People often open and close their garage doors without thinking, but have you ever thought about how they work?

Your garage door springs in Lorton help your garage doors open and close. If you maintain it properly, your mighty springs can last for 12 years or more, depending on the type. But do you know how to repair a garage door spring?

When springs have too much tension, they may even break which may lead to an
unbalanced and potentially dangerous garage door.

What Does a Garage Door Spring Do?
Garage door springs are designed for heavy lifting. This makes it easy for garage doors to be lifted as it counteracts the force of gravity on the door. Springs are also
like a safety mechanism that prevents garage doors from suddenly falling.

Extension Springs
An extension spring system is two to four feet long and mounted on either side of the garage door track. Extension springs keep the energy stored by extending when the door is moved.

There are three types of extension springs:

Open-looped extension spring
Double-looped extension spring
Clipped-end extension spring

Extension springs can lead to a jerking motion and can move at erratic speeds
that depends on the level of force used during the opening.

Torsion Springs
Torsion springs are placed on a torsion pole and located parallel to the garage door, directly above its opening. It depends on its size and the number of torsion springs it can have.

Both torsion and extension springs work with similarity. With their weight and gravity, they gain and release tension as you open and close your garage door.

Once a garage door spring is broken, it is unable to function effectively. Your garage door may even become unusable. When your spring is not working well, it’s time to consider getting a garage door spring replacement.

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