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Here at Cincinnati Door & Opener Inc, we provide professional services day and night, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Our specialist and expert service technicians are trained and certified to supply superior services to our consumers.

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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 tough; most individuals, even garage door service technicians, in some cases have trouble determining torsion springs. Ordering incorrect springs lose time and money. If you are not sure if your door had the proper springs, we recommend that you weigh your door using an analog scale. From my own field experience I would estimate that at least 10% of the doors have the incorrect springs on them. We like to enhance the garage door balance. A 3rd option is to figure out the door size and design number. After you collect the essential info you can order garage door springs.

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Leading Prior to beginning on the replacement, it is essential that we start these instructions with our sternest warning: CARE! Changing garage door torsion springs threatens due to the fact that the springs are under tension. You could also harm property. We want your business, however not at the cost of your well being. Doing the job right is your duty. If you have any doubts about your ability to safely alter your springs, we advise you hire a professional 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 forefinger. A couple of years later I had five stitches in my ideal thumb, and a year later on five stitches in my left thumb. In 2004 emergency space personnels dug steel out of my eye and finished my ring finger with 8 stitches. I am not so naive regarding believe that I have actually made my last trip to the emergency room. Repairing garage doors, especially changing torsion springs, is hazardous work, whether you are a do-it-yourself property owner or an experienced specialist. It is difficult to cover every dangerous scenario you might experience. Pay special attention to the warnings that appear in red.

ATTENTION! Due to hazardous steps below that can lead to physical injury, we recommend that you thoroughly study all the directions below before starting your work. 2.1 Two essential presumptions will help you perform this replacement securely. Initially, assume that the springs are going to break as you unwind or wind them. Keep clothes and body parts far 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 head 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 doesn’t rip your flesh or wrap your clothing and body parts into the spring. These older Crawford and Mc Kee torsion spring cones were produced 5/8 “bars. Sometimes, however, the holes are too little for 5/8” bars. Whatever you do, don’t use a 1/2 “bar; instead, grind down a 5/8″ bar to fit. I recently had a Mc Kee spring let loose after winding due to the fact that I utilized a 1/2″ bar when my 5/8” bar would not fit. The only safe way to change these older springs is to make.

a winding bar for each hole of each cone. 2.4 The same holds true of Older Overhead, Bar Col and Raynor torsion springs that have winding cones with irregular hole sizes. If you place a 1/2 “X 18” bar in some of these holes you can move the opposite end of the bar over 4 inches. I have actually had much of the older cones spin loose from my bars, the last one producing an$ 1800 emergency situation space expense.

If your cones are like any of these, or if they have more than 2″ of play, leave the job of setting up torsion springs to an expert garage door mechanic. Some older openers are hardwired and you will need 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 remove the L-shaped drawbar arm. We do not recommend replacing torsion springs with the garage door open. Stretching the springs the width of eight or nine coils is difficult, and leveling the garage door can likewise be challenging. Back to Top Collect the products and tools needed for altering the springs securely. In addition to the torsion springs you’ll require a minimum of a couple of 10″ vise grips, an adjustable wrench, and two 1/2″ X 18″ winding bars.

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