This winter has been cold all around the country, especially in northern areas. The snow has been relentless, the rain icy. Even in California, record lows are being recorded. If you’re badly looking forward to spring, to the return of birdsong and flowers and sunshine, keep in mind that a return of spring may also need to be accompanied by some new springs. On your garage door opener device. The abrupt change in temperatures can really mess with the tightly coiled metal, causing dangerous cracks and wear that could lead to your door falling down.
Here is some advice for replacing a garage door spring:
Keep in mind that there are literally dozens of different kinds of springs for different kinds of doors and different kinds of openers. Bring the broken spring with you to the store to make sure you get the right match.
The other thing to remember is that once you have chosen the right spring, there’s no telling whether you’ll be able to install it yourself. They are notoriously tricky to get in, and very dangerous. Garage door repair skills are hard to get and take lots of commitment, time, and body strength. Fiddling with the heavy springs can be very dangerous, as they are under an incredible amount of tension/pressure.
You may wish to just spring for paying the garage door professionals. It may seem like a bad idea to have to pay for something you could do yourself, but when you hire someone else, you are avoiding all of the danger, and guaranteeing that it will be correctly fixed and no damage will come to you or your door.
And hopefully, if you’ve paid for the warrantee that comes with most garage doors these days, you won’t be paying too much anyways.