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13.11.09

As garage door openers made their way into American homes, laws were enacted to confirm the safety of those using them. For example, legislation was passed requiring all new garage door openers manufactured after 1992 to win added safety features. The law mandated that all garage door openers be manufactured and sold with an external protection system otherwise known as infrared sensors or photo eyes.

Garage door openers made last to 1993 came equipped with force-sensing safety systems that would only reverse the door after having made connection with the object in the doors path. These older models are safe and reliable if installed, tested and maintained suitably. However, the vast majority of these older units are not equipped with photo eyes, which trigger the garage door to stop before making conjunction and then reverse from closing when an obstruction is sensed in the opening, as opposed to the old system that only reversed after making contact with the obstacle, person, child or pet standing in the way.

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