Call in the garage door experts if you’re having any of these issues with your door openers:
- Grinding noises
- Persistent shaking
- A stuck/frozen garage door
- Noticeable gaps between spring coils
The springs found in garage door opening mechanisms are tightly wound and store a huge amount of kinetic energy. Replacing them is not a job for the untrained. If the spring is removed incorrectly, or snaps while in-situ, it could injure the person working on it. For this reason, you should always call in an expert technician to perform garage spring replacement.
In many cases, garage door failure isn’t something that happens suddenly. Rather, there are warning signs that alert you to a corroded spring or an ailing motor. Don’t wait until your garage door won’t open, or, worse, has seized partway open, to call for assistance. Get the spring replaced early and have the motor checked to ensure the system is working properly. This will help you avoid the inconvenience of being stuck at home waiting for an engineer to attend and secure your garage.
If your garage door is over 10 years old and you’ve never had the springs serviced, it may be time to consider replacing them as a precaution. While the useful lifespan of the springs varies depending on what they’re made with and what sort of coating they have, ten years is a reasonable rule of thumb when it comes to maintenance requirements.