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.

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

If you have a broken spring do not attempt to use the opener to open your garage door. You hear a loud pop like a firecracker. Garage door opener with a broken spring as the extra weight of the garage door with a broken spring. 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. Replacing garage door springs is not a do it yourself project replacement requires special tools and techniques to prevent injury. A garage door that has a broken spring has nothing to support its weight. A garage door with a broken spring should not be opened or closed using an automatic operator.

A garage door should not be opened until the spring is repaired. Can burn out the motor capacitor or other parts of the automatic 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. All though some openers can lift the door you risk damage to the operator and the door. That was the spring breaking and it was probably the most exciting part of your day. The garage door is not part of the door opener.