{"id":165,"date":"2014-04-15T22:16:54","date_gmt":"2014-04-15T22:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dynamicgaragedoorrepair.com\/blog\/?p=165"},"modified":"2015-01-30T20:03:13","modified_gmt":"2015-01-30T20:03:13","slug":"importance-garage-door-springs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dynamicgaragedoorrepair.com\/blog\/importance-garage-door-springs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Garage Door Springs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Springs\"<\/a>What\u2019s the biggest door in your house?\u00a0 Hint; it faces you each and every time you arrive home; and it\u2019s not your front door.\u00a0 In keeping with America\u2019s rising interest in the automobile, an upward lifting garage door was introduced to the masses in the early 1900\u2019s.\u00a0 From there, innovation took over as sectional and overhead doors were manufactured, and automatic garage door openers became commonplace.<\/p>\n

As demand grew for every homeowner to have two cars in every garage \u2013 which stemmed from Herbert Hoover\u2019s<\/a><\/i> pre-depression promise \u2013 so did the demand for multi-garages which meant bigger and stronger garage doors needed to be built.\u00a0 One thing that hasn’t changed in all of these years, however, is that in order for all garage doors to work they must be built with durable torsion or extension springs.<\/p>\n

Two Types of Springs<\/p>\n

As mentioned above, there are two types of springs, torsion and extension.\u00a0 Don\u2019t know which you have?\u00a0 Extension springs are normally located above the tracks on both sides, whereas, torsion springs are located above the garage door itself.\u00a0 While very different in nature, with varying methods of operation, both types of springs share one thing in common \u2013 they\u2019re under immense tension.<\/p>\n

It is this tension that makes it seem all-too easy for you to open and close your door.\u00a0 However, when the springs break, which they will eventually do at some point or another in your door\u2019s lifespan (please refer to table below for more information) all of this tension is released and you\u2019ll no longer be able to operate your garage door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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How Often Used<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Life Expectancy<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Two Times Per Day<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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14 years<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Four Times Per Day<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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7 years<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Six Times Per Day<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5 years<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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This table reflects information regarding a 10,000 life-cycle rated spring.\u00a0 One cycle is reflective of a single opening and closing sequence.\u00a0 Most manufactures and garage door repair companies, including Door Service Today<\/a><\/i>, provide high-cycle springs that are capable of withstanding a 30,000 life-cycle.\u00a0 This is one place that we recommend purchasing high-cycle springs rather than standard.<\/p>\n

A Note of Caution<\/p>\n

Please remember that your garage door springs are tightly wound and are under an immense amount of tension.\u00a0 When they break – or when an inexperienced do it yourselfer attempts to replace them – they can cause a whole lot of pain.\u00a0 For your safety, please leave them alone, and promptly call an experience garage door repair company in your area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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