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Old 10-06-2018, 07:18 PM
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I was taught to wind the springs 7 tunrs on a normal double wide door. You can verify this if they ran some chalk on the spring before winding. Also wipe the springs yearly with oil to keep them lubed. Checking the winding will show you if the spring is slipping. Of course this was years ago.
I should add to,my posting that at that time I was a garage door installer and repair person for Overhead Door company in another city. I mention counting the chalk marks only to see if the spring has slipped. We also told people to once a year wipe some oil across the springs and move the door up and down. I would not do any replacement work because of the danger as a homeowner