responding to
http://www.homeownershub.com/mainten...ng-443791-.htm
MichaelCaditz wrote:
The door is automatic, with wound springs.

The tech cam out a three times, each time tightening the springs more.
Apparently they loosened over time.

It was also explained to me that the builder of the house installed a
heavy metal decorative plate on the outside of the garage door AFTER the
door was weighed for the purpose of selecting the correct springs. So the
springs are not properly matched to the door WITH the plate.

MichaelCaditz wrote:
responding to
http://www.homeownershub.com/mainten...ng-443791-.htm
MichaelCaditz wrote:
The door is automatic, with wound springs.

So how does the door go anywhere w/o the opener following????

The tech cam out a three times, each time tightening the springs more.
Apparently they loosened over time.

It was also explained to me that the builder of the house installed a
heavy metal decorative plate on the outside of the garage door AFTER the
door was weighed for the purpose of selecting the correct springs. So the
springs are not properly matched to the door WITH the plate.

What sort of metal plate--dimensions, thickness??? It should be simple
enough to estimate that weight. If it really is terribly heavy, then
the door company is simply incompetent in not replacing a too light
spring w/ the proper one (or your too cheap to fix it correctly???)

I'm still mostl puzzled by the first question, though...I don't see how
this is possible w/o tearing up an opener or the door becoming
disengaged from the travel mechanism or somesuch...

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On May 28, 1:16*pm, dpb wrote:
MichaelCaditz wrote:
responding to
http://www.homeownershub.com/mainten...falls-back-dow...
MichaelCaditz wrote:
The door is automatic, with wound springs.

So how does the door go anywhere w/o the opener following????

The tech cam out a three times, each time tightening the springs more.
Apparently they loosened over *time.

It was also explained to me that the builder of the house installed a
heavy metal decorative plate on the outside of the garage door AFTER the
door was weighed for the purpose of selecting the correct springs. So the
springs are not properly matched to the door WITH the plate.

What sort of metal plate--dimensions, thickness??? *It should be simple
enough to estimate that weight. *If it really is terribly heavy, then
the door company is simply incompetent in not replacing a too light
spring w/ the proper one (or your too cheap to fix it correctly???)

I'm still mostl puzzled by the first question, though...I don't see how
this is possible w/o tearing up an opener or the door becoming
disengaged from the travel mechanism or somesuch...

Particularly since there is little force on the springs when the door
is in the up position, anyway (springs offer little resistance, too,
but...). There's still something missing here.

On May 28, 12:55*pm, keith wrote:
On May 28, 1:16*pm, dpb wrote:



MichaelCaditz wrote:
responding to
http://www.homeownershub.com/mainten...falls-back-dow....
MichaelCaditz wrote:
The door is automatic, with wound springs.

So how does the door go anywhere w/o the opener following????

The tech cam out a three times, each time tightening the springs more..
Apparently they loosened over *time.

It was also explained to me that the builder of the house installed a
heavy metal decorative plate on the outside of the garage door AFTER the
door was weighed for the purpose of selecting the correct springs. So the
springs are not properly matched to the door WITH the plate.

What sort of metal plate--dimensions, thickness??? *It should be simple
enough to estimate that weight. *If it really is terribly heavy, then
the door company is simply incompetent in not replacing a too light
spring w/ the proper one (or your too cheap to fix it correctly???)

I'm still mostl puzzled by the first question, though...I don't see how
this is possible w/o tearing up an opener or the door becoming
disengaged from the travel mechanism or somesuch...

Particularly since there is little force on the springs when the door
is in the up position, anyway (springs offer little resistance, too,
but...). *There's still something missing here.

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What is missing is "competence"...that's all.
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