Counter balance the weight of the garage door.
How many springs should a 16 ft garage door have.
For an 8 foot high door the spring would be 28 inches long with a 48 inch stretch.
In most cases the stretch of the extension spring should be half of the door height.
Replacing with a one spring setup was going to cost us 160.
I have a larger garage door but it is lightweight metal with no windows so it s not too heavy.
Although extension springs have frequently been chosen by home builders for their low cost torsion springs are gaining popularity.
Torsion springs are incredibly popular for garage doors.
If you have very large heavy door then two or more springs will be required some very heavy wood doors may require 3 or even 4 springs to provide enough lifting strength to.
The original one spring setup lasted us 5 years and then snapped.
Require only one spring.
How do i determine torsion spring size for new garage door assuming that i do not have the original torsion spring for information like spring length inside diameters wire size or part numbers.
Eventually garage door springs do wear out and need to be replaced.
Going with two springs cost us 190.
Based on the facts if we divide 15 000 by 3 we get samwise garage door spring s life expectancy which is 5 000 days or 13 years and 7 months.
The house is a new build and the garage door gets a ton of use.
Most extension springs for 7 foot high doors are 25 inches long with a 42 inch stretch.
Many new homes are made with torsion spring garage door systems.
Samwise the brave has a sectional garage door and its torsion spring is a 15 000 cycle spring.
On average samwise takes his little pony for a ride in the shire 3 times per day.