Spring Broke On My Garage Door Opener

Can burn out the motor capacitor or other parts of the automatic garage door opener.

Spring broke on my garage door opener.

You hear a loud pop like a firecracker. Another scenario is the garage door goes up very slowly when using the automatic opener. Some garage door openers have dc motors that start off slow when opening and then kick into a higher speed. The garage door is used.

That was the spring breaking and it was probably the most exciting part of your day. A garage door that has a broken spring has nothing to support its weight. Can i use my opener remote to open my garage door. Garage door opener with a broken spring as the extra weight of the garage door with a broken spring.

The model number starts with 139 539xxx. 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. A garage door should not be opened until the spring is repaired. If you have a broken spring the opener might stay at a slower speed due to the heavy weight of the garage door.

All though some openers can lift the door you risk damage to the operator and the door. If you have a broken spring do not attempt to use the opener to open your 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 garage door is not part of the door opener.

Replacing garage door springs is not a do it yourself project replacement requires special tools and techniques to prevent injury. If this is a part for the opener please reply with the model number of the opener. We recommend having a garage door service company repair broken springs on the garage door before. The size of the door and the type of spring system determines how difficult opening the door will be.