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Garage Door Sensor Alignment in Albuquerque, NM
Sensor alignment means adjusting the two photo-eye units at the base of your door tracks so their beams meet cleanly. When they're off, the door refuses to close or reverses mid-travel for no obvious reason. Most homeowners assume the opener is failing, but misaligned sensors cause the majority of these calls. Getting the beam angle right stops the frustration without replacing anything expensive.
Albuquerque Garage Door Repair Co provides garage door sensor alignment for homeowners across Albuquerque, NM. Call for a free inspection and a written quote before any work begins.
When to Call
When You Need Garage Door Sensor Alignment
- Door reverses immediately after a monsoon soaked the garage floor
- A kid's bike bumped a sensor bracket and now the door won't close
- You moved a storage shelf and accidentally kicked the sensor out of position
- Door closes fine with the wall button but not the remote from the driveway
How It Works
Our Process for Garage Door Sensor Alignment
- 1
Diagnose the signal
We check whether indicator lights on both sensors are solid, then test beam interruption to confirm misalignment is the actual problem.
- 2
Adjust and secure brackets
We reposition each sensor on its mounting bracket, angle the beam correctly, and tighten the hardware so it won't drift again.
- 3
Clean the lenses
Dust and spider webs on the lens face block the beam just as much as a bad angle. We wipe both units before testing.
- 4
Full travel test
We run the door through several open-and-close cycles, including a deliberate beam break, to confirm the reversal response is correct.
Albuquerque Context
Why this matters in Albuquerque
Albuquerque's high-desert wind pushes grit and debris into low-mounted sensor lenses constantly. Monsoon season also shifts settled garage floors enough to throw bracket angles off, so we see a spike in sensor calls every summer.
Straight Talk
About pricing & scope
If the sensor wiring is damaged or a sensor unit itself has failed, alignment alone won't fix it and we'll tell you that upfront. Scope depends on whether we're adjusting brackets, replacing wiring, or swapping out a dead sensor.
What This Fixes
Problems We See in Albuquerque
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