The garage door springs that assist in opening and closing of your garage door every day is a extremely heavy duty spring. While you may not realize is, due in part to this spring, your garage door is a very heavy door. On the average, they weight up to three hundred fifty pounds. That spring makes opening the door something you can do very effortlessly.

Garage springs last about 7, 000 openings of the garage door. That means that thy normally last about seven years before breaking or needing to be replaced. Many homeowners may look at the task and think that this is surly a task they can attempt on their own, but before beginning, you should know about the dangers of garage door springs installation.

Because they are kept under extreme tension, garage door torsion springs are both very powerful and dangerous. If they fail due to age or lack of maintenance, the garage door could drop on to a vehicle or person causing serious damage or injury. Even though the homeowner can test and inspect for proper operation of the garage door and opener, it is always strongly recommended that a professional garage door installer with the proper experience make many of the adjustments.

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