Two kinds of garage door springs

JoeSpareBedroom · 2008-03-22T13:39:03+00:00

I'm a few weeks away from buying a new single-wide garage door, manually operated. Stopped into a showroom yesterday when I didn't really have enough time to talk for long with the guy. He pointed out a type of spring system I'd never seen: A coil wound around a shaft, with the whole assembly installed along the wall above the door opening. He said "Somewhat more even lift compared to the springs you're accustomed to, but probably not worth the $28 difference unless you're getting an electric opener...". Then his phone rang, and one of his installers walked in with a clipboard and a question. It was 10 minutes before closing time, and I decided to stop back earlier next time.Any thoughts on this type of spring?

Mar 22, 2008 23 Replies

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JoeSpareBedroom 18 years ago

Homework! Thanks.

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Percival P. Cassidy 18 years ago

Sorry. I missed the word "manual" in your question.

Note that there are now torsion springs that can be adjusted with a power drill rather than with a pair of bars that can let go and take your eye out. Saw one at Menards a week or so back.

Perce

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Big_Jake 18 years ago

Actually Nate, I just saw a garage with a low ceiling where the torsion springs were on a bar mounted at the back of the rails, instead of the front, pretty much even (height-wise) with the top of the rails. Really cool, but I have never seen this type of thing on display at a garage door place.

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Art Todesco 18 years ago

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