Garage Door Torsion System

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Garage door torsion system.

Our partners at clopay offer custom garage doors in a variety of sizes. Product overview what was once a job exclusively for trained garage door professionals clopay s ez set torsion spring system makes torsion spring installation faster and easier for the do it yourselfer. Torsion springs are more common for heavier garage door installations think taller insulated windowed wooden garage doors. Most standard residential torsion systems have two torsion springs one on the right and left.

Here is the cable drum at the left end of the torsion shaft. Wider and taller doors found in warehouses and commercial facilities use larger torsion springs. There is no standard garage door size. This oem spring replacement system eliminates the difficult and dangerous manual winding process.

Center bracket by its stationary cone and to the axle torsion tube by its winding cone. The torsion spring system utilizes a spring bar torsion tube mounted on the header above the garage. Over the past 40 to 50 years the most common type of spring installed on new garage door builds is the torsion spring. Step 3 determine wire size.

Spring s are mounted on the spring bar torsion tube on the outside of the bar and. However a single garage door at eight to nine feet wide and seven to eight feet high is a common measurement for many homes. A second reason for installing four springs is if it needs an additional lift as a result of the door not having the correct springs. Another reason to install a four spring system.

The cause is because of adding weight to the door. Metal drums are mounted at each end of the torsion tube. Are visible for inspection. Choosing a garage door size.

The garage door torsion spring is located above the garage door while considering rear torsion applications it s located behind the door. The spring is mounted to the spring anchor bracket i e. Excellent customer service and quality workmanship that s what you can always expect when you call us for a garage door repair or new installation. Door on the inside.

If one spring is broken on your torsion system we highly recommend replacing both springs. To the right of the drum is the right wind torsion spring. Our system eliminates the difficult and dangerous manual winding process with the ability to set the spring tension in seconds with a 3 8 power drill. Once a job exclusively for trained garage door professionals clopay s ez set torsion spring system makes torsion spring installation faster and easier for the do it yourselfer.