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Your garage door is heavy, but it glides up and down easily thanks to the spring. A bad garage door spring is dangerous because the heavy door could fall when the spring snaps. A spring can break at any time, but it's common for a spring to snap when the door is closed since the spring is under a lot of tension then. Here's how to deal with a broken spring.
Avoid Using A Garage Door With A Broken Spring
If you hear a loud sound coming from your garage and you investigate, you may notice the spring is broken. However, your first clue to a broken spring is a door that won't raise. If your door doesn't want to glide properly, then it's best to avoid using the door, even in manual mode, until a repair service has checked the door and made repairs if necessary. A heavy garage door can cause injury when it doesn't have a spring to support its weight, so it's best to avoid trying to raise or lower the door by force.
Call A Garage Door Repair Service
Springs are dangerous parts of garage doors since they are under tension, so replacing a spring by yourself is not the best option. Plus, it's important to purchase the right type of spring so your door operates safely. A professional will choose the right springs and install them safely and get your garage back in operation as quickly as possible.
Buy A Quality Spring And It Will Last Longer
The garage door professional will offer options for putting on a new spring. Consider buying the best quality you can afford. Springs are rated by life cycles, and a cycle is when the door is opened and closed. If you rarely use your door, an inexpensive spring could last several years. If you use your garage door multiple times each day, then investing in a spring with more life cycles will allow the spring to last much longer than an inexpensive spring that might wear out again in just a few years.
Have The Opener Checked
A bad spring puts the garage door opener under stress. Ask the repair service to check the opener and track to make sure it was not damaged when the spring wore out or snapped. While you have a garage door professional at your house, it's a good time to have other repairs done and your door serviced so you won't have to worry about problems with the spring, opener, track, or hardware for a while.
For more information or assistance, call a garage door springs service.
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