Woolwich Garage Door Pros · Woolwich
Garage Door Balance Adjustment: preparing for the visit
Garage Doors · Woolwich, Ontario
Since the new insulated panels went in, the door feels like a different animal. It closes with a thud, the opener labours where it used to hum, and lifting it by hand takes a proper heave rather than a fingertip.
Worth answering before the call
Has anyone turned up the force setting on the opener? Did the heaviness come on gradually or all at once? When were the springs last replaced or adjusted, if you know?
My door has become noisy. Is that related to balance?
Often, yes. A door that has grown heavy makes the opener labour, the chain or belt slap, and the rollers and hinges complain under load they were never meant to carry. Balancing the door takes that load back onto the springs, and the lubrication and roller checks that come with the visit quiet the rest. A door that runs silently is usually a door that runs light.
What information helps when I book the visit?
Whether the door drifts up, sinks, or hangs crooked when released; whether there is one spring on a shaft above the door or springs along the tracks; whether it is a single or double door and roughly how tall; when the springs were last changed if you know; what has been added to the door; and whether the opener strains, reverses or stalls. A photo of the spring area is useful.