Spring Broke On My Garage Door Opener

We recommend having a garage door service company repair broken springs on the garage door before.

Spring broke on my garage door opener.

A garage door should not be opened until the spring is repaired. A garage door with a broken spring should not be opened or closed using an automatic operator. The size of the door and the type of spring system determines how difficult opening the door will be. 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.

The garage door is not part of the door opener. You hear a loud pop like a firecracker. 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. If you have a broken spring do not attempt to use the opener to open your garage door.

Another scenario is the garage door goes up very slowly when using the automatic opener. If this is a part for the opener please reply with the model number of the opener. If you have a broken spring the opener might stay at a slower speed due to the heavy weight of the garage door. Or you may hear the opener straining to lift the door.

The garage door is used. The model number starts with 139 539xxx. Some garage door openers have dc motors that start off slow when opening and then kick into a higher speed. Can i use my opener remote to open my garage door.

Garage door opener with a broken spring as the extra weight of the garage door with a broken spring. All though some openers can lift the door you risk damage to the operator and the door. 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. A garage door that has a broken spring has nothing to support its weight.