Spring Broke On My Garage Door Opener

Replacing garage door springs is not a do it yourself project replacement requires special tools and techniques to prevent injury.

Spring broke on my garage door 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. Another scenario is the garage door goes up very slowly when using the automatic opener. Can i use my opener remote to open my 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. The model number starts with 139 539xxx. A garage door that has a broken spring has nothing to support its weight. All though some openers can lift the door you risk damage to the operator and the door.

The size of the door and the type of spring system determines how difficult opening the door will be. A garage door with a broken spring should not be opened or closed using an automatic operator. That was the spring breaking and it was probably the most exciting part of your day. Can burn out the motor capacitor or other parts of the automatic garage door opener.

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. Or you may hear the opener straining to lift the door. You hear a loud pop like a firecracker. The garage door is not part of the door opener.

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. If you have a broken spring do not attempt to use the opener to open your garage door. The garage door is used. A garage door should not be opened until the spring is repaired.