Spring Broke On My Garage Door Opener

Some garage door openers have dc motors that start off slow when opening and then kick into a higher speed.

Spring broke on my garage door opener.

Another scenario is the garage door goes up very slowly when using the automatic opener. A garage door that has a broken spring has nothing to support its weight. That was the spring breaking and it was probably the most exciting part of your day. A garage door with a broken spring should not be opened or closed using an automatic operator.

Replacing garage door springs is not a do it yourself project replacement requires special tools and techniques to prevent injury. If this is a part for the opener please reply with the model number of the opener. The size of the door and the type of spring system determines how difficult opening the door will be. Many times homeowners don t even notice and operate the door with a broken spring for days until something else breaks and the door is not operable.

The model number starts with 139 539xxx. If this is the extension spring for the door not the opener you will need to have a local overhead door repair person repair your door. A garage door should not be opened until the spring is repaired. If you have a broken spring the opener might stay at a slower speed due to the heavy weight of the garage door.

First do not try to lift the door by hand or using the opener as you can hurt yourself lifting a heavy garage door by hand and burn out the opener using it to try to open a door with a broken spring. Or you may hear the opener straining to lift the door. You hear a loud pop like a firecracker. We recommend having a garage door service company repair broken springs on the garage door before.

The garage door is used. All though some openers can lift the door you risk damage to the operator and the door. Can burn out the motor capacitor or other parts of the automatic garage door opener. Garage door opener with a broken spring as the extra weight of the garage door with a broken spring.