Torsion springs are an essential part of your garage gate lock system. These springs take the entire weight of the garage doors and thus are prone to wear and breakage. Torsion play a vital role during opening and closing of the garage door. They are usually fixed horizontally above the opening of your garage door. When you pull the garage door down the springs wind up and store mechanical energy or tension. When you open the door, the springs unwind and the energy on the springs helps the door to lift up, making it easier to open. A garage door with broken torsion springs can fall involuntarily and cause injury or death. Regular replacement and repair is thus necessary to avoid accidents on the garage door.

It is a precarious undertaking

Repair of torsion springs is a precarious undertaking regardless of your experience. When the springs give into the stress of heavy garage doors, this stress will cause even a big metallic piece to fly and hit whatever is in the way with a great force when the springs snap. You can easily get hit with this springs and sustain major injuries such as loss of fingers. DIY guides can save you the cost of labor, but not for a risky undertaking like torsion replacement. Leave torsion replacement to garage professionals. If your torsion springs need repair it is better to contact a skilled professional because they have adequate knowledge and understanding of how the springs work. The professionals can work with minimal accidents.

Professionals will properly balance the heavy garage doors

Garage doors weigh more than 500 pounds and torsion springs help in lifting all that weight. This means the springs have a lot of tension. A wrongful move in repairing and replacing torsion springs can easily earn you a trip to the emergency room. A professional will ensure the door is properly balanced during replacement of the torsion springs. They will properly wind the springs to avoid further damage that could be costly.

They have the right tools for repair

Garage professionals have the right instruments to carry out the repair needed on your torsion springs. They have the accurate tools for removing the springs without wrecking your garage doors. Garage professionals guarantee quality in their works. Some will use parts that come with a warranty. Professionals take safety at heart including wearing protective googles during welding and hammering. They will handle your garage doors with the utmost efficiency by firstly finding out the source of the problem.

They have the skills and experience

Garage professionals don not crop in the dark like you might do, they will easily pin point what is causing the problem on your garage door and set to work on it. Garage professionals have the necessary skills and experience in safety precautions. The torsion springs might only need lubricating, cleaning or tightening of tracks. With proper identification of the problem repair is done fast and cheaply saving you the inconvenience of time and money.

They will easily obtain parts

Even when you have the necessary skills and can take safety precautions during torsion springs repair obtaining the right parts is a big challenge. Manufacturers and retailers of torsion springs rarely sell their products directly to the public. They want to protect their dealers who sell to garage professionals. They know the product is dangerous and the job is hazardous for non-professionals. In case you find one that is willing to sell to the end user you will highly likely be exploited in price. Garage professionals understand the market properly and will obtain the repair parts at no extra cost.

They will carry do proper measurements

Torsion springs come with a variety of standard sizes. The garage professionals will carefully measure the old springs to know what lengths will work for proper replacement. Critical measurements include wire thickness, the inside diameter of the relaxed coil, the overall length of the relaxed coil and the right or left winding up of the spring. These measurements may pause a challenge to an amateur, for instance measurements are only done on a relaxed spring because the winding adds significant lengths to the coil.

The right spring size and materials for replacement is determined by many factors like the type of door, its weight or height. A garage professional has the necessary knowledge and will perform proper repair for an accurately functioning garage door.