How Do Garage Doors Work?

Your garage doors are the largest moving part in your entire home and you use them on a daily basis, but many people don’t know how they work. Here is a brief rundown of how they work. And if you have more questions about garage doors in Hugo, give Premium Garage Door Service a call!

Garage doors rely on a counterbalance system in order to operate, which means they use a force to offset the weight of the garage doors. The two types of counterbalance systems are torsion spring systems and extension spring systems.

A torsion spring system is the most common. Springs are horizontally mounted above the garage doors’ opening. There are also cables attached to the bottom of the garage doors’ corners. The cables cause the springs to wind and the winding is what energizes the system. The energy is then shifted to the door through the unwinding of the springs when the garage doors are opened.

An extension spring system is not as common as a torsion spring system. Extension springs are attached to cables that are then attached to the garage doors’ bottom corner. The springs will stretch as the garage doors close. When the garage doors open, the stored energy in the extension springs lift the doors.

And this illustrates why it is so important to make sure your garage doors and all of their parts are in good working order. It is frustrating to try to open and close your garage doors only to discover they are not working properly and the springs or cables need to be replaced or repaired! Thankfully, we offer 24/7 emergency service, so you never have to go long without working garage doors!

For more information on garage doors in Hugo, call Premium Garage Door Service at 651-344-0489 or contact us and Request Service.