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.
Single Spring Facts on a Garage Door
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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 5-7 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 car 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.
Things we inspect before we replace the garage door springs.
We Inspect all moving parts related the garage door and operator to make sure everything is good condition and installed the way it is supposed to be. We inspect the wood behind the spring bracket, torsion tube, door sections for cracks, #1 hinges , #2 hinges, #3 hinges, rollers, cables, end bearing plates, vertical tracks, horizontal track and back hangs. We also look the garage door operator.
We Inspect the wood the wood the garage door spring bracket is attached too. If a crack is there then the garage door spring bracket could come out and the door could fall down.
We Inspect the garage door torsion tube to make sure it is in good condition.
We Inspect the end bearing plates to make sure the bearing are in good shape and can turn freely when the garage door is being used. If you have these plastic we have metal ones that we can install that are much better.
We Inspect the garage door spring cables and make sure there are no loose strands. If the cables fail then the garage door will fall on one side. Very dangerous.
We Inspect the garage door garage door rollers and make sure the they are in good condition and they can roll. If the rollers are worn out when the door in open it does not sit in the track correctly and it could call down in the opening and hurt someone or something.
We Inspect the garage door hinges on the garage door. We look at all the hinges on the door. #1 hinge, #2 hinge, #3 hinge, #4 hinge and all the center hinges in the middle of the door.
We Inspect the garage door bottom fixture to make sure it in good condition and not worn out and out of adjustment.
We Inspect the garage door garage door sections to and make sure they don't have any cracks. If they do have cracks we can always install a metal bar all the way across the section called a strut. This fix will the make door work a lot better and not sag in the middle of section.
Garage Door Opener
We Inspect the garage door opener rail to make sure the chain or belt condition. We also look at the carriage.
We Inspect the garage door opener gear to check to condition to make sure it is not worn out
We Inspect the garage door opener photo eyes to make they are lined up correctly and seeing the other eye on the other side of the garage door. We also make sure it is 6 inches and lower and the garage door code.
We Install Only High Cycle Garage Door Springs
7ft High Garage Doors
Yellow Springs
207x1.75x24 18,000 Cycles Garage Door Springs
207x1.75x25 22,000 Cycles Garage Door Springs
207x1.75x26 26,000 Cycles Garage Door Springs
207x1.75x28 39,000 Cycles Garage Door Springs
207x1.75x30 55,000 Cycles Garage Door Springs
White Springs
218x1.75x28 22,000 Cycles Garage Door Springs
Red Springs
225x1.75x28 17,000 Cycles Garage Door Springs
225x1.75x30 23,000 Cycles Garage Door Springs
Brown Springs
234x1.75x29 13,000 Cycles Garage Door Springs
Gold Springs
250x1.75x33 13,000 Cycles Garage Door Springs
NOTE: The garage door industry standard for garage doors springs is 10,000 cycles.
One cycle is having the door go up and then back down.
7ft High Garage Doors
Yellow Springs
207x1.75x24 10,000 Cycles Garage Door Springs
207x1.75x25 12,000 Cycles Garage Door Springs
207x1.75x26 15,000 Cycles Garage Door Springs
207x1.75x28 22,000 Cycles Garage Door Springs
207x1.75x30 30,000 Cycles Garage Door Springs
White Springs
218x1.75x28 12,000 Cycles Garage Door Springs
Red Springs
225x1.75x28 9,000 Cycles Garage Door Springs
225x1.75x30 13,000 Cycles Garage Door Springs
Brown Springs
234x1.75x29 7,000 Cycles Garage Door Springs
Gold Springs
250x1.75x33 7,000 Cycles Garage Door Springs
NOTE: The garage door industry standard for garage doors springs is 10,000 cycles.
One cycle is having the door go up and then back down.
