# LiftMaster code 1-2: the door won’t close because a sensor wire is shorted

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## The door won’t close because a sensor wire is shorted

Somewhere along the sensor wiring, two wires touch or are connected the wrong way round. A staple pinching the wire is a common cause.

**Check this first, then a pro.** Check the sensor wire wherever it is stapled or joined. Replace a damaged piece of wire, or have a pro do it.

From the maker’s manual:
- LiftMaster manual for models 8160W, 8160WB, 8164W, 8165W, 8365W-267, 8155W, PDF page 43: https://cgi.widen.net/content/48v3oqprah/original/114-5713-000.pdf
- LiftMaster manual for models 8587W, 8587WL, PDF page 36: https://cgi.widen.net/content/6mgkh9ncqr/original/114-5802-000.pdf
- LiftMaster manual for model 8360W, PDF page 38: https://cgi.widen.net/content/fagrnphm67/original/114a4914.pdf
- LiftMaster manual for models 8500WMC, 8500WMC-267, PDF page 32: https://cgi.widen.net/content/jwcqmmesfs/original/114-5706-000.pdf
- LiftMaster manual for models 87504-267, 84504R, 84505R, 87802, 84602, PDF page 44: https://cgi.widen.net/content/p6wp8jmdwr/original/114-5898-000.pdf

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