Use extreme care when opening a garage door in this manner.
Garage door spring open.
When the garage door spring gets broken the door cannot be uplifted and is rather heavy and dangerous to be lifted up by force.
Garage springs are under an extreme amount of tension and either stretch or torque providing enough force to help you move the door.
That is on average eight times a day.
Garage door springs act as a counterbalance to the weight of all garage doors making them easier to open and close.
A quick primer on doors and springs will help explain why.
Install new or use this pair of left install new or use this pair of left and right wound torsion springs to replace broken sectional garage door torsion springs.
That makes it easy for us to lift the door to open and close.
However when you need to get your car out of the garage it may be necessary if you cannot wait for the repairman.
As professionals in the industry we advise you do not attempt to open your garage door if the spring is broken.
Your door is equipped with two kinds of springs.
This is either done via remote control from the convenience of your driving seat or can be done manually as well.
The garage door typically opens and closes between 3000 10000 times in a year.
The garage door spring is the part of the garage door that is responsible for lifting the door up.
Both the winding and stationary cones are professionally installed for safe operation.
A garage door should not be opened until the spring is repaired.
These springs hold all the weight of the garage door.
All dura lift springs meet the dasma standard rating of 10 000 plus door open and close cycles.