Garage Door Torsion Springs vs. Extension Springs
The first step in terms of getting your garage door springs repaired or replaced is knowing what kind of garage door spring system you have. There are two main garage door spring systems: Torsion Springs and Extension Springs.
Garage Door torsion springs are located above the opening of your garage door with springs slid onto a bar. Garage door extension spring systems can be found alongside the opening of the door. It’s important to know whether or not a garage door company provides service for your needs. Windy City Garage Door Repair certified technicians are fully equipped to repair torsion and extension spring systems.
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Garage Door Spring Repair Best Practices
Every homeowner can relate to how life’s inconveniences are thrown at you at the worst possible times. The last thing you want to happen is have your car stuck in the garage when you need it most, especially when it’s only been a couple months, weeks, or even days after your last garage door repair! That’s why Windy City Garage Door Repair leads by example and follows the industry’s best practices in order to make the best recommendation to homeowners each time we are called out to a garage door repair.
Best Practice #1 – Replacing Both Garge Door Springs
Most garage doors have two springs installed at the same time, when one breaks it’s safe to say the second spring’s life expectancy has just about expired. In order to save you from future inconvenience, unsafe garage door practices, and damaging your garage door opener, Windy City Garage Door Repair will usually recommend to replace both garage door springs. If you’ve had the same tires on your car for a while and one blows out while you’re driving, wouldn’t you replace them both? It’s extremely important to properly maintain equipment such as garage doors and automobiles.
Best Practice #2 – Using The Right Garage Door Springs
Since garage doors come in all weights and sizes, the right garage door springs need to be installed in order to properly balance the door. If a technician puts the wrong spring on your door, not only will this damage your garage door system, but it will cause the garage door operator to do more work than it was built to do. This is why Windy City Garage Door Repair technicians only install the right garage door springs for the garage door’s weight and check their work by performing a balance test.
Best Practice #3 – Garage Door Safety Inspection
With every garage door spring repair, Windy City Garage Door Repair provides a free safety inspection to make sure all garage door hardware and moving parts on your garage door are in good working condition and meet safety standards. Since the garage door hardware was probably installed at the same as the garage door springs, it’s possible there are worn mechanical parts on your garage door that are in an unsafe state. Think about spring failure as a symptom to a possibly larger problem with your door. This is why it’s a Windy City Garage Door Repair Best Practice to provide a free safety inspection and maintain a safe environment for our customers.
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Just like car tires are rated by miles, garage door springs are rated by an estimated number of cycles (1 cycle = your garage door going up AND down 1 time). The springs used by our competition range anywhere from 5,000-10,000 cycles, whereas we use a high-grade steel spring rated for 15,000 cycles.
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How Much Does Garage Door Spring Repair Cost?
The most common question we get over the phone is, “Okay, so how much does it cost to replace garage door springs?” To give you an exact price quote, we would need to know the size of the door, weight, and type of garage door springs needed (torsion or extension). Since we carry over 30 different types of springs to account for all the different types of garage doors, we recommend that a certified technician takes the proper measurements himself before giving you an exact price quote.
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