If you want your garage doors to keep on working for many years to come, then all you really need to do is learn a little about garage door maintenance. |
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The main parts of a garage door that really need to be kept in top working order are the hardware and the springs. Garage door maintenance really is easy and if done periodically, takes only minutes. The most important thing to remember with garage door maintenance is to keep any springs well lubricated. They may also need some adjustment, as well as tweaks to the cables and levers, and this you can leave to the professionals!
The springs are the core component of the functioning of your garage door, and do more than 90% of the work of opening and closing doors. If you are struggling to be open your garage door then your springs will need some aligning. Another possibility to the hard opening and closing of the garage door is that the springs are worn and need replacing.
A quick home test for your garage door springs is to see if your garage door stays half way open. In theory it should, and if the garage door falls down, then the springs are either too loose or need replacing. If the garage door continues to rise and slams up, then the springs may be too tight. This is the simple test you should do at home before calling in the professional’s to help you with your garage door maintenance. If you think the springs need adjusting, really it is to your benefit to call in a professional who knows about garage door adjustment; otherwise you could end up doing more harm than good.
Besides the springs your routine garage door maintenance check should include checking the hardware, cables and connections periodically. If you see parts that are corroded or worn, then it is time to call in a specialist. Do not attempt this on your own because if you touch the wrong cables or loosen the springs too far, you could be in for a very nasty accident. Just think logically and you will realize why you shouldn’t fiddle around with your garage door springs. When in its’ closed state, the springs are waiting to force open the door, and are under pressure. If you fiddle with the wrong hardware, you could end up with that spring in your face and a trip to accident and emergency.
The best advice on garage door maintenance that can be given is to look periodically for faults, keep the springs lubricated. And the most important advice of all is to leave your garage door repairs to the professional. A much cheaper solution than the medical bill you would be paying if it all went wrong!
So call Overhead Door Company of Brookfield today at 203-740-7691 to schedule a routine service call or click the link below.
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