The door itself can be extremely heavy the starting weight of single doors is about 130 pounds and larger or heavier doors can weigh over 350 pounds.
Garage door weigh system.
Garage door manufacturers typically produce garage doors fitted with torsion springs that provide a minimum of 10 000 to 15 000 cycles and are guaranteed for three to seven years.
Contemporary doors all glass double door can weigh over 400 pounds.
To be able to raise and lower garage doors manually they are equipped with a counterweight system made of torsion or extension springs.
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A 1 2 horsepower garage door opener can lift approximately 300 pounds which is the average weight of a two car steel door.
One cycle is a single opening and closing sequence.
Most manufacturers offer a 30 000 cycle spring.
In this video we show you an easy way to weigh a garage door without unwinding the torsion spring or loosening the extension springs.
As a counterweight the springs provide balance and stability to the door opening system.