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Old 01-03-2017, 09:00 PM
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Thanks, HuggyBear5, my sensors are about 5 yrs old, and apparently have become too sensitive to daytime sunlight. I taped a cardboard shield on top of each sensor. It sticks out about 3 in. beyond the sensor front, and it worked. Turned out that it only needed it on one side. Thanks for the idea.
We have that problem also, but it is seasonal in that it only happens for several weeks this time of year. Our garage faces SW so the sensor on one side has the sun on it and we have to shade it to get the door to shut.
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