How Old Is Your Garage Door Spring?

January 31st, 2016 Posted in Garage Door Springs
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If you don’t know the answer to, “How old is your garage door spring?”, it may be time to find out. Like all mechanical devices, garage door openers and their working parts wear out and need maintenance and service. Most garage door springs will last several years with normal wear and tear. However, you don’t want to wait until your spring breaks in the middle of the night to find out it needs to be replaced. You could end up with your vehicle stuck in your garage until a garage door service can replace your spring.

When a garage door spring snaps, it can be dangerous. Most garage doors weight a few hundred pounds and a snapped spring could allow your door to crash down on your vehicle, or worse, you or someone in your family. Because of the high tension and risk of injury, springs should be replaced by a professional that has the experience and training to safely remove the spring and install a new one.

The best way to avoid a surprise garage door spring break is to have your garage door regularly serviced. A maintenance service will ensure your door is balanced, that all sensors are working correctly, parts are lubricated, and a full inspection can be performed on the entire system, including the spring. If this is done annually, your garage door service company can recommend when the spring should be replaced before it breaks on its own. This can save you the inconvenience of having your garage door malfunction at an inopportune time or cause injury or damage when the spring breaks unexpectedly.

Posted on behalf of Habpro
Dacula, GA 30019
(770) 985-3355

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Spring Repair of Your Garage Door Can Be Dangerous

August 15th, 2013 Posted in Garage Door Springs
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While there are certainly many maintenance tasks that the handy homeowner can do themselves when it comes to overhead garage doors, replacing the garage door springs isn’t one of them. Garage door springs are dangerous. Avoid unnecessary risk – garage door spring repairs or replacement is one job you should leave for your local garage door service professional. 

If you are having trouble with your garage door not functioning smoothly and quietly, you can test the door by opening and closing it manually. If it still seems to operate with difficulty, then your springs may possibly be out-of-balance. If the door does not move at all when the garage door opener is activated, yet you hear the motor of the opener trying to move, then your springs  may have broken. 

All garage doors will have one of two different types of springs. Torsion springs can be seen over the top of your closed garage door, whereas extension springs can be found on both sides of the door above the tracks. The springs are the most important part of actually raising and lowering your garage door and, as such, they are tightly wound and under a great deal of tension. Just think of weight they carry as they raise and lower the door. 

Regardless of the type of spring on your garage door, should they snap or break while you are attempting to work on them, they can potentially cause serious injury. Furthermore, the springs of your garage door are attached to brackets at the bottom of the door. Like the springs, these brackets are also under a lot of tension and should only be adjusted by a professional garage door service technician with the experience necessary to do the job safely.

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Garage Door Repairs

August 1st, 2013 Posted in Garage Door Repairs
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Sometimes homeowners will run into a variety of repair issues of their garage door or garage door openers.  As a result, often homeowners are not aware there are contractors available that can make the necessary garage door repairs.  Often the doors are left in disrepair, resulting in the garage being unusable over time, as the condition of the door continues to deteriorate.  Many people are not aware that professional garage door contractors not only install new garage doors and openers, but they also service them as well.  Many contractors have a dedicated service department to handle these types of repairs! 

Common door repairs include damaged panels, broken cables, damaged or missing weather stripping, worn out springs and inoperable garage door openers.  Left unrepaired, these items can leave a garage door not only unusable, but also dangerous.  Many homeowners do not realize that worn out springs, broken cables and the inability of a garage door to reverse itself when a garage door opener closes the door can be life threatening issues if on addressed in a timely manner. 

In addition, every garage door requires periodic maintenance to keep it operating properly.  Door tracks need to be kept lubricated, chains oiled and door springs replaced after a certain number of opening and closing cycles.  A professional garage door contractor will be able conduct a survey of the existing condition of the garage door and garage door opener and make the necessary repairs in a safe and cost effective manner. 

It is important to keep in mind that many of the repairs will involve specialized tools and expertise to perform correctly and more importantly safely.  A professional garage door contractor will be able to make these repairs quickly, safely and economically!

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Replacing Garage Door Springs Is Not a DIY Job

December 7th, 2012 Posted in Garage Door Repairs
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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.

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When to Call A Garage Door Service

May 10th, 2012 Posted in Garage Door Repairs
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Modern garage doors and garage door openers are designed to work great for years, but with daily use parts can wear out or go out of adjustment and when they do, the garage door will need professional attention.  Some garage door problems can be addressed by the homeowner, but most garage door repairs should be performed by a professional garage door service.

For example, a broken spring is a very common garage door malfunction.  Most garage doors are equipped with either torsion springs mounted over the garaged door opening or extension spring mounted along the tracks.  These springs help lift the door and are under a tremendous amount of tension.  They can cause serious injuries or even death if mishandled.  A homeowner should never attempt to repair, replace, or adjust the garage door springs.  Let the pros handle garage door spring repairs.

Repairing bent door tracks is another example of a garage door repair that is best handled by a trained technician.  Garage door tracks are frequently bent when they are accidently struck by a vehicle.  Homeowners who attempt to straighten and align the track generally experience poor results and run the risk of the door falling off the tracks. An experienced technician can quickly replace and align the door track and get your garage door working smoothly again.

If the door is already off the track, you should immediately shut off the power to the opener to prevent inadvertent operation of the door and then call your garage door repair service.  Garage doors are much heavier than most people think and a garage door that is off the tracks poses a serious risk that it will fall  and injure someone or cause damage to your vehicle or other property.  Stay well away from the garage door until your garage door repair professional arrives and reinstalls the door on the track.

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