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Originally Posted by JoelJohnson
I remember when I was a kid playing ping pong in our basement when all of a sudden "BANG" one of the springs flew by my head!
After that my father installed a safety wire that goes through the spring and is attached at both ends.
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I too was a kid a long time ago. I am a lot older. Not sure the advantage of the springs in our current garage door, the type is a cylinder across the top of the door-perhaps no springs running down either side of the garage door holding the weight of the door through cables. Long story short. I replaced the old style side springs in our previous home. One broke, and I replaced both of them. They were not new when we bought the house. They ONLY lasted us 40 years. The original springs did not have a safety cable the replacements came with them.
Playing PING PONG in the basement? I still recall my mother knew, that a ping pong ball didn't break the basement window. They had a big basement. My stickball home run went through the basement window into the neighbor's backyard. I learned how to cut glass and repair a window.