Newsgroups: alt.home.repair ba.consumers misc.consumers.house misc.consumers.frugal-living alt.tools.repair+advice
From: user 
Subject: Re: Why would a garage door torsion spring break & is two better than one?
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Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 14:09:09 GMT

On 15 Feb 2004 23:03:33 -0800, Glenn Heraty  wrote:
>> My car is now held ransom in the garage until I fix this!
>>   Why would this strong torsion spring break all by itself?
>>   If one torsion spring broke - would installing two be better?
>>   Is this something a basic DIY should tackle 
>> I simply ask that someone who has done the job themselves, please
>> advise me on the three questions above.
> 
> I've got the real world university experience you're looking for!
> I'm a retired car salesman who has moved to quite a few places.
> Every house I owned seems to snap steel springs every two or three years.
> 
> I used to pay three or four hundred dollars a job until one day, 
> they charged me $900! I was fuming but what could I do. I paid
> it and vowed to do the job myself forevermore.

   Good lord, where do you live that it costs that much?

   One of our springs broke last winter.  We called the local
Roly-Door, and they came out and replaced both springs, installed
new cables, and added a new support bracket, for $110.00.
Took them about 45 minutes, in 5 degree weather.

   This was in Upstate NY.