Why Do Garage Door Springs Break?

You have made one of the most significant investments of your life if you have got a door installed in your garage. These assets demand high levels of maintenance and sensitive access to keep them successfully operable for years. Springs are responsible for holding the door's weight while opening and closing the door. Severe damages may take place to life and property if the door's springs break. There are three primary reasons why these break:

Wear & Tear- On an average, adequately installed torsion springs sustain 10,000 cycles approximately. A cycle completes when an opened door is shut down completely. Mathematically, if you are accessing the door only once in the entire day, meaning a single instance of opening plus a single instance of closing, then it sums up to 730 times access in a year. The life of such doors is stated to be approximately thirteen and a half years (13 ½). However, we use these doors periodically in a single day that it clashes its typical lifespan. If you keep a track on the count of ingress, you'll be surprised to learn that your door has completed a few thousands of cycles just in a few months of installation. Wear & tear is one of the most vulnerable causes of broken torsion springs. Ensure that you are not accessing your door unnecessarily and abruptly.

 Rusting- Installing these doors in your home's backyard or storage space is quite a significant investment. What comes along with this installation is the high level of maintenance. If you are getting lazy about it, then rust formation can take place eventually. Rusting can directly lead to the damage of torsion springs, thus, shortening their functional life. It can also cause friction in the coil which can hamper its life. A simple rule to prevent rusting is to feed the coil with a lubricant after every couple of months. The chemical properties of lubricant intercept the formation of rust.

Substandard Maintenance- If you are failing the upkeep of your door and its parts then it won't sustain a healthy life for long. You will have to stay attentive with the servicing the door and its accessory parts. Else, the springs will soon tear off causing high maintenance costs. Experts suggest that majority spring failures take place in winters; hence, special care is required during this season. You can test the operation of springs periodically by lifting the door halfway to let it go upwards by itself. If it gets stuck then and there, then the springs are in good working condition. Else if the door moves down a bit, then the springs are at risk and should be attended soon.

Residential Garage Door Repair

R & L Overhead Door Inc. is a company specialized in residential garage door repair in San Antonio. Dealing with the door's repair by yourself can be risky and can cause malfunctioning of its parts if handled inefficiently. Call the garage door experts now!