Garage Door Spring Facts in El Dorado Hills

Broken Garage Door Spring Repair & Replacement Facts

 Covering El Dorado Hills, CA Area


WARNING - Springs are under high tension. Only qualified persons should adjust them.

Garage door industry standard is 10,000 cycles on new doors. Some garage door manufacturers have higher cycle springs.

Broken Spring Repairs in El Dorado Hills- California

Everyday you rely on the garage door for convenience and security. When it stops working it very frustrating because it never happens at a good time.

You can be assured that Andre with ADM Garage Doors will fix your door the correctly being that he has over 25 years in the garage door business. He started ADM Garage Doors 14 Years ago and we are going year after year.  We are a family run business and live here in Folsom. You might see my truck around Folsom. 


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Standard Garage Doors Springs

Single Spring Replacement Facts (12,000 Cycles)

This is a single spring on a garage door. This setup is entry level builder grade level. This system is not very good because if the springs breaks then you need to lift the full weight of the garage door to get you vehicle out. Can you lift 200 lbs? 

 

  • Single spring normally lasts 5 to 7 years
  • A single spring causes more wear and tear on the end plates.
  • In the future when the spring breaks you have to lift the full weight of the door to get your vehicle out.
  • Using a single spring is a generic spring that works with lots of weights of doors. If your door is heavy, they just crank more turns on the spring to balance the door. The more turns on a springs reduces the life of the spring.This is a single spring on a garage door. This setup is entry level builder grade level. This system is not very good because if the springs breaks then you need to lift the full weight of the garage door to get you vehicle out. Can you lift 200 lbs? 


PLEASE NOTE: EVERYONE USES THE GARAGE DOOR DIFFERENTLY AND THESE ARE JUST AVERAGES. IT IS IMPOSIBLE TO PREDICT EXACTLY HOW LONG THE SPRING WILL LAST BECUASE OF THE UNKOWNS.

Double Spring Replacment Facts (12,000 Cycles)

  • Double spring normally lasts 5 to 7 years
  • The two springs cancel each other out and does not have the wear on the end plates.
  • Having two springs make more sense because in the future when one of the spring breaks you can lift the door up and you only have to lift half of the weight of the door because of the spring not broken is working for you that way you. This is really important because you never know when the spring will break.
  • Installing two springs is best because then we can use two different springs so that we can balance your door just right. This is very important because the easier the opener works the longer it will last.


PLEASE NOTE: EVERYONE USES THE GARAGE DOOR DIFFERENTLY AND THESE ARE JUST AVERAGES. IT IS IMPOSIBLE TO PREDICT EXACTLY HOW LONG THE SPRING WILL LAST BECUASE OF THE UNKOWNS.

Double Spring Replacment Facts (25,000 Cycles)

  • Double spring normally lasts 7 to 10 years
  • The two springs cancel each other out and does not have the wear on the end plates.
  • Having two springs make more sense because in the future when one of the spring breaks you can lift the door up and you only have to lift half of the weight of the door because of the spring not broken is working for you that way you. This is really important because you never know when the spring will break.
  • Installing two springs is best because then we can use two different springs so that we can balance your door just right. This is very important because the easier the opener works the longer it will last.


PLEASE NOTE: EVERYONE USES THE GARAGE DOOR DIFFERENTLY AND THESE ARE JUST AVERAGES. IT IS IMPOSIBLE TO PREDICT EXACTLY HOW LONG THE SPRING WILL LAST BECUASE OF THE UNKOWNS.

Double Spring Replacment High Cycle Facts (45,000 to 60,000 Cycles)

  • Double spring normally lasts 14 to 20 years
  • The two springs cancel each other out and does not have the wear on the end plates.
  • Having two springs make more sense because in the future when one of the spring breaks you can lift the door up and you only have to lift half of the weight of the door because of the spring not broken is working for you that way you. This is really important because you never know when the spring will break.
  • Installing two springs is best because then we can use two different springs so that we can balance your door just right. This is very important because the easier the opener works the longer it will last.


PLEASE NOTE: EVERYONE USES THE GARAGE DOOR DIFFERENTLY AND THESE ARE JUST AVERAGES. IT IS IMPOSIBLE TO PREDICT EXACTLY HOW LONG THE SPRING WILL LAST BECUASE OF THE UNKOWNS.

Martin Spring Replacment High Cycle Facts

  • I do NOT recommend using this system because the spring is a custom size and hard to find and very hard to get a replacement.
  • This is single spring has many dissadvanges. Read more
  • I recommend changing the spring system to a standard system that is more common.
  • Replacing the torsion tube and then installing a new spring bracket and then two new springs.

Do-It-Yourself Grade Spring Facts

  • This spring system designed so homeowners can't hurt themselves by winding the springs using a special system and using a drill.
  • I do NOT recommend this system

Wayne Dalton Torque Master System

  • This system is a entry level builder grade quality.
  • This system is not very good because you can't tell when the spring is broken.
  • ADM Garage Doors recommends replacing this system with standard double spring torsion spring system.

Wayne Dalton Torque Master Plus System

  • This system is a entry level builder grade quality.
  • This system is not very good because you can't tell when the spring is broken.
  • ADM Garage Doors recommends replacing this system with standard double spring torsion spring system.

Wood Carriage House Garage Doors (Commerical Doors)

Triple Spring Change

  • We can replace springs on wood carriage house door or heavy doors with 3 springs. We highly recommend replacing on 3 springs so they are reliable and does not break in the near future.

Quadruple Spring Change

  • We can replace springs on wood carriage house door or heavy doors with 4 springs. We highly recommend replacing on 4 springs so they are reliable and does not break in the near future.

Wood Tilt-Up Garage Door Spring Replacement

We inspect everything on a wood tilt-up door  to make sure everything is in good condition before we start working changing the garage door springs. We Inspect the door condition, wood panel, wood for cracks, tilt-up bracket for overall condition and look for bolts or nuts that are loose.
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