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Here at Cincinnati Door & Opener Inc, we offer services night and day, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Our professional and trained technicians are taught and certified to deliver excellent services to our patrons.

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Cincinnati Door & Opener Inc

11 Techview Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45215, United States

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+1 513-821-5095

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Mon-Fri : 8am-4:30pm Sat : 9am-12pm

Determining springs can be challenging; most people, even garage door service technicians, sometimes have problem measuring torsion springs. Buying incorrect springs lose time and cash. If you are not sure if your door had the correct springs, we advise that you weigh your door using an analog scale. From my own field experience I would approximate that at least 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 design number. After you collect the required information you can order garage door springs.

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Top Before starting on the replacement, it is essential that we begin these instructions with our sternest caution: CARE! Changing garage door torsion springs threatens since the springs are under stress. You could also harm home. We want your service, however not at the expenditure of your well being. Getting the job done right is your obligation. If you have any doubts about your capability to securely change your springs, we suggest you hire an expert to repair your garage door. Safety First! Then work. In spite of my high mechanical aptitude, even after 18 years in the trade I lost the end of my left index finger. A couple of years later on I had five stitches in my best thumb, and a year later on 5 stitches in my left thumb. In 2004 emergency clinic personnels dug steel out of my eye and sewed up my ring finger with eight stitches. I am not so naive as to think that I have made my last trip to the emergency room. Repairing garage doors, particularly changing torsion springs, is unsafe work, whether you are a do-it-yourself homeowner or a knowledgeable professional. It is difficult to cover every dangerous circumstance you might encounter. Pay unique attention to the warnings that appear in red.

ATTENTION! Due to harmful actions below that can result in physical injury, we advise that you carefully study all the instructions below before starting your work. 2.1 2 essential assumptions will help you execute this replacement securely. Initially, presume that the springs are going to break as you unwind or wind them. Keep clothing and body parts away from the springs. Use shatterproof glass. 2.2 2nd, assume that the cone will slip or explode as you loosen up and wind the spring. Keep your go out of the path of the winding cone. Keep your hands away from the cones so that if and when the winding bar slips out of the cone and your hand jerks up, the cone doesn’t rip your flesh or cover your clothing and body parts into the spring. These older Crawford and Mc Kee torsion spring cones were produced 5/8 “bars. Often, however, the holes are too little for 5/8” bars. Whatever you do, do not use a 1/2 “bar; instead, 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 replace these older springs is to make.

a winding bar for each hole of each cone. 2.4 The very same holds true of Older Overhead, Bar Col and Raynor torsion springs that have winding cones with inconsistent hole sizes. If you place a 1/2 “X 18” bar in a few of these holes you can move the opposite end of the bar over four inches. I’ve had numerous of the older cones spin loose from my bars, the last one producing an$ 1800 emergency clinic expense.

If your cones resemble any of these, or if they have more than 2″ of play, leave the job of setting up torsion springs to a professional garage door mechanic. Some older openers are hardwired and you will require to eliminate 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 might need to get rid of the L-shaped drawbar arm. We do not advise changing torsion springs with the garage door open. Extending the springs the width of 8 or nine coils is challenging, and leveling the garage door can also be challenging. Back to Leading Collect the materials and tools needed for changing the springs safely. 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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