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When it comes to garage doors one of the most common things to break on a garage door is the springs.
The springs go through a lot of wear and tear as they handle a lot of the weight that comes with your garage door. The average life cycle of a garage door is 10,000 Cycles which broken down to use the door twice a day come to around 7 – 10 years.
Dover offers high cycle springs that will double the lifespan of your garage door spring with a lifetime warranty as long as you own your home.
Over the years the continued use of the garage door will wear down the springs and will start to provide cracks to the metal until they break but you don’t need to worry because at Dover & Company, we can have someone out there the same day or next day to fix your broken springs. With the largest selection of in stock springs in Michigan we can provide you with a new replacement spring quickly and have your garage door back to moving in the right direction.
When it comes to Garage Door Springs a lot of homeowners don’t understand what the Garage Door Springs main purpose is. Garage Doors create a very dangerous situation when it comes to attempting to fix a garage door. Where you can save money by doing the work yourself the risk to your life is not worth the money
Most Garage Doors have two types of springs, they either have torsion or extensions springs. Garage Door Springs use the torque on the metal springs that lift the entire weight of the garage door. The use of spring takes the weight from very heavy to being able to lift the springs with one finger.
The difference in the types of springs is that Torsion springs twist white Extension springs expand and compress. Torsion spring can be found on a bar spanning above the garage door while Extension springs run along the side of a garage door. Extension springs are becoming less common on garage doors, so we recommend to convert older doors from extension springs to torsion spring to provide a better solution to future problems.
When you have Garage Door Springs break you will see just how important the springs are to your door. Once a spring breaks you no longer have the spring to counteract the weight of the garage doors. As most garage doors weighing hundreds of pounds & the loss of spring results in all that weight now being on the person to lift the door.
When garage door springs break there can be several reasons that they eventually break. Listed below are a few of the reasons that garage door spring break.
Being in a norther state like Michigan you will see the use of salt and other corrosive material during the wintertime that can help to corrode the springs. As time passes the buildup of salt can corrode the springs causing them to break. One of the solutions to the rust of springs that Dover Doors and Windows has to offer is the use of powder coating called Enduracoat. This process powder coats the spring to prevent rusting on your springs.
Much like the cars in your garage wear and tear over the years of use so does your garage door springs. Where the springs are made from solid steel they also can wear out of time and for most springs have a life cycle of 10,000 uses. When you break this down the average door is open about 2 times a day which equals 4 cycles. Keeping this average, you would run over that 10,000 cycles in about 7 years. After those 7 years your spring could break to years of use.
When we think of our garage doors most people think it’s a put it in place and forget it kind of situation, but with Garage Door they need continued care. The simple process of inspecting, cleaning, and greasing your garage door can increase the life cycle of your springs.
Besides, tackling the maintenance of your garage door, Dover Doors and Windows offers a $99 Service call. If you’re currently dealing with an issue on your garage door or want to prevent future issue Dover Doors and Windows Service call comes with a 25 point inspection, diagnosis, adjustments & minor repairs.
The torsion springs are located above your garage door and there can be either one or two spring depending on the size or design of the door. Where the springs are made from solid steel they also can wear out of time and for most springs have a life cycle of 10,000 uses. When you break this down the average door is open about 2 times a day which equals 4 cycles. Keeping this average, you would run over that 10,000 cycles in about 7 years. After those 7 years your spring could break to years of use.
Where torsion springs twist and turn Extension spring pull apart and compress. They have a little longer life cycle at around 15,000 cycles which at the 4 cycles a day you’re looking at around 10 years of use.
One of the first and most common way to tell if a garage door spring is broken is to see if there is any gap in the spring. A gap in the spring will clearly show a break in the spring. Another way of telling a spring is broke is if there is bending on the top panel of the door. The lack of garage door springs limits the opener to not being able to pull its own but just bend it from trying to pull it up.
If the spring would break while the door is in the up position there would be nothing to hold it up causing the garage door to fall to the ground fast cause damage to the panels.
If your door has more than one spring the door may still open but with all the weight now on one spring the door could open crooked which is an indication that you need a spring changed right away to prevent damage.
Another indicator of a broken spring is the cable being loose. Springs help to keep the cable tight so when the cables are loose this can indicate that the springs have broken.
Now that your garage door spring broke the next question of course is how much it is going to cost me. Here at Dover were not just selling to you the springs but the service to install them. Like stated above working and servicing Garage Doors can be a dangerous job which is why all our technicians are factory trained to do the job of replacing the spring safely.
If you’re having issues with your broken spring and want them replaced by a professional, simply click the button below to quickly call our main office to schedule service.
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