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Garage Door Springs
Torsion springs are designed to do the main lifting of weight for a garage door. A torsion shaft under the spring turns the lift drums, which wind cables attached to the door near the bottom and raises or lowers the garage door.
This system is generally mounted over the top of the overhead door. The potential force of the spring system is sufficient enough to cause harm or even death in extreme cases.
Generally due to the potential risk associated with the power of a spring system most manufacturers limit the distribution of repair parts to certified, skilled professionals.
Garage doors repair services are a licensed trade in many states and you should consult with a specialist before attempting any type of home spring repair.
Common Torsion Springs
The most common grade of torsion springs have an expected life of about 10,000 cycles. The hardened and tempered steel experiences tremendous forces each time the door opens or closes.
Overtime, these steel structures will fatigue and eventually break or crack.
The average life expectancy of garage spring systems
If you have a household with an average of two cars manually open and close the garage door a total of four times a day, life expectancy is estimated at around seven years.
Automatic door openers are generally used more frequently and spring replacement is even sooner.
In a worst case scenario with a top level door you can suddenly have a large weight falling down instantaneously.
Therefore with any type of potential spring problem, extreme caution must be taken and absolutely no one should be standing or walking under the door.
Standard Garage Door Spring System
On a standard residential garage door a torsion shaft with lift drums is mounted above the door.
The parts consist of bearings, cone rotators and drums. At the center is a bearing plate and generally on either side are the torsion springs.
In older garage doors it is possible there is only one larger spring.
In a standard residential garage door the torsion shaft is constrained by lift drums.
Springs are matched to the weight of the door. Ordering springs for replacement can be difficult due to the varying sizes of springs which can possible be used for replacement.
We recommend you check with the manufacturer of your garage door for proper instruction on spring repair or part replacement.
Torsion springs come a variety of standardized sizes.
The correct spring size is determined by factors such as the weight and height of the door.
It is important to know if the garage door was originally installed properly before basing any repair calculations on spring replacement. Improper prior installations can lead to wrong calculations
Spring pairs should be replaced together and it's best to ensure the parts have been properly maintained by a certified dealer. Faulty stored parts can lead to more costly repairs.
If replacing a broken garage door spring we highly recommend you take the opportunity to inspect other areas such as door hinges and tracks.
Generally at the spring repair stage other parts such as hinges, bearings, rollers, cables, or tracks could need attending to as well.
Checking additional items are essential for proper spring repair
Checking or resetting Drums
Checking the Lift cable
Checking Cable fail-safe redundancy
Proper Leveling the garage door
Upgrading spring lifetimes may be advised by a professional technician. Installing heavier springs than originally used during installation is common with older home construction.
AAA Overhead Door Inc. has trained, certified professional service technicians who can provide a Free phone quote for any garage door spring replacement issue.
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