Signs the sensors or their wiring have failed
The usual symptoms are a door that refuses to close even though the opener motor runs, a door that reverses partway down, or one that stops short of the floor. The sensors are what tell the opener the path is clear. If that signal is lost, either through a dead sensor or a damaged wire, the opener treats it as an obstruction and backs off.
Yuma's long cooling season means the door gets cycled often, so a weak connection tends to show itself quickly.
How we find out which part is bad
We connect the sensors directly to the opener with a temporary wire, bypassing the existing run. If both sensor lights come on, the sensors are fine and the wire run is the problem. If they don't, the sensors are the problem. That one test tells us what to replace before we replace anything, so you aren't paying for parts that were working.
The repair
If the wire run is damaged, we replace it and match the opener's existing wiring configuration. If the sensors have failed, we replace them and connect them the same way. The tools for the job are a Phillips screwdriver and wire strippers, and it is a straightforward repair once the fault is pinned down.
What it costs
Sensor wiring replacement typically runs $100 to $200. We can give you that typical range on the phone, and we confirm the exact number once we've seen the job and know whether it's the wiring, the sensors, or both.
Our Process
On a typical job, the job breaks down like this:
- Restore power, align the sensors until their indicators show the normal steady condition, and secure the sensors in their brackets.
- With the door open, interrupt the sensor beam while the door is closing; confirm the door stops and reverses or refuses to close.
Typical Yuma Pricing
Read these as planning figures, and we'll go over what pushes a job toward either end.
$50–$100
$125–$275
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