Garage Door Service, Installation & Repair Experts for Garage Door Repair Bainbridge Island, WA. Phone +1 360-692-0849. Commercial & Residential Adjustments.

Here at Kitsap Garage Door, we provide support services night and day, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Our expert and reliable service technicians are trained and certified to supply first-class services to our patrons.

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Kitsap Garage Door

7745 NW Eldorado Blvd, Bremerton, WA 98312, United States

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+1 360-692-0849

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Mon-Fri : 9am-3pm

Determining springs can be challenging; most individuals, even garage door technicians, in some cases have problem determining torsion springs. Purchasing incorrect springs wastes time and money. If you are unsure if your door had the appropriate springs, we advise that you weigh your door using an analog scale. From my own field experience I would approximate that a minimum of 10% of the doors have the incorrect springs on them. We like to improve the garage door balance. A third option is to determine the door size and model number. After you gather the required information you can buy garage door springs.

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Leading Prior to starting on the replacement, it is essential that we start these directions with our sternest warning: CAUTION! Replacing garage door torsion springs is harmful since the springs are under tension. You could likewise harm home. We desire your organisation, but not at the expenditure of your well being. Getting the job done right is your obligation. If you have any doubts about your ability to securely alter your springs, we recommend you work with an expert to fix your garage door. Security First! Then work. In spite of my high mechanical ability, even after 18 years in the trade I lost the end of my left index finger. A few years later I had five stitches in my best thumb, and a year later 5 stitches in my left thumb. In 2004 emergency situation room personnels dug steel out of my eye and stitched up my ring finger with 8 stitches. I am not so naive regarding think that I have actually made my last trip to the emergency situation space. Fixing garage doors, particularly replacing torsion springs, is unsafe work, whether you are a do-it-yourself homeowner or a skilled service technician. It is impossible to cover every harmful situation you may experience. Pay unique attention to the warnings that appear in red.

ATTENTION! Due to harmful actions below that can lead to bodily injury, we advise that you thoroughly study all the directions listed below prior to beginning your work. 2.1 2 essential presumptions will assist you perform this replacement safely. First, assume that the springs are going to break as you relax or wind them. Keep clothes and body parts away from the springs. Use shatterproof glass. 2.2 2nd, presume that the cone will slip or blow up as you relax and wind the spring. Keep your go out of the path of the winding cone. Keep your hands far from the cones so that if and when the winding bar slips out of the cone and your hand jerks up, the cone does not rip your flesh or wrap your clothing and body parts into the spring. These older Crawford and Mc Kee torsion spring cones were made for 5/8 “bars. Sometimes, however, the holes are too little for 5/8” bars. Whatever you do, don’t utilize a 1/2 “bar; rather, grind down a 5/8″ bar to fit. I just recently had a Mc Kee spring let loose after winding because I used a 1/2″ bar when my 5/8” bar would not fit. The only safe method to change these older springs is to make.

a winding bar for each hole of each cone. 2.4 The very same is real of Older Overhead, Bar Col and Raynor torsion springs that have winding cones with irregular hole sizes. If you insert a 1/2 “X 18” bar in a few of these holes you can move the opposite end of the bar over 4 inches. I have actually had numerous of the older cones spin loose from my bars, the last one generating an$ 1800 emergency clinic bill.

If your cones are like any of these, or if they have more than 2″ of play, leave the job of installing torsion springs to an expert garage door mechanic. Some older openers are hardwired and you will need to get rid of a fuse or turn the circuit breaker. 2.6 Disengage the opener from the door. Some garage door openers have a neutral position for the trolley disconnect. On older openers you may require to remove the L-shaped drawbar arm. We do not advise replacing torsion springs with the garage door open. Extending the springs the width of eight or nine coils is tough, and leveling the garage door can likewise be challenging. Back to Leading Collect the materials and tools needed for changing the springs securely. In addition to the torsion springs you’ll require a minimum of one or 2 10″ vise grips, an adjustable wrench, and 2 1/2″ X 18″ winding bars.

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