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Posted by Oren on July 7, 2007, 2:39 pm
On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 13:30:43 -0500, andy@invalid.com wrote:
>One of the cables broke on my garage door. It appears that when it
>broke the spring pressure did the damage. The door track is (was)
>hung from a vertical 2x4 coming down from the ceiling. (I have an 8
>foot high door in a garage with a 9 foot ceiling). The spring was
>attached to a large eye hook in that 2x4. The spring actually
>shattered that 2x4 causing the track to become disconnected and free
>hanging. The spring was found in the rear of the garage where it
>knocked a bunch of cans of oil and other automotive chemicals all over
>the floor and a chunk of wood was ripped off one shelf. This left a
>major mess with oil on the floor.
>
>Luckily I entered the garage via the walk in door. I was shocked when
>I went in there. I first noticed the oil mess and started cussing at
>my cats, thinking they had gotten in there. But there were no cats.
>When I turned around I noticed the door track hanging free and soon
>discovered the spring on the floor.
>
>I heard these springs are dangerous, but I never knew they could do
>this much damage. I know I can fix this, and this time I intend to
>use a hardwood 2x4 or maybe a 4x4 if I can find one. However, I dont
>like the idea of walking into a garage with these springs ready to
>fly, which could cause severe injury.
>
>Is there any way to secure the spring so if something breaks, at least
>it will stay up in the air where it belongs?
>This is an older 8 foot high, 9 foot wide wooden door. It's not that
>heavy, but still needs the springs to lift it. Where I used to live
>we had a 10 foot wide fiberglass door and I could lift it without
>springs, although it was a bit of a struggle. Those springs were not
>as large (and likely not as powerful).
>
>I'm off to buy a new cable, but I wont feel safe going into the garage
>until I can find a way to make those springs safer. Placing them
>inside a steel tube (pipe) seems like one way, but how?
>
>Anyone got any tips?
>
>Thanks
>
>Andy
--
Oren
..through the use of electrical or duct tape, achieve the configuration in the
photo..
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