Why Garage Door Springs Fail—and Why It Matters
Garage door springs are the muscle behind every lift and lower—doing the heavy lifting whether you have a sectional or one-piece door. They’re also the most dangerous part of your garage door system, holding extreme tension that can cause serious injury if they snap. Torsion springs, in particular, are the most common component to fail. Each time you open or close the door, the springs wind or unwind, gradually wearing down. The most stress—and risk—happens when your door is fully closed, with the springs fully wound and under maximum tension.
Never Attempt to Repair Your Broken Garage Door Springs On Your Own!
Although garage door torsion springs seem to be a minor part of your garage door system, the role they play in opening/closing your garage door is huge. There're two types of door springs used in the operation of a garage door: Extension Springs and Torsion Springs. Repairing any of them on your own is not an option you can go with. A broken garage door spring is like an active grenade because the garage door spring can cause great damage to the homeowner and any surrounding property. It's highly suggested that you hire a garage door expert to replace your broken springs
Just Because You Can Doesn't Mean You Should
Heavy metal springs that are twisted strongly are known as torsion springs. Working with torsion springs under tension can pose serious safety hazards, including flying metal if a winding cone or spring breaks, the risk of minor to severe cuts, falling garage doors, and malfunctioning garage door openers during replacement.
While it is possible for you to replace either type of garage door spring by yourself, it is not advised that torsion spring replacements be left to the garage door professionals. Some garage door spring manufacturers will not sell torsion springs to the general public due to the inherent dangers and liability of allowing someone without proper knowledge or tools to install garage door torsion springs or extension springs.
How Do You Know That Your
Garage Door Springs Need to be Replaced?
99 out of 100 garage door repair customers genuinely do not remember or most likely have never known how old their garage door springs are, so it's probably more reliable to look for some common signs that garage doors may fail soon. The garage door is out of balance or hard to use: It will probably start to lose some of its strength and tension before your torsion spring breaks.
Check to make sure both sides of your door appear level. Also, notice when the garage door seems harder to open or close. You see visible corrosion: If you can see that the garage door springs are corroded, you know that they've lost a lot of their initial strength.
Should You Operate Your Garage Door
With Broken Springs?
In the best cases, you will get your garage door repaired before you plan to open or close it. You may urgently need to get your car outside or access the garage in some cases. At the same time, you should exercise caution before opening residential garage doors with broken torsion springs.
Remember that the garage door is much more expensive than the torsion springs, so you will be prudent to invest in repairs to preserve the garage door. Also, garage doors can weigh from 130 to over 300 pounds. Unless you know how to handle that load, you're taking a serious safety risk.
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