Broken Garage Door Spring Repair & Replacement Facts

 Covering Cameron Park & Shingle Springs, CA Area

Broken Spring Repairs in Cameron Park & Shingle Springs

Everyday you rely on the garage door for convenience and security. When it stops working it very frustrating because it never happens at a good time.

This is a single spring on a garage door. This setup is entry level builder grade level. This system is not very good because if the springs breaks then you need to lift the full weight of the garage door to get you vehicle out. Can you lift 200 lbs? 

• Single spring normally lasts 5 to 7 years
• A single spring causes more wear and tear on the end plates.
• In the future when the spring breaks you have to lift the full weight of the door to get your vehicle out.
• Using a single spring is a generic spring that works with lots of weights of doors. If your door is heavy, they just crank more turns on the spring to balance the door. The more turns on a springs reduces the life of the spring.This is a single spring on a garage door. This setup is entry level builder grade level. This system is not very good because if the springs breaks then you need to lift the full weight of the garage door to get you vehicle out. Can you lift 200 lbs? 

PLEASE NOTE: EVERYONE USES THE GARAGE DOOR DIFFERENTLY AND THESE ARE JUST AVERAGES. IT IS IMPOSIBLE TO PREDICT EXACTLY HOW LONG THE SPRING WILL LAST BECUASE OF THE UNKOWNS.

• Double spring normally lasts 5 to 7 years
• The two springs cancel each other out and does not have the wear on the end plates.
• Having two springs make more sense because in the future when one of the spring breaks you can lift the door up and you only have to lift half of the weight of the door because of the spring not broken is working for you that way you. This is really important because you never know when the spring will break.
• Installing two springs is best because then we can use two different springs so that we can balance your door just right. This is very important because the easier the opener works the longer it will last.

PLEASE NOTE: EVERYONE USES THE GARAGE DOOR DIFFERENTLY AND THESE ARE JUST AVERAGES. IT IS IMPOSIBLE TO PREDICT EXACTLY HOW LONG THE SPRING WILL LAST BECUASE OF THE UNKOWNS.

• Double spring normally lasts 7 to 10 years
• The two springs cancel each other out and does not have the wear on the end plates.
• Having two springs make more sense because in the future when one of the spring breaks you can lift the door up and you only have to lift half of the weight of the door because of the spring not broken is working for you that way you. This is really important because you never know when the spring will break.
• Installing two springs is best because then we can use two different springs so that we can balance your door just right. This is very important because the easier the opener works the longer it will last.

PLEASE NOTE: EVERYONE USES THE GARAGE DOOR DIFFERENTLY AND THESE ARE JUST AVERAGES. IT IS IMPOSIBLE TO PREDICT EXACTLY HOW LONG THE SPRING WILL LAST BECUASE OF THE UNKOWNS.

• Double spring normally lasts 14 to 20 years
• The two springs cancel each other out and does not have the wear on the end plates.
• Having two springs make more sense because in the future when one of the spring breaks you can lift the door up and you only have to lift half of the weight of the door because of the spring not broken is working for you that way you. This is really important because you never know when the spring will break.
• Installing two springs is best because then we can use two different springs so that we can balance your door just right. This is very important because the easier the opener works the longer it will last.

PLEASE NOTE: EVERYONE USES THE GARAGE DOOR DIFFERENTLY AND THESE ARE JUST AVERAGES. IT IS IMPOSIBLE TO PREDICT EXACTLY HOW LONG THE SPRING WILL LAST BECUASE OF THE UNKOWNS.

• I do NOT recommend using this system because the spring is a custom size and hard to find and very hard to get a replacement.
• This is single spring has many dissadvanges. Read more
  
• I recommend changing the spring system to a standard system that is more common.
• Replacing the torsion tube and then installing a new spring bracket and then two new springs.
  

• This spring system designed so homeowners can't hurt themselves by winding the springs using a special system and using a drill.
• I do NOT recommend this system

• This system is a entry level builder grade quality.
• This system is not very good because you can't tell when the spring is broken.
• ADM Garage Doors recommends replacing this system with standard double spring torsion spring system.

• This system is a entry level builder grade quality.
• This system is not very good because you can't tell when the spring is broken.
• ADM Garage Doors recommends replacing this system with standard double spring torsion spring system.

• We can replace springs on wood carriage house door or heavy doors with 3 springs. We highly recommend replacing on 3 springs so they are reliable and does not break in the near future.

• We can replace springs on wood carriage house door or heavy doors with 4 springs. We highly recommend replacing on 4 springs so they are reliable and does not break in the near future.