How Garage Door Torsion Springs Work    

Your garage door might be responsible for just a small, random task that you perform. And that is that when you are about to leave or enter your house with your beloved vehicle of choice. Though garage doors are responsible for just a simple task, have you ever wondered what mechanical trick goes behind their smooth flow of movement.

Here at Phoenix Garage Door Repair, we give you all the information you might need when you are ought to get your garage door repair.

Types of Systems

So basically, there are two types of garage door systems that are both supported by the helping force of springs. Your garage door works because of a counterbalance technique that acquires a force to actually counterbalance a weight which in this case is your garage door. The two spring systems are:

§Extension Spring System

§Torsion Spring System

So let's talk about the more common method here shall we that is the Torsion Spring System

Torsion Spring System and Repair

Torsion springs plays the most important role each and every single time you tend to open or close your door.

How does a Torsion Spring System Work?
Just like any spring that you might have seen, torsion springs too, store a mechanical force of energy that tightens them. They store the energy by using a rotating or twisting motion. Normally mounted horizontally above the opening area of your garage door, torsion springs are attached to cables. When you pull the door downwards, the cables that are attached to the bottom corners forcibly result in the springs to wind that thus energizes the system.

Similarly, when you are to open the garage door, the energy is transferred to the door as the springs unwind causing the door to lift up and allowing you to easily open the door.

Advantages of Torsion Springs

The benefit of garage door torsion springs over standard type of springs is that because torsion springs are made of denser material, they tend to store more energy as compared to their substitutes.

Why do Garage Door Torsion Springs require repairing?
Although, an average garage door torsion spring will last a long time - 5 to 7 years to be approximate - the cycling up and down of the door leads to the weakening of the steel in the springs causing the springs not to lift the door anymore. The springs break with time leaving your garage door closed unable to be opened.

Torsion springs also wear out due to rust and unsuitable weather conditions which can also cause them to weaken and break.

Therefore concluding, we would just like to present a warning to all garage door owners that don’t try to tend to your garage door if the torsion spring has broken. Just let us know and our expert garage door repair service will be there to take a look at your door safely and securely.