegold4294]

My batteries work in the remotes

[@GoodHomeAutomation]

@@Femalegold4294 You should have a wall-mounted button that is connected directly to a power supply. If you do, use that instead of the remote.

[@Femalegold4294]

@@GoodHomeAutomation I’m until I can get the remotes fixed. I tried do as you stated in the video it didn’t work.

[@princessmaeskitchen]

Too much talking .... Your title should be HOW TO FIX GARAGE PROBLEMS and not just the yellow light .. !!

[@WATCHMEGOBROKE]

Unfortunately none of this worked for me..my sensor is still yellow on one side..i think i need a new sensor

[@whatsgoingon6313]

Did you replace yellow light sensor ? Did it work ?

[@WATCHMEGOBROKE]

@What’s Going on no I haven't replaced it yet

[@WATCHMEGOBROKE]

@Rudyard no shit really? That's funny AF.. I've tried adjusting mine and I still can't get it to work properly I guess I'm gonna have to change them..is there a way to reset them?

[@drah9955]

@@bbrad628… I don’t know about main sensor … The amber/orange is the sender, the green is the receiver … There’s a steady beam between the two … Put an object on either sensor, beam is broken & door will not close

[@drah9955]

@@WATCHMEGOBROKE… Check to see, no wires are being touched when door is closing … Get a pad for your knees & make sure sensor wires are out of the way

[@Paint-brigade1776]

ITS A WING NUT NOT A LUG NUT MS. ROOKIE

[@roberts3903]

Goodness, just GET TO THE POINT

[@J.Sanity]

This is WRONG One sensor IS yellow (sender) and one is green (receiver) they are always on. if there is no green then it cannot see the yellow ... re align them and when it sees th yellow light it will turn green and you know they are aligned ... If they arent on (both green and yellow )the door will not work if there is no yellow light then there is no voltage to the sensor! There really isnt any guessing it is either one or the other!

[@almamay949]

dude you talk way to much get to the point how to fix it seriously blah blah blah