Garage Door Spring Weight Calculator

With only a few required fields of input the springulator lets you check the stress of your torsion spring and determine a variety of size and design data.

Garage door spring weight calculator.

Door weights 150lbs and under will be shipped with 1 high cycle life torsion spring. 250 or 1 4 wire 25 spring length inches measured one end to end inside diameter commonly 1 75 or 2 door height. Torsion springs need to provide enough force to equal the weight of the door. If you have a broken torsion spring read below to make the measurements you need and then purchase a new garage door spring or springs.

Garage door spring calculator. Fast and easy torsion spring calculations. Weighing your garage door is the best possible way to determine the proper springs needed for the door. Garage door springs act as a counterbalance to the weight of all garage doors making them easier to open and close garage springs are under an extreme amount of tension and either stretch or torque providing enough force to help you move the door.

We will use the corrispoding weight you ordered to customize the perfect spring s to balance your garage door. Torsion springs and garage door weight. Garage door spring size. Torsion springs vs extension springs.

A functional garage door system lifts the door in a balanced manner. An unbalanced door is a sign of. A failing unbalanced or poorly matched spring. Furthermore the calculator will notify you of your springs inner diameter after deflection travel so that you may resolve which would be the correct shaft or arbor size to install in your springs inner diameter so the torsion spring can function safely over the mandrel without binding on the shaft or arbor.

The only thing left to do. If your door is 210 pounds you would need a pair on for each side of the 210 pound white springs. The springulator is an easy to use robust torsion spring calculator tool. These springs typically come in 1 3 4 2 and 2 1 4 inside diameters.