So the spring for my garage door broke about 4-5 years ago. It seems to be broken again.
How long should these things last? Do I just replace the spring again or is there something more wrong here? Any thoughts?
I find that the “lifetime†springs need to be replaced more than once in a lifetime …
drn92
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I find that the “lifetime†springs need to be replaced more than once in a lifetime …
drn92
5 years though? Is that reasonable?
I find that the “lifetime†springs need to be replaced more than once in a lifetime …
drn92
5 years though? Is that reasonable?
I think we have been through 2 or 3 sets of springs in our house in the past 18 years. The door is starting to open a bit slower, so I anticipate another replacement in a year or two.
So 6-8 years seems about right. They just don’t make things like they used too (and get off my lawn you young whippersnappers).
drn92
Ours has been replaced once in 24 years. We only open/close it 2-3 times per day.
It really depends on the usage. We use our garage door like our front door. So it goes up and down 20x per day. Ours lasted four years before it broke. The guy that replaced it said see you again in 4-5 years. ðŸ˜
Just raise the door, brace it open and then hang a tarp over the opening. Problem solved.
Just raise the door, brace it open and then hang a tarp over the opening. Problem solved.
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It really depends on the usage. We use our garage door like our front door. So it goes up and down 20x per day. Ours lasted four years before it broke. The guy that replaced it said see you again in 4-5 years. ðŸ˜
I think we use it at least 5 times per day on average.
Might also depend on the size, width, weight of the door.
We have a double cedar door which is relatively heavy, first spring broke after about 9 years, which was 5 years ago.
Guy that replaced the springs did use a spring relative to the weight of the door, obviously heavier doors need stronger springs.
The springs are also coated in grease to assist with winding & unwinding - have the springs been greased?
Also we open & close the door about 4-5 times per day.
Might also depend on the size, width, weight of the door.
We have a double cedar door which is relatively heavy, first spring broke after about 9 years, which was 5 years ago.
Guy that replaced the springs did use a spring relative to the weight of the door, obviously heavier doors need stronger springs.
The springs are also coated in grease to assist with winding & unwinding - have the springs been greased?
Also we open & close the door about 4-5 times per day.
Hells no.
Might also depend on the size, width, weight of the door.
We have a double cedar door which is relatively heavy, first spring broke after about 9 years, which was 5 years ago.
Guy that replaced the springs did use a spring relative to the weight of the door, obviously heavier doors need stronger springs.
The springs are also coated in grease to assist with winding & unwinding - have the springs been greased?
Also we open & close the door about 4-5 times per day.
Hells no.
I saw garage door spring lube somewhere recently, maybe home depot.
I shoot mine with wd40 a few times a year, basically, when I remember to. Repair guy clued me in.
If I have the spring replaced now and then decide to get a new garage door in the new year would they put in a whole new spring then? I have no idea what all is replaced.
I don’t want to pay for a spring now and then again later.
Mine broke recently, my research shows springs rated at 10,000 openings and 20,000 openings
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I have changed the spring on my garage door twice in the time we have owned the house. Each one lasting about 6 years. They are super easy to change depending on your garage door. They have different lengths and wire sizes so they may or may not be able to use the spring you would put on now for the door you would buy later.
If I have the spring replaced now and then decide to get a new garage door in the new year would they put in a whole new spring then? I have no idea what all is replaced.
I don’t want to pay for a spring now and then again later.
Do you have the kind that’s a single spring wrapped around an axle above the door opening, or the kind with a cable/pulley/spring system?
Either way, spring choice is determined by the weight of the door that they’ll be opening/closing so unless your new door is the same weight as the current one, you’ll likely need new spring(s) anyway.
FTR, we have the cable/pulley/spring type and I’ve replaced one spring in the nearly 30 years we’ve been in the house. Startled the living shit out of me when that sumbitch broke.
I’ve actually run into a similar thing a couple of years back. My old garage door sprang broke and it was the single big spring kind, so the guy who came to fix it made a point about how the spring tension has to match the exact weight of the door. When we finally upgraded the door, it turned out the new one was lighter and needed a totally different spring, so they swapped it out during installation. When we did our bigger home renovation, I learned a lot dealing with an interior door supplier china for some custom doors, and the pros always checked weight first before recommending any hardware or springs. Worth asking before you commit to anything so you don’t double-pay.