Garage Door Too Heavy

Springs are rated in cycles for specific sized doors.

Garage door too heavy.

I was thinking about taking a couple steel rods and adjust the torsion spring myself. If the spring is to small the door will be difficult to open if the spring is to large the. In the first example the spring is too small. If the spring or springs are to large the garage door will try to open itself an can cause damage to the garage door or any of its parts including the garage door opener if one is installed.

If the spring or springs are too small the garage door will feel heavy. Pull the emergency cord on your door opener and gently lift your garage door. Can i adjust the torsion spring. We recommend having a maintenance done to your garage door every 12 to 18 months.

A perfectly balanced door with the proper sized spring s will be. If the door is heavier it is highly. Garage door is too heavy to open manually. Sure you can add a couple of turns to the spring.

If the tension is too loose the springs that help lift the door are ineffective and the weight of the door makes this unsafe. You just added 1 3 to 1 4 of the weight to it. Or more the energy they conserve is sufficient to cause a major injury or even death. Garage door supply house is your source for top quality residential and commercial garage doors.

In the second example the springs are too big they are also too strong for the door. A properly balanced garage door weighs about 10 to 15 pounds which can easily be lifted with one hand. Order your new garage door online and save. When the spring is too small the door is way too heavy.

For safety reasons don t try to solve the problem yourself. I had a company came and replaced the spring once years ago and the guy must not have wound it to the correct amount. Too much tension equates to a door that doesn t close all the way or. But what that will do is severely shorten the life of the springs.

Put simply heavy duty elastic coils designed to support a given garage door s weight by generating a high level of torque or rotating force perpendicularly to the pivot point. Opening and closing the door with springs that are too small can end up damaging your garage door and your opener. There could be several issues preventing your door from lifting easily. Very easy to open and close manually and will weigh around 5 15 lbs.

We provide top quality amarr overhead doors and can deliver them to your home or have them installed by our network of qualified garage door contractors. If it s a standard 16x7 door you re talking 150 200 lbs with no insulation. While garage door torsion springs can handle weights of up to 800 lbs.