How to Know if Belleville Garage Doors Springs Need Replacement


Posted March 5, 2017 by johnpreston

Metro East Overhead Doors is family owned and has over 15 years of industry experience.

 
Belleville Garage Door Springs door springs play and important role in the overall functioning of the garage doors and they need to be fixed or replaced as soon as they show signs of malfunctioning.

A company based in Belleville IL, US has provided resident and with a guide on what to look for to know when to call Monroe, IL garage doors experts to carry out repairs. In the guideline the company identified six situations and also advised on steps to take when replacing faulty springs.

Metro East Overhead Doors said that the garage doors service are usually taken for granted and despite the loss of tension in the springs that come as a result of always supporting a heavy door, people replace garage doors very late. This causes a more expensive job due to the greater damage done. To avoid such incidences and even the risk of an accident, home owners as well as business premise owners with garage doors have been advised to observe the following on their Collinsville garage door springs:

Much of the signs of a faulty spring come from imbalance. The first sign of this is when the door fails to rest in place when partially open. You can test this by pulling the door open half way and sees if it stay in the position. This indicates a loss of tension in the springs.

Another factor that indicates imbalance is if the door fails to pen smoothly or not easily requiring much effort to pull out fully. This is even despite all other parts being greased and fully functioning. The other thing to watch out for is if the garage door rests at an angle leaving visible gaps which can be seen when the door is closed.

Other signs of springs needing help include indications of excessive wear and tear on the coil like appearance of stress cracks. You can also have excessive noise when the door is being operated like a grinding or squealing sound. Finally age too is a factor even in the most well maintained garage door. After a number of years in service, springs lose tension and need to be replaced.

Owners of garage doors are also advised not to replace single or just one set of springs without checking the condition of others since in most cases all are compromised.

Metro East Overhead Doors is family owned and has over 15 years of industry experience. It sells and installs new residential garage doors. The company also services all makes and models of residential garage doors, including light and medium commercial overhead doors. The maintenance experts can restore your existing garage door with replacement parts!

CONTACT US:

Metro Door Co.
508 S. 16th St
Belleville, IL, USA
Phone: 618-719-1125
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.metrodoorco.com
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Last Updated March 5, 2017