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Repairing your Garage Door Springs
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When anything in your home breaks, it can be frustrating. If your garage door springs break, that can bring a whole other world of frustrations. They never break at a convenient time, leaving you scrambling and wondering what you’re going to do. At Premium Garage Door, we want you to have the information you’ll need before your garage door breaks. Follow the simple steps below, and you’ll be back in working order in no time!

Manual Operation
Your first thought when your garage door is not operating properly is probably, “How am I going to get my vehicle out?” More than likely, you’ll realize your garage door isn’t working just about the time you’re headed to work. Take a minute and breathe. Note that your garage door can operate, even if your garage door springs have broken. You can operate it manually by releasing the emergency cord above your garage door. Have a friend or spouse help you lift the door because it might be quite heavy!

Identify Your Garage Door Springs
Once the panic has subsided and you have some time to think about how you’re going to actually fix the door, you need to establish what type of garage door springs have broken. There are two general types, torsion and extension. You would find torsion springs above the door. It would have been tightly wound at one point. Extension springs are found on either side of the door. These expand and contract as the door is opened and closed. Figuring out which spring has broken will be valuable information for your garage door repair company.

Call the Professionals
The final step is to call in the professionals. It’s the only way you’ll truly know the job was done right. We will be able to provide you with the springs and services you need. We are on hand to handle all your garage door repair needs. Don’t panic when your garage door breaks, we’ve got you covered.

To have your garage door springs repaired today, call us at 651-344-0489.

Garage Door Safety Tips
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With Christmas just around the corner, it’s important to take the proper steps to ensure the safety of you and your loved ones, even with household equipment that gets used every day. Garage doors, when used improperly, can cause injuries and worse. So, stay safe this season and follow these tips:

  1. Never allow children to play the garage door or around it when it’s open or moving.
  2. Don’t let kids play with the remote or push button wall controls.
  3. Avoid standing or walking under a moving garage door.
  4. Keep the door in full view until it’s fully closed or opened.
  5. Keep your fingers and hands away from sections of the door while it’s opening or closing.
  6. Ensure your door remains in great shape with regular garage door repairs and maintenance.
  7. If you’re having electrical issues, make sure they’re addressed by a trained service technician.
  8. Never try to repair garage door springs or cables. They are best repaired by a trained tech as these parts are under extreme tension.
  9. If you or someone else has backed into the garage door, it’s important to have it inspected and/or repaired by a service technician. Have it inspected even if it doesn’t look to be severely damaged as the operating system may have been misaligned and wear prematurely.

The Premium Garage Door Service team hopes you have a fun, safe holiday season!

Standard Garage Door Torsion Springs
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Standard torsion springs are the most common type of garage door springs, and are found usually when one or two springs are installed, though more than four can be used for garages that require wide openings.

Standard torsion springs can be installed in one of four different system configurations: linear, duplex, triplex or mixed.

  • Linear: Used mostly on wide garage doors
  • Duplex: Two larger springs are used, with each spring having a smaller one inside
  • Triplex: Like the duplex system, except with three springs inside
  • Mixed: A combination of the linear system with either the duplex or triplex system

Does you garage use standard torsion springs? We can help. The Premium Garage Door Service team has experience installing these springs in any kind of setup, and we’ll put them in safely so your garage door again works like new. Contact us now at one of our four phone numbers listed on our Contact page.