Garage Door Spring Colo Cod

If you need help determining the wind direction of your springs visit this page.

Garage door spring colo cod.

You can also click here to determine the length of your garage door torsion springs. Red springs are right wound springs while black springs are left wound springs. Garage door springs are color coded to aid in proper identification for repair ordering and warehousing purposes. Because springs all look so similar the codes help consumers find the right springs and they help retailers keep products organized ensuring the right spring gets to the customer.

The color codes aid in properly identifying springs for repair replacement ordering and storing. Dasma official color codes extension springs 10 white 20 green 30 yellow 40 blue 50 red 60 brown 70 orange 80 gold 90 lt blue 100 tan 110 white 120 green 130 yellow 140 blue 150 red 160 brown 170 orange 180 gold 190 lt. The color code on a torsion spring indicates whether it is a right wind or left wind spring with black indicating right wind and red indicating left wind. First each spring will be marked with red or black.

Garage door springs have been given color codes based on dasma door access systems manufacturers association guidelines and specifications. The color codes are supplemental aids to help identify the correct springs. Dasma color code chart for garage door torsion springs torsion springs will generally have two different colors. Dasma is the door access systems manufacturers association.

This organization developed the guidelines and specifications for garage door spring color codes.