Garage Door and other Door Parts

Do It Yourself Garage Door Repair Can Be Deadly

Garage door repair can be a tricky and dangerous operation if you don’t know what you are doing. There are extremely powerful springs that counter balance the weight of the garage door. The springs are connected through a torsion bar to cables. If the cables become loose it can be very dangerous.

Most garage door repair should be performed by an expert. Never attempt garage door spring repair unless you are a good engineer. This is tricky, dangerous and requires special equipment. If you aren’t convinced and want to do it yourself read the article at this link: Garage Door Spring Repair.

A spring breaking is loud. If you hear a loud bang when opening or closing the door, its probably a broken spring. If the opener is straining to open the door, it may be a broken spring. If the door cocks to one side when you try to open it, it may be a broken spring. Garage doors are a very large moving object attached to your home. They can be extremely dangerous and should be maintained or repaired by a professional garage door technician.

Never let children play in or arround the garage door. Cables and springs could break causing serious injury. Always make sure the garage door wall button is placed away from the reach of small children. Owners maintanence can be performed by lubricating the hinges, rollers and springs on a monthly basis. Use a spray lubricant to perform this maintanence.

Never put your hands on the cables or springs when performing maintanence. Check the opener reversing system by placing a two by four under the garage door. If the door reverses without much pressure then your garage door opener reversing system is probably set acurately. If the garage door opener continues to close with extreme pressure, then you need a certified garage door repair technician to come out and adjust your garage door opener and possibly adjust the grage door springs.

A properly repaired and maintained garage door will give you years of reliability. You should be able to release the door from the opener and place the garage door in about a half way position. If the garage door stays in that positon then your door is balanced properly. If the garage door falls to the foor on its own then you may have a broken garage door spring or the springs need to be adjusted by a garage door repair technician. Do not attempt to adjust the garage door springs yourself. This can cause serious personal injury.