Photoelectric Sensor Issues

Megann

Has anyone found a solution to photoelectric gate sensors that seem to not work when the temperature is below zero?

jimbo1956

If your issue is truly a temperature issue -this may not be of any help. The most common problem I see with ours is the plastic case that that the sensors are in tend to get cloudy over time. I do take ours apart occasionally and clean them -but there comes a point where the plastic is just too cloudy for them to work correctly-similar to what you see on car headlights. I find that usually in this case it's not the sensor that is actually failing but just the distortion in the cover.

themage

There are some photoelectric sensors with built in heaters that might work better in the cold (https://www.liftmaster.com/lmrrul-photo-eye/p/LMRRUL). Probably could isolate the sensor from any metal poles with plastic or neoprene washers and build an enclosure around it with foam board insulation or something.

We mostly have issues with the reflectors icing over.

GM_SJ_BSS

Megann we have an issue with our sensors during certain times of the year.  For us its condensation built up, we have to wipe them off, we started using rain x, that seem to help for us.