A key part of most of our garage doors is the springs. These are installed to act as a force against gravity; essentially assisting you in lifting up and opening the garage door ā either yourself or with an automatic door opening mechanism. Thus, the springs are a valuable element of the doors and, if damaged, will significantly reduce your doorsā function. It is therefore important that springs are well maintained.
Our doors are, of course, all installed with high quality springs ensuring that they will deliver well and last as long as possible. However, as with most products that are under constant motion or tension, they do have a limited lifespan ā generally 10,000 cycles (1 cycle = complete open and close circuit of your door). It is possible to get extended lifespan springs, which might be beneficial if you are accessing your garage on a particularly regular basis. Otherwise, our high-quality springs should suit your basic garage needs.
Lubrication is key for spring maintenancem, and many different oils and greases are readily available to enable you to self-lubricate your springs and any other moving parts of your garage door. Of course we can help you with this, but it is a straightforward maintenance task that many clients like to carry out themselves.
The key reason for spring damage is unavoidable wear and tear. However, other factors contributing to damage may include rust, which might depend on your weather; and simply improper maintenance. Minor maintenance tasks, such as checking your doorsā balance, will help to avoid premature damage, thereby extending its lifespan. We can always provide advice and assistance with such checks ā just get in touch.
Despite proper maintenance will eventually reach the end of their lifespan. You will most likely notice this if your door is particularly heavy during opening; if it no longer runs smoothly on its tracks; if any cables are dangling from the mechanism; or if the door hangs misaligned. At this point, it is important to get in touch with us as soon as possible and we will come and organise rapid spring replacement. The sooner you contact us the better ā hopefully we can replace the springs as the damage onsets, before the springs are completely broken to avoid any additional complications that might occur.
The springs we use for replacement are of the best quality without compromise that will serve you for the longest term with a full warranty and security for your garage door.
Our team is very decent and professional and will do the work for you on the best side. Experts in performing springs replacement and repair with extensive knowledge and professionalism of years in garage doors repairs.
E.S Garage Doors gives a full warranty at no extra charge to all the springs, parts and replacements we provide to our customers.
Need your cables to be repaired or replaced? Call us today for replacement services on your garage door. We install, upgrade, or repair all types of springs for garage doors and our team is highly experienced in all types of Garage Doors services.Ā
For more information on our services or to get a free estimate, call us at (206) 581-0410 today.
Garage doors range from 7 to 8 feet. For a 7 feet garage door we will use a 25 inches spring. For an 8 feet door we will use a 27 inches spring. It is recommended to measure the doors with a tool for measuring distances that can be purchased at any tool shop.
If the springs are too strong, it is recommended to twist the number of turns.
Should last up to 10,000 cycles of opening and closing the garage door.