The tension that helps a garage door open and close smoothly is provided by your garage door springs. There are two different types of springs used for this purpose on overhead garage doors. The most common type are coil springs. These are mounted, one on each side, along the rails of your garage door. The second type is a torsion spring. This type of spring is mounted above the overhead door opening of your garage door.
Over time, these springs can weaken and even break. Because of the amount of tension on these springs and their size, they can be extremely dangerous to individuals and property, if and when they break. Garage door repair professionals have been trained on the safe removal and installation of these springs. For safety reasons, a homeowner should not attempt to repair of replace garage door springs themselves. This is especially true of the torsion springs.
If one of the coil springs on your garage door should break, a garage door tech will encourage you to replace both springs at the same time. This is not a ploy to get more money out of your pocket. If one of the two springs has already reached the breaking point, then the other spring is likely to be close to that point, as well. In addition, if only one spring is replaced, then your two springs will not match in tension, as once has years of wear, while the other is brand new. It is important to always replace both springs at the same time.
Keep yourself and your property safe. Call a garage door repair specialist if you see signs that your garage door springs are weakening or if a spring has already broken.
