Garage Door Tension
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Garage Door Tension
I installed a new garage door. I found online that you want to turn the torsion springs about 31 quarter turns. But just at 20 my door begins to lift. So I have it set at 19 on both sides. The problem is, it's easy to lift at first, but then halfway up it's very difficult. I placed it at 21 quarter turns, but the door does not lay flat on the floor, but it is easier to get it to almost the top, then gets hard to lift. What am I doing wrong?
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Your door isn't balanced properly... the spring is too strong for the weight of the door. If your door is 7 foot high it has to have 7 1/2 turns or 30 quarter turns. It's possible you have the wrong drums or wrong cable length. can you post a picture of the torsion set up?