That’s right. Springs life expectancy are rated in life cycles. The industry standard is 10k. Most doors are installed with a pair 10k life cycle springs. Raise your door that’s one. Close it, that’s two. Do that 4 times a day and it comes out to 6-7 years.

I’m often asked what the cause is and how do you prevent it. The cause is use. And to prevent it, use it less. It’s inevitable, it’s going to break. They’re like tires on a car. You will only get so many miles out of them. And that’s also why it’s important to replace them both when one breaks. They’ve been used the exact same amount of times and when one breaks. The other one is right behind it.

We offer 10k life cycle springs and 30k life cycle springs, for those who use the garage door as the front door. Both at affordable rates.

Commercial is a little different. But, don’t worry, we are very experienced with those as well.

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