Garage Door Spring Safety Cable Diagram

We won t cover how to replace garage door extension spring systems in this story.

Garage door spring safety cable diagram. Clopay safety cables are different. Garage door safety cable is made of galvanized steel and has a 1 8 in. They don t have loops at the ends closer to the h. Commercial cable replacement the following pdfs are instructions for replacing commercial garage door cables in different situations a repair person may encounter in the field.

Check out my oth. Installing a safety cable is a simple process. The major garage safety issue and the most dangerous component of the overhead door is the garage door spring or springs depending on the design which supports the entire weight of the door panels sometimes over 400 pounds and helps you to lift lower the entire door assembly. A pulley lessens the amount of force needed to pull the garage door upwards and let the garage door back down gently.

A quick way to install safety cables on an extension spring door. Complete instruction of how to install garage door safety cables. Here is our extension spring safety cable kit. Plug end extension spring is a holmes spring replacement for heavier 1 piece tilt up canopy style garage doors.

The pulley is used because garage doors are very heavy and can be upwards of 250 lbs. Next run the cable through the spring. It has 7 strands with 7 wires per strand for strength and durability and an end to end tensile strength of 1 400 lb. Unplug the garage door opener.

First open the door fully and place a clamp or vice grip under each bottom roller to prevent the door from closing. The overhead garage door is usually the largest mechanical thing around your house. This lifts the door. Shows installation of safety cables through garage door extension springs.

Run one end of the cable through the back hanging like this. For extension spring systems they need safety cables so follow our video on how to replace your garage door extension spring safety cables. Safety cables keep a broken garage door spring from sailing around the garage. They are similar to the garage door cables though usually lighter weight.

Two p528 springs one on each side of the door can handle a 105 lbs. The cable is what is attached to both the springs and the electric garage door operator. They are attached to the garage door track or wall near the stationary pulleys lace through the garage door springs and connect to the same support that the spring does. The overbuilt 8 ft.

But we ll show you garage door spring replacement on the more common torsion springs the kind that mount on a bar above the garage door.