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Don’t water a grease fire, don’t try to replace with a garage spring. What are some OTHER potentially life-saving tips? (reddthat.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

There are two types of garage door springs, and one is more dangerous than the other when it comes to replacing them.

If there is a single spring enclosing a shaft that spans the top of garage door opening then you have a torsion spring, and these are the more dangerous ones for a DIYer to replace because it has to be wound tightly enough to lift the weight of the door.

If your door has a spring on both sides of the tracks that guides the door overhead then you have extension springs that stretch when the door is closed. These can be safely & easily replaced when the door is open (make sure the door is somehow locked/blocked open and can’t close by accident). The springs should be under no tension at all when the door is open.