What goes up must come down...?

So today I delivered to a regular customer, she orders a face cord at a time and when she isn't home she provides a garage code. I stack the wood in a rack she has in the garage, close the door when I leave, and text her to let her know it's all wrapped up. But today the door would not go down! Seems the eye was the issue. Never considered the problem of being able to get into a customer's garage and then not be able to secure it again! Anybody have similar stories?

 

I have one door that at late afternoon refuses to stay closed gets almost there and then reverses -sun into photo eye, even have a shade tube on it, reset it many times . it is very sensitive to any pressure on the down stroke as well. at this point it is mute because the plastic drive gear shattered due to-30 F cold. Both of my openers are over 20 years old so likely will replace when things warm up. dosen't take much for the eyes to get out of alignment and then cause closing problems on any of them.

 

I have had to pull the little rope that unlocks the lift traveller from the door and close the door manually. All chain drives.
I've also had no power and had to do the same.
Course, now with the door disconnected from the drive anyone could come along and open it. It could be manually locked from inside, but the next person would have to know the door is manually locked. Plus sometimes the garage door is the only way out without going into the house.

 

I've seen the eyes mounted on the header about 2 feet apart. The door works much better that way.

 

That is sheer genius

 

Can't say it's my idea but most every garage door I was around as a kid was set up like this. I'm just surprised I don't see more. Actually I almost never see it now that the world is all safety this and safety that. It's like they're trying to create more stupid, unaware people. Seams survival of the fittest is no longer a thing.

 

My garage door “eyes” are just above the floor and always getting bumped or covered with cobwebs and leaves and grass clippings. You can bet your favorite chainsaw that they’s gonna get relocated once the weather warms up. Don’t know why I never thought of this. Never seen one set up like that before.