Oznog99 t1_j6jshb4 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 8:53 PM

Reply to comment by WISteven in Does garage door insulation need to be evenly distributed? by Prophetshark

If it's a matter of stripping the good insulation, probably getting a dumpster for it, and rebuying and installing LESS effective insulation- or, alternately just replace the opener... well then just replace the opener and enjoy the good insulation

WISteven t1_j6jwx71 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 9:21 PM

How about using the working opener until it no longer works? Why trash a working opener? Because some guy said it won't be warranteed? Who cares?

Oznog99 t1_j6km9sc wrote on January 31, 2023 at 12:08 AM

OP said he had to replace one sooner or later.

I think BOTH are wrong, actually!

The opener is not intended to "lift" the door's weight.

The door's weight is supposed to be counterbalanced by the spring. It needs to be, otherwise you're stressing the opener, and more problematic, it's excessive force to open manually, and may crash down hard when you try to close it manually.

So, it sounds like he needs a stronger spring, if the guy tried to tighten it but couldn't hit the target offset