How to Shut a Garage Door when the Sun Is Shining on the Electronic Eyes

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Use the inside tube from an empty roll of toilet paper

   You may have to experiment with several size tubes until you find one that fits snug enough so it won't fall off.
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   Step 2: holiday wrapping paper

   Remember, if it's too long you can always cut it shorter.
   
   Once you cut it, you can't make it longer. ,,, If it isn't, it could get in the way of the electronic beam and prevent the garage door from closing because the cardboard tube is breaking the beam. ,
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   Step 3: plastic wrap

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   Step 4: or any cardboard tube that is large enough in diameter and flexible enough so you can bend it to the shape of the electric eye.

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   Step 5: Cut the tube to be at least 2–4 inches (5.1–10.2 cm) long.

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   Step 6: Squeeze the tube so it makes an oval shape instead of it's normal round shape and slip it over the body of the electric eye unit so it extends about 2–3 inches (5.1–7.6 cm) past the end of the electric eye.

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   Step 7: Put a tube on the electric eye on each side of the garage door (one side for mornings

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   Step 8: the other side for evenings)

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   Step 9: Make sure the tube is extending straight out from the electric eye.

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    Step 10: Once you've determined the proper length of tube to block the sun from the electric eye you may want to go to a hardware store and invest in some plastic or rubber tubing that would be more durable and weatherproof for those rainy or snowy days.

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