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Old 03-04-2022, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Sherry8bal View Post
First of all you don't know what the quality of those springs were on Amazon. These springs do break from lots of wear and it's better to have a specialist repair them. Those doors are heavy.

Also, don't you know how to pull the cord that disengages the garage door when this happens so you can manually open and close it? It's very easy to do. Then at least you can get out.
Not necessarily. If one of the torsion springs breaks, it could be very difficult or impossible to raise the door manually. I know from experience.