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This is the question that pops up in homeowners minds as soon as they hear the tell tale noise of a spring breaking in the garage. The answer for many reasons is NO.

First - A few common facts should be discussed about your garage door: The garage is a large moving object that weighs 200 pounds and up–This weight requires an extreme amount of torque in order to counter balance it.

Secondly - There are two redundant safety systems in newer garages that prevent a child or the family pet from getting crushed between this massive object and the floor. The first is a set of optical sensors also known as “safety eyes”. When the signal is broken between the sensors, the door reverses. The second is a force adjustment which also causes a reversal of the door. If for some reason your door is not equipped with both of these you should consider replacing your door opener.

A set of torsion springs can be found above the door when it is in the closed position. They have a tremendous amount of potential energy built up in them. When your spring breaks, this energy is released in the form of sound; which is why you hear a loud “bang” (for any physics geeks that would like to know…)–When the do-it-yourself homeowner tries to fix the problem, they find out many times just how dangerous it is.

There are a series of steps necessary in fixing your garage door that a qualified technician will take to do the job safely. The average technician has about 20 spring jobs before they can confidently know exactly what they are doing. There has been many times when people still want to take it upon themselves to fix their own garage door and there are many documented cases where people get severely hurt.

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