Garage door broken springs can be the most annoying thing possible. We all know that walking into your garage and pressing the button should make the garage go up and when nothing happens it may be because your garage door spring has broken. Well, as you may not know, the garage door opener is not what picks the door up. The garage door springs are what lift the door and they work on a counter balance.
Garage door springs are all different. All garage doors are not the same size and not the same weight. When the technician comes out to your home, he should weigh the door to find out how much the door weighs in the down position. He can usually do this by placing a scale under the door and back winding the other good spring to get an accurate weight of the door. Once he has determined the weight of the door, we can then look at the correct springs for the job. The question then becomes for you, do I just change the one spring or do I change both?
Most garage door springs in the market today have what they call a 10,000 life cycle. This is what it would normally take for the garage door to go up and down 10,000 times before the spring breaks. So generally, if one spring has broken then the other one is about to break too. We would recommend you change both springs out while we have the whole system apart so in a few more weeks or months you wouldn't be having to pay for a second visit.
On occasion, you can up the cycle of the springs to your desired specifications. They do this by making the desired spring longer and thicker in the steel's diameter. So, if for instance, you have a nice door and you don't want the hassle of ever having to worry about a spring breaking on the door again, then ask us about better life cycle springs.
Replacing both springs at once is a smart move to prevent another breakdown soon after. Additionally, upgrading to higher cycle springs can save hassle and provide long-term reliability for the garage door system. For any issues, don't hesitate to consider professional garage door spring repair to ensure optimal performance.
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