Garage Door Springs Fail

All garage door springs will fail eventually but proper maintenance can not only prolong the lifespan of the springs but alert you when they are getting close to failure.

Garage door springs fail.

Most springs were designed to last for 10 000 cycles approximately 7 years if you use your garage door 4 times a day. Prices for replacement garage door springs usually start around 69 00 installed. In general they are rated for about ten thousand cycles which is one up and down cycle. The can help prevent potentially destructive explosive breaking of the spring as well as the headache involved with fixing it as quickly as possible.

When garage door springs begin moaning and complaining during the performance of their job it means a breakdown is on the horizon. If the spring being used with your door is not the specified spring length and wire size it is likely to break and cause failure more quickly. Throughout its lifetime the constant winding and unwinding places stress on the metal spring making a catastrophic failure more likely once it reaches the end of its working life. If you have any concerns about your garage door springs give us call 303 565 6409.

Fatigue is the most common reason for garage door spring failure. Popping creaking screeching and other nasty noises. If you do not replace your bad springs there is a greater likelihood of other parts on your garage door to have problems. You can lubricate the springs and this may put a temporary end to the spring symphony but at this point the damage is already done and garage door repair will be.

That is much cheaper than a hospital bill. General wear and tear the most common reason for failure in a garage door torsion spring is simple wear and tear.