Difference in Garage Door Springs!

There are many garage door spring manufacturers out there and each manufacturer makes their springs slightly different at each place. Some manufacturers have been cutting costs on producing springs by shortening the metal the springs are made out of. Some manufacturers use sand to cool their springs instead of water, this results in the metal being weaker.

What does the manufacturing process have to do with your garage door?

Garage door springs are formed metal wound into a spring shape. The thicker the metal, the more cycles you can get out of a garage door spring. Some garage door springs can get 100,000 cycles while others can only get 10,000 cycles. Spring cycles is how many times can the spring lift the garage door. The commercial grade springs are used for the additional cycles, they are thicker, and can get up to 100,000 cycles for use. You can also install the commercial grade springs on a residential home for longer use of a residential garage door. The commercial grade springs are a little more expensive than a regular 10,000 cycle spring; but, if you use your garage door often then it may be worth the additional expense for longer use. Regular residential garage door springs can get about 10,000 cycles out of the springs. 100,000 cycles could be upwards of 10 years of use, and 10,000 cycles could be around 5-7 years of use depending upon the use of the garage door. Recently the manufacturers have been cutting the amount of steel being used to produce each spring, which results in springs that are not lasting more than 5,000 cycles or 3-5 years. At Grove City Garage Door Inc., we buy our springs from a reputable manufacturer that does not practice using less material to get more springs. The springs we install have lasted up to 5-7 years without any problems.

The best way to ensure you get the longest use out of your spring is to have your garage door maintained every year. Grove City Garage Door Inc. offers a service call for $79.00, we can help maintain your garage door for longer lasting results and operation!