Garage Door Spring Weight

The garage door is likely the largest moving part of your home.

Garage door spring weight.

It should be noted that since the cable loops around a pulley the lifting force of a 210 pound spring is only 105 pounds as seen by the garage door. 7 door 8 door. As an example a 25 gauge 16 7 standard residential garage door from clopay midamerica overhead door c h i martin hormann wayne dalton unique raynor amarr haas midland doorlink garaga northwest delden and windsor will weigh 150 160 lbs and insulated garage door weigh 165 180 lbs. Weighing your garage door is the best possible way to determine the proper springs needed for the door.

An unbalanced door is a sign of. The everbuilt 110 lbs. At this point the color sequence repeats so that 200 is designated by tan 210 is designate by white 220 is designated by green and so on. Door weights 150lbs and under will be shipped with 1 high cycle life torsion spring.

They stretch to provide lifting power for the garage door. Garage door springs that you ll get at the big box are often made of inferior grade cheap foreign steel and are prone to snapping before their time. 80 gold 90 lt. Garage door torsion spring replacement our torsion springs vs the peion estimate door weight counterweight jpg upgrade from two to four torsion spring standard garage door torsion springs.

Find your extension spring below select your door weight color door height. Extension springs 2 pack are the everbuilt 110 lbs. Garage door spring weight chart. If you have a heavier door that weighs more than 150 pounds with one spring still wound you will need to use 2 scales and position them under the first row of hinges from each end of the garage door.

Torsion springs vs extension springs. However most standard garage doors are raised steel panel and are very similar in weight. Blue 100 tan 110 white 120 green 130 yellow 140 blue 150 red 160 brown door height. Therefore you need a pair of 210 pound springs even though your total door weight is 210 pounds.

A failing unbalanced or poorly matched spring. Light blue 190 pounds. Torsion springs and garage door weight. A functional garage door system lifts the door in a balanced manner.

Why does the size of the garage door spring matter. We will use the corrispoding weight you ordered to customize the perfect spring s to balance your garage door. Torsion springs need to provide enough force to equal the weight of the door.