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FindTheRemnant t1_iu53y0g wrote

You can't buy a new eye or hand for $250

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MegBundy t1_iu5oou4 wrote

Someone I knew was impaled in the heart by a garage door spring. Your life is worth the cost of hiring a professional.

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jeffersonairmattress t1_iu5r4ee wrote

They were likely also up a ladder, winding the torsion spool when a lever let go, sending the second lever into their chest. A surprisingly common injury.

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HammerTim81 t1_iu60ikb wrote

When you start scrambling up the ladder of success, make sure it’s leaning against the right wall

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fuddykrueger t1_iu7cdoa wrote

Our garage door opener’s spring broke/detached and flew across the garage with a huge bang out of the blue. We initially had no idea what had caused the noise. It has happened twice. Luckily we were in the house both times. Scary.

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Hodgkisl t1_iu8jklg wrote

If you have extension springs as OP does they should have safety cables ran through them so they can not launch, if yours have no such cables add some ASAP

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fuddykrueger t1_iu8jxsa wrote

Right, ours don’t look like OP’s so we must have the other type (torsion?).

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Hodgkisl t1_iu8k0pz wrote

Are they above the door opening, parallel to the door?

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fuddykrueger t1_iu8lse2 wrote

They run along the ceiling perpendicular (I suppose) to the doors (2-door garage). When they broke the (very) loud noise was them smacking against the metal garage door.

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Hodgkisl t1_iu8lv1r wrote

So in line with the tracks?

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fuddykrueger t1_iu8muxe wrote

Yes. That’s the better way to describe it. Lol

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Hodgkisl t1_iu8rx76 wrote

Those would be extension style springs then similar to OP, there are different layouts and sizes of spring. You should insider them for safety cables / ropes, they should go through the middle of the spring and be secured at both ends somewhere beyond the spring.

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fuddykrueger t1_iu8zxp8 wrote

Okay we always hire a professional to replace the springs. My son tried once and that is when the spring popped the second time a few weeks later.

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MCClapYoHandz t1_iu6l806 wrote

It’s an extension spring. And you can clearly see in the picture that it’s not even under any tension. Leave it to redditors to hear a catchphrase about garage door springs and repeat it any time the topic comes up, while having no idea what they’re talking about.

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