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

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Cincinnati Door & Opener Inc

11 Techview Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45215, United States

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

Determining springs can be hard; most people, even garage door service technicians, sometimes have problem measuring torsion springs. Buying inaccurate springs wastes time and cash. If you are not sure if your door had the correct springs, we suggest that you weigh your door using an analog scale. From my own field experience I would estimate that a minimum of 10% of the doors have the incorrect springs on them. We like to improve the garage door balance. A third choice is to identify the door size and model number. After you gather the needed details you can order garage door springs.

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Leading Before beginning on the replacement, it is important that we begin these directions with our sternest warning: CAUTION! Replacing garage door torsion springs is harmful since the springs are under stress. You could likewise damage home. We want your service, however not at the expense of your well being. Getting the job done right is your obligation. If you have any doubts about your ability to safely alter your springs, we recommend 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 index finger. A couple of years later on I had 5 stitches in my right thumb, and a year later on five 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 ignorant as to think that I have actually made my last journey to the emergency situation space. Fixing garage doors, especially changing torsion springs, threatens work, whether you are a diy property owner or an experienced technician. It is difficult to cover every hazardous situation you may come across. Pay special attention to the warnings that appear in red.

ATTENTION! Due to harmful actions below that can result in bodily injury, we advise that you thoroughly study all the guidelines below prior to beginning your work. 2.1 2 essential presumptions will help you perform this replacement safely. Initially, assume that the springs are going to break as you relax or wind them. Keep clothes and body parts away from the springs. Wear shatterproof glass. 2.2 Second, presume that the cone will slip or take off as you unwind and wind the spring. Keep your go out of the course 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 cover your clothes and body parts into the spring. These older Crawford and Mc Kee torsion spring cones were made for 5/8 “bars. Sometimes, nevertheless, the holes are too small for 5/8” bars. Whatever you do, do not 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 because I utilized a 1/2″ bar when my 5/8” bar wouldn’t 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 exact 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 four inches. I have actually had a number 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 an expert garage door mechanic. Some older openers are hardwired and you will require to remove a fuse or flip the circuit breaker. 2.6 Disengage the opener from the door. Some garage door openers have a neutral position for the trolley detach. On older openers you might require to eliminate the L-shaped drawbar arm. We do not suggest changing torsion springs with the garage door open. Extending the springs the width of eight or nine coils is challenging, and leveling the garage door can also be challenging. Back to Top Gather the materials and tools required for changing the springs safely. In addition to the torsion springs you’ll require a minimum of one or two 10″ vise grips, an adjustable wrench, and 2 1/2″ X 18″ winding bars.

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