In this blog entry, the professional Queens, Long Island, and Connecticut garage door spring repair service and garage door repair experts here at Danibul Garage will detail the most important signs of a broken garage door spring.
What are the main signs of worn-out or broken garage door springs?
- Imbalanced Garage Doors– Worn down or broken garage door springs can cause your garage door to become unbalanced. Signs of this include slowly operating garage doors, or unseen opening or closing garage oro pace. The extra pressure associated with imbalanced garage doors can wear down and harm garage door springs, exacerbating the issue even in lines of springs that are only experiencing minor wear.
- Stopping Garage Doors– Torsion springs work to support the total weight of the garage door. When springs are not working, the garage door might not be able to raise to the height of the opening, usually stopping when only 6 inches off the ground. This can also be due to garage safety system malfunctions – but if your garage sensors are properly working, the issue is likely a spring issue which is causing the garage safety systems to activate.
- Quickly Closing Garage DOors– IF your garage door is rapidly closing, the garage door’s weight probably exceeds how much the cables and springs can handle. This indicates the emergency need for garage door spring replacement, and is very, very dangerous.
- Quickly Falling Garage Doors – Garage door spring issues can cause the garage door to be unable to operate at a stable pace, which can lead the garage door to quickly slam shut to the ground – which is incredibly dangerous.
- Stopping Garage Doors– A common issue caused by garage door spring malfunction is a garage door that stops and reverses directions. This could also indicate a garage door motor issue, but is often an indication of broken springs. Try closing the garage door and pulling the emergency release rope – if the springs are damaged, the garage door will be incredibly heavy.
- Spring Gaps – WIth wear, garage spring coils can unravel, leaving a hole up to 1-2 inches within the spring’s length. Too much compression in springs can cause their metal pieces to be pushed apart. If you see gaps in your springs on either side, get your garage door springs professionally inspected and/or replaced AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
- Noisy Garage Doors– Broken or malfunctioning garage springs can spin and cause a loud or grinding noise. A sudden boom in your garage is likely due to a suddenly unraveling or even snapping garage door spring – which can be a MAJOR EMERGENCY when anybody is inside the garage. This is why it’s imperative to only allow professionals to install, inspect, and repair garage door springs, and why it’s important to have worn garage door springs replaced as soon as possible.
- Pulleys or Cables Hangings– When extension springs get worn out, fail, or experience issues, your garage door’s cables can become loose or fall out of position. Sudden spring failures can cause your cables to shoot out as well, which can be extremely dangerous. Any loose or falling garage door cables should be handled by an emergency garage door repair professional as soon as possible.
