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Originally posted by gto2050
By the way.....change the other one too (if you have 2). I had one go on me with a 3 car garage. After that I made a quick trip to Home Depot and changed them all.
By the way.....change the other one too (if you have 2). I had one go on me with a 3 car garage. After that I made a quick trip to Home Depot and changed them all.
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From: Tick-Tock Tech
Garage door springs are one of the few 'simple' home fix-it jobs that I pay someone to do. It's not that hard, but if something gets fucked up you can die or get seriously injured.
I fear the garage door spring.
As said above, it's best to replace them all as a set. Check out (or have someone check out) the rest of the garage door hardware while you're at it. I've been told that garage doors last 10-20 years and then need to have their moveable parts replaced to keep things safe.
I fear the garage door spring.
As said above, it's best to replace them all as a set. Check out (or have someone check out) the rest of the garage door hardware while you're at it. I've been told that garage doors last 10-20 years and then need to have their moveable parts replaced to keep things safe.
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This thread is a good reminder for homeowners to go out and check that there is a safety cable or rope down the center of the springs in the garage.
This will prevent the spring from flying away from the wall if it snaps.
Most new doors are designed with a single spring over a metal shaft directly over the door opening. These are pretty safe.
Older doors will have dual springs down the side, parallel to the car.
They should have a wire or strong rope down the center.
Shawn S
This will prevent the spring from flying away from the wall if it snaps.
Most new doors are designed with a single spring over a metal shaft directly over the door opening. These are pretty safe.
Older doors will have dual springs down the side, parallel to the car.
They should have a wire or strong rope down the center.
Shawn S
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From: Tick-Tock Tech
Originally posted by Shawn S
This thread is a good reminder for homeowners to go out and check that there is a safety cable or rope down the center of the springs in the garage.
This will prevent the spring from flying away from the wall if it snaps.
Most new doors are designed with a single spring over a metal shaft directly over the door opening. These are pretty safe.
Older doors will have dual springs down the side, parallel to the car.
They should have a wire or strong rope down the center.
Shawn S
This thread is a good reminder for homeowners to go out and check that there is a safety cable or rope down the center of the springs in the garage.
This will prevent the spring from flying away from the wall if it snaps.
Most new doors are designed with a single spring over a metal shaft directly over the door opening. These are pretty safe.
Older doors will have dual springs down the side, parallel to the car.
They should have a wire or strong rope down the center.
Shawn S
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From: Washington, DC
Lucky, my spring popped off, cracking my windshield and putting a VERY VERY small indentation in my roof....
The next day, I removed ALL 6 springs from the 3 garages and put those safety wires through so they won't drop/fly off too far from the ceiling!!!
GLAD your car was OK!
The next day, I removed ALL 6 springs from the 3 garages and put those safety wires through so they won't drop/fly off too far from the ceiling!!!
GLAD your car was OK!
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From: Hellertown, Pa. USA
Somebody give me a …. 
Here I am preaching to you guys and I’m unsafe myself.
While it was on my mind I took a walk and checked out the garage that’s attached to the house and low and behold it’s installed wrong.
The safety cable is there, but it’s hanging along the OUTSIDE of the spring where it will do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING if the spring snaps.
Time to add another thing to my weekend “to do” list.
PS…. I didn’t install this one. It was done by a “pro installer” years ago.
Fuker put the warning tag up, but the safety line isn't installed right.
The two cars are down in the other garage and I know those are the new design.
Here I am preaching to you guys and I’m unsafe myself.
While it was on my mind I took a walk and checked out the garage that’s attached to the house and low and behold it’s installed wrong.
The safety cable is there, but it’s hanging along the OUTSIDE of the spring where it will do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING if the spring snaps.
Time to add another thing to my weekend “to do” list.
PS…. I didn’t install this one. It was done by a “pro installer” years ago.
Fuker put the warning tag up, but the safety line isn't installed right.
The two cars are down in the other garage and I know those are the new design.
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From: Tick-Tock Tech
Weird. He knew to install the safety line and the warning tag, but really missed the boat when it came to doing the job right.
Maybe he got hit one too many times with one of those springs.
Maybe he got hit one too many times with one of those springs.
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From: Columbus, OH
This same thing happened to one of my doors last year at 3am. Scared the hell out of myself and my wife. Neighborhood dogs were barking too. Luckily, I had left my car in the driveway that night. As others have mentioned, replace the other side along with the new one you are installing to replace the broken one.
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