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Don’t water a grease fire, don’t try to replace with a garage spring. What are some OTHER potentially life-saving tips? (reddthat.com)

submitted 9 months ago by 111000@reddthat.com to c/askmen@lemmy.world

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[-] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 12 points 9 months ago

Garage doors have one of two types of springs in them, and both of them are capable of killing you if handled incorrectly.
One can hurl a piece of metal into you at high speeds, and the other can cut you like a steel whip.

It's one of those things where you should be firmly in the category of "definitely know what you're doing" before you consider doing it yourself.

[-] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Where are these said springs located in a typical garage door?

[-] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 7 points 9 months ago

Either centered above the door mounted to a shaft thats as wide as the door, or on either side along the rails the door travels on.

The second kind is far less common in my experience.

[-] Lileath 1 points 9 months ago

I've only seen the second type in the garages I was in (admittedly not very many), I don't live in the US though, assuming you do.

[-] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

Canada.

They're pretty rare in homes and entirely unseen in warehouses.

Worked for a garage door supplier for a while too: almost all torsion springs. Still a few linear tension springs but really not many.

[-] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago

Depends on the type of garage. It'll either be at the front, above the door and running parallel to the opening, or it'll be a big ass spring above your head when you're facing the door.

In the first case, it's possible it'll just look like a black or green cylinder at first glance.

first type