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Garage Door Spring
Today, my garage door torsion spring broke. Is this a job for a typical DIY,
or should I call a pro? |
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Torsion springs are hazardous to your health.
It is time for a pro. Charlie "Patch" wrote in message news:1118686521.ee0a8fc2534d5ec52a52e0ce76a3d80a@t eranews... Today, my garage door torsion spring broke. Is this a job for a typical DIY, or should I call a pro? |
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On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:15:23 -0500, "Patch"
wrote: Today, my garage door torsion spring broke. Is this a job for a typical DIY, or should I call a pro? Might help you decide after reading how one guy did it: http://www.truetex.com/garage.htm FWIW, I'd hire it out. -- Luke __________________________________________________ _________________ "The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." -- John Kenneth Galbraith |
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On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:03:00 -0600, Luke wrote:
On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:15:23 -0500, "Patch" wrote: Today, my garage door torsion spring broke. Is this a job for a typical DIY, or should I call a pro? Might help you decide after reading how one guy did it: http://www.truetex.com/garage.htm FWIW, I'd hire it out. ================ Guess it really comes down to "who is a typical" DIY individual... I installed my own on all 5 bays in my garages without any problems at all... pretty simple to do... like all things the energy you wind into the springs can do a number on you if you are not working safely but that can be said about nailing a picture up in the bedroom also... Bottom line is call and see what a door company would charge and see if your time is that valuable to you.... Bob G. |
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In article 1118686521.ee0a8fc2534d5ec52a52e0ce76a3d80a@teran ews, "Patch" wrote:
Today, my garage door torsion spring broke. Is this a job for a typical DIY, or should I call a pro? Your toolkit for this repair is two items: the Yellow Pages, and a MasterCard. Extension springs are easy DIY jobs. Torsion springs... not if you haven't done it before. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time? |
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"Bob G." wrote in message ... On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:03:00 -0600, Luke wrote: On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:15:23 -0500, "Patch" wrote: Today, my garage door torsion spring broke. Is this a job for a typical DIY, or should I call a pro? Might help you decide after reading how one guy did it: http://www.truetex.com/garage.htm FWIW, I'd hire it out. ================ Guess it really comes down to "who is a typical" DIY individual... I installed my own on all 5 bays in my garages without any problems at all... pretty simple to do... like all things the energy you wind into the springs can do a number on you if you are not working safely but that can be said about nailing a picture up in the bedroom also... Bottom line is call and see what a door company would charge and see if your time is that valuable to you.... Bob G. What he said |
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"Patch" wrote in message news:1118686521.ee0a8fc2534d5ec52a52e0ce76a3d80a@t eranews... Today, my garage door torsion spring broke. Is this a job for a typical DIY, or should I call a pro? If you have to ask, it is time for a pro! Greg |
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On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 15:47:06 -0400, Bob G.
wrote: On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:03:00 -0600, Luke wrote: On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:15:23 -0500, "Patch" wrote: Today, my garage door torsion spring broke. Is this a job for a typical DIY, or should I call a pro? Might help you decide after reading how one guy did it: http://www.truetex.com/garage.htm FWIW, I'd hire it out. ================ Guess it really comes down to "who is a typical" DIY individual... I installed my own on all 5 bays in my garages without any problems at all... pretty simple to do... like all things the energy you wind into the springs can do a number on you if you are not working safely but that can be said about nailing a picture up in the bedroom also... Bottom line is call and see what a door company would charge and see if your time is that valuable to you.... Yep. I haven't had a torsion spring die on me yet. But I have the link I posted, and the name of a good door company, for that eventuality. -- Luke __________________________________________________ ____________________ "Bush wanted to remove Saddam, through military action, justified by the conjunction of terrorism and WMD. But the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy." -- The Downing Street Memo, July 23, 2002 http://www.downingstreetmemo.com |
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Patch wrote:
Today, my garage door torsion spring broke. Is this a job for a typical DIY, or should I call a pro? There is nothing to it if you know what you are doing, recognize the power of the wound up springs, and work safely (that means having the correct tools (about $10). I suggest that you have a pro install the first time and that you watch what he does. Then you will be prepared to fix the next broken spring and know how to adjust your spring tension as the springs age. |
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Patch wrote:
Today, my garage door torsion spring broke. Is this a job for a typical DIY, or should I call a pro? P.R.O. They will make it look easy, but don't fool yourself. Besides, Keep the economy rolling... -- Respectfully, CL Gilbert |
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CL (dnoyeB) Gilbert wrote:
Patch wrote: Today, my garage door torsion spring broke. Is this a job for a typical DIY, or should I call a pro? P.R.O. They will make it look easy, but don't fool yourself. Besides, Keep the economy rolling... Hi, I almost broke my finger once. Never again. Also if one side broke, I'd have both sides replaced. Rub the new springs with oil soaked rag. Dry running springs shortens the life. I was told by the door guy. Tony |
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I almost broke my finger once. Never again. Also if one side broke, I'd have both sides replaced. Rub the new springs with oil soaked rag. Dry running springs shortens the life. I was told by the door guy. Tony ======================================= I honestly can not see how putting a thin coating of oil on the spring will increase its lifetime...Rust prevention ? I just do not know, or I am not awake enough this morning to really think..... Other that I also find it hard to imagine how a torsion spring would break in normal operation... Bob G. |
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