Garage door torsion spring winding bars

   / Garage door torsion spring winding bars #31  
They don't like ez wind springs, because they have a high failure rate. You install them, and people are not happy with you, when they fail in a few years. And, though some do not have issues, lots of them do.

If you're smart, you don't sell anything, customers will be calling screaming about.

When you buy a torsion spring door, from a door company, the door is actually not contained in a single package, but made up of separate components. So, you have lots of options, they usually never tell you about.

Such as, higher cycle springs, solid jack shafts, heavier hinges, heavier cables, heavier opener attachment brackets, heavier struts, and heavier track. Much of which homeowners don't usually need.

Most residential doors are designed to do 10+ years of normal use. But, with the right upgrades, at the time of purchase, you can more than double that, and save grief, and money in the long run.

Barring some bad luck, I have 3 overhead doors, I should never have to service.
 
   / Garage door torsion spring winding bars #32  
EZ wind springs are great. With the way they are made, can't believe there is a high failure rate. Clopay has EZ springs up to 10x8' doors. I have put up 3 doors using them, 2 are ~15 yrs old. Installed 2 recently.
 
   / Garage door torsion spring winding bars
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#33  
With the way they are made, can't believe there is a high failure rate.

I agree. ITs just a worm gear reducer. Once wound, its not like there is anymore wear gonna happen. All its gotta do is hold.

Was gonna post some pics of the door and springs, but tried earlier and then just now and for some reason it wont upload the darn pics
 
   / Garage door torsion spring winding bars #34  
Sorry, my mistake. I thought you guys were referring to drill wound springs, like the Wayne Dalton TorqueMaster.

I am not familiar with they type you are referring to.

A good friend runs a large door company. I will ask about EZ set springs.
 
   / Garage door torsion spring winding bars #35  
Okay, my friend said, the EX set springs as a rule, don't last as long as the conventional set up.

He said, they do use them on single residential doors. But, on double doors, they tend to have issues with them.

They do not use them at all, on commercial doors.

They are convenient. But, you are adding an unnecessary failure point.
 
   / Garage door torsion spring winding bars #36  
Probably similar if not the same. i use clopay.
 
   / Garage door torsion spring winding bars #37  
Clopay only offers them on residential under 10x8. my larger doors have wound springs.
 
   / Garage door torsion spring winding bars
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#38  
Okay, my friend said, the EX set springs as a rule, don't last as long as the conventional set up.

He said, they do use them on single residential doors. But, on double doors, they tend to have issues with them.

They do not use them at all, on commercial doors.

They are convenient. But, you are adding an unnecessary failure point.

Did he elaborate? What kind of issues? And I dont really see it being a fail point. Once wound, what is gonna fail?
 
   / Garage door torsion spring winding bars #39  
Did he elaborate? What kind of issues? And I dont really see it being a fail point. Once wound, what is gonna fail?

Sorry. He is on vacation, and was busy. So, I didn't get a lot of details.

But, I guess we can assume that the winder mechanism, fails somehow.

I will find out at some point, and let you know.
 
   / Garage door torsion spring winding bars #40  
My garage doors are all 50+ years old and I've changed out springs to safety springs and that's about it...

Ten years sounds very short to me...
 

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