Garage door does not hold when open manually
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Garage door does not hold when open manually
when power lost, I try to open my garage door manaully. I pull red string and lift the garage door easily. I pull door till the end (full open) and release the handy. the door was not held there, instead came down and closed again. What is wrong with it?
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If you have a torsion spring (the kind that wraps around an axle running above the door opening) it stores a tremendous amount of energy and can be very dangerous to adjust. We don't recommend this as a DIY task because you can really hurt yourself if you don't have the proper tools and know exactly what to do and how to do it safely. Best to call a GD service company and ask them to adjust the spring tension.