Learn When to Replace or Repair Your Garage Door Spring

Your garage door is surely one of the hardest working mechanisms in your house. Just think about how often you open and close it. For a lot of homeowners, their garage door serves as the real front door.

But all the heavy usage inescapably results in wear & tear to your garage door and hardware. Some of the crucial components will break down sooner or later, and there is a reasonable probability that your garage door spring will be the first one to go.

Now, what you should keep in mind is that garage door springs are hazardous when they snap.

 Why? You may ask, here is the answer: when closed, the garage door torsion spring is fully wound and under an immense amount of tension if it would break all this tension would release at once and can the energy can be hazardous. If the spring would break when open, the door can slam down without nothing preventing the drop. This can cause damage to the garage door itself property or cause severe injuries to household members and pets. There is no accurate way to tell when spring would break unless you have a cycle counter or a feature built-in your garage door opener. This is more common in commercial openers.

 Signs your torsion springs are failing :

 There is a simple way to get a general idea on the condition your garage door springs are in

Disengage from the automatic garage door opener. Disengaging can be done by pulling the red cord that is hanging from the traveler. Lift it manually to the half-open position. And let it go if it holds your springs are still good, or at least the door is balanced if it falls or goes up on its own the springs are failing or the wrong size, it is recommended to call the garage door professionals to for an obligation free service call.

 Garage door spring replacement is not a DIY task as the springs are under a lot of tension enough to lift an average 300-600 lbs garage door that can cause a serious injury or even death. Without the knowledge or proper tools or parts, this can end badly or take a lot of time and unnecessary trips to the hardware store for tools, and you can end up with the wrong size springs.

This is why a garage door spring replacement in the Vancouver metro area should be left for the experts such as Titan Garage Doors.

We have trained techs, high-quality springs, attention to detail and warranty on parts and labour.

Contact us today at 604-313-0108 if you have an emergency or for future garage door service.

We cover the areas including Vancouver, Burnaby, West Vancouver, Fort Langley, Abbotsford, North Vancouver, Delta, Maple Ridge, Mission, Richmond, White Rock, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, Surrey and New Westminster.