Residential Garage Door Torsion Springs

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Residential garage door torsion springs.

Wider and taller doors found in warehouses and commercial facilities use larger torsion springs. Torsion springs extension springs and other garage door hardware can cause serious injury or death if not handled and installed properly. For each individual spring we list the inch pounds per turn ippt and of turns to help you ensure that. Mounted horizontally above the opening garage door torsion springs are twisted as the door goes down storing energy in the process.

All dura lift springs meet the dasma standard rating of 10 000 plus door open and close cycles. 800 270 6997 we are ready to meet all your needs experienced crews timely service long term protection comprehensive solutions from start to finish our top priority is to provide. Over the past 40 to 50 years the most common type of spring installed on new garage door builds is the torsion spring. With our easy to use torsion spring selection tool below you can find the spring you need quickly and or accurately upgrade to a spring with more cycles.

Contact us today for your overhead garage door needs. Professional installation is recommended. Both the winding and stationary cones are professionally installed for safe operation. Torsion springs are more common for heavier garage door installations think taller insulated windowed wooden garage doors.

Garage door torsion springs 1 75 pair with non slip winding bars coated torsion springs with a minimum of 10 000 cycles 0 207x1 75 x24. Torsion springs are the most common type of springs found in garages and can lift more weight than extension springs. When the spring unwinds the energy is released causing the door to rise. If you have a broken torsion spring read below to make the measurements you need and then purchase a new garage door spring or springs.

Because of this continual stress torsion springs typically only last for 12 000 15 000 cycles from the original door producer. These springs typically come in 1 3 4 2 and 2 1 4 inside diameters. Do not attempt to install springs or hardware yourself unless you have the proper tools reasonable mechanical aptitude and experience and upper arm strength.