It always seems funny to me that often, people (presumably professionals)
will respond in these newsgroups: "call a professional to fix it". Is there
anyone on earth who wouldn't have done that already, if they weren't
interested in trying it themself? That's the whole point of these
discussions.

We all know that there's a professional out there who can fix it. However,
the people who ask questions here are usually: 1) pretty handy; 2)
interested in learning how to do something new; and 3) enjoy doing their own
work. So basically, the response of "hire a professional" is completely
useless. We knew that already.

It is also strange to me that so-called professionals would ever feel
threatened (if that's what drives this sort of response) by amateurs who
just want to learn a trick or two and do it themselves. In my experience,
when it comes to DIY, there are only two kinds of people in the world. The
ones who try to do just about anything themselves (if they have the time),
and the ones who will not. The quality of advice received here, has
absolutely no bearing on which kind of person you are and whether or not,
ultimately, you're going to try it yourself. So why not be helpful? Might
just save someone some frustration and possibly an injury, since they're
probably going to do it anyway...

"Richard J Kinch" wrote in message
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bumtracks writes:

The torsion springs (the springs above the door) should only be
adjusted by a professional. Do not attempt to repair or adjust the
torsion springs yourself.

As of today, 100,000+ readers and 1000+ correspondents say otherwise:

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