Local Garage Door Repair & Sales Experts for Garage Doors Repairs Harrison, OH. Phone +1 513-821-5095. Commercial & Residential Maintenance.

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

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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 technicians, in some cases have problem determining torsion springs. Purchasing inaccurate springs lose time and money. If you are not sure if your door had the correct springs, we recommend that you weigh your door utilizing 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 3rd alternative 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 Before starting on the replacement, it is essential that we begin these instructions with our sternest warning: CAUTION! Replacing garage door torsion springs threatens because the springs are under stress. You could also harm home. We want your business, however not at the expense of your well being. Getting the job done right is your responsibility. If you have any doubts about your capability to securely change your springs, we suggest you employ a professional to repair your garage door. Security First! Then work. In spite of my high mechanical aptitude, even after 18 years in the trade I lost the end of my left forefinger. A couple of years later I had 5 stitches in my ideal thumb, and a year later on five stitches in my left thumb. In 2004 emergency situation room personnels dug steel out of my eye and finished my ring finger with eight stitches. I am not so ignorant regarding think that I have made my last trip to the emergency clinic. Fixing garage doors, particularly replacing torsion springs, is unsafe work, whether you are a do-it-yourself property owner or a knowledgeable professional. It is difficult to cover every harmful situation you might encounter. Pay special attention to the warnings that appear in red.

ATTENTION! Due to dangerous actions listed below that can result in bodily injury, we advise that you thoroughly study all the instructions below before beginning your work. 2.1 Two important assumptions will assist you execute this replacement securely. Initially, assume that the springs are going to break as you relax or wind them. Keep clothing and body parts far from the springs. Wear safety glasses. 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 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 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 small for 5/8” bars. Whatever you do, don’t utilize 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 way to replace 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 inconsistent hole sizes. If you insert 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 creating an$ 1800 emergency situation space bill.

If your cones resemble any of these, or if they have more than 2″ of play, leave the task of installing 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 disconnect. On older openers you might require to eliminate the L-shaped drawbar arm. We do not recommend changing torsion springs with the garage door open. Stretching the springs the width of 8 or nine coils is hard, and leveling the garage door can likewise be challenging. Back to Top Collect the supplies and tools required for changing the springs securely. In addition to the torsion springs you’ll need a minimum of a couple of 10″ vise grips, an adjustable wrench, and two 1/2″ X 18″ winding bars.

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