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It is almost always the spring, and that is the part not to touch

A double garage door weighs well over a hundred kilograms, and the springs above it carry that weight so the opener does not have to. When a torsion spring breaks, the motor is suddenly trying to lift the whole door on its own — which is why the first symptom is a door that struggles, stops partway, or is impossible to raise by hand. Winding a torsion spring stores that weight back onto a bar using a pair of rods, and the bar will take a hand off if it gets away from whoever is holding it. Rollers, hinges, seals, alignment and opener work are ordinary tasks. The springs are the line, and a quote that treats them as ordinary is the wrong quote.

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Garage door repair questions

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The opener hums and the door will not move. What is it?

Almost always a broken spring. Pull the release cord and try lifting the door by hand: if it feels like the full weight of the door, the spring has gone and the opener is not the problem. Say that in the post, because it changes what the visit has to bring.

Should both springs be replaced if only one broke?

On a two-spring door, yes. They went up on the same day and have run the same number of cycles, so the second is close behind. Doing both at once is one visit instead of two, and it keeps the door balanced, which is what protects the opener.

What should I put in the post?

The symptom rather than the diagnosis, plus whether the door is single or double and whether it is wood, steel or insulated. If you have tried lifting it with the opener disconnected, say how heavy it felt. That one sentence routes the task to somebody who carries winding bars rather than a screwdriver.

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