Thank you for posting! Had to use this when I had an old spring go bad and had to replaced. If this video was watched the first time it probably would have never have broken.
5:06 If you're lifting this by yourself put both springs temporarily near the center of the tube with some zip ties. With the majority of the weight in the center it's easy enough to do solo.🙂
I am installing one in an old detached garage. i followed the instructions and this video to a T and the garage door with go up but when closing it , it will snap the cables and the spring loses tension. Sometimes it will lose tension when tightening the spring. Its frustrating. I've tried everything. Any suggestions?
I honestly think the spring might be the wrong one. In the installation manual and the video they seem to also be using the wrong spring. I am talking about LW vs RW, its weird because I got mine from Menards and have the same issue, but when I look at another pamphlet online for determining spring LW vs RW it says that normally RW springs are mounted on the left and LW are mounted on the right. I haven't tested it yet, but thats one theory.
What's the purpose of recording the measurements? It seems like the "you will need them later is not fully explained". Even in the directions i'm reading now in my manual they say to record the measurements and then nothing else about it.
It’s to make sure the torsion spring is not too compressed or stretched out before setting it in place on the bar. So like if your torsion spring with no stretch and no compression measures 47” then while it’s on the bar it should measure 47” but if it were compressed it’d be maybe 46 or stretched 48”
@@terencescott3957 same! Haha I was doing mine today and was confused with that part to for a bit figured I’d shoot a reply even tho it’s been a couple weeks haha
@4Hiroshi7 I have technicians coming out tomorrow. When I applied tension on the spring (EZ Coil) the door was still pretty heavy. Before I could set it down the cable disconnected and coiled around the spool. I lost control of it. I've given up and leaving it up to the professionals.
My Clopay EZ-Set Torsion Springs require 11 1/4 winds, for a 7 x 16 insulated steel door. The installation manual shows how to count full winds, but not incremental measurements, so you'll have to guesstimate. Also, the manual tells you to wind the springs 1 or 2 times after securing a cable drum to maintain the proper cable tension. I've done this, followed the instructions carefully, but my door still seems out of balance. I'm wondering if winding 1 or 2 times "to maintain cable tension" is the problem.
What should I do if there is no jamb behind the bracket after attaching it to the flag bracket. I cannot move the door anymore left or right. Can I just move the whole rail system out from the door to reveal more of the jamb ?
@@kyleleastman And when you know the weight/size of your door you can order the correct springs and you don't have to question if you have the right set-up ...or a hired installer etc.
Lmfao. My thoughts exactly. This entire set up is garbage, but I guess it makes installing a garage door a diy project. Normally it’s not. The spring winding can be very dangerous. My son in law broke his hand winding a spring when he replaced his door. He thought he could do it because I did mine. He’s a hack and the door lasted less than two years because he had no idea what he was doing and it ended up with the top panel bent in half and off the tracks with one side closed and the other side about two feet open and all kinds of jacked up. Needless to say I had to replace it again.
@@robnation2475 But it takes at least twice as long to do than a regular torsion set up and is a real pain the ass to replace. It's all plastic gears. As bad as Wayne Dalton torque master.
@@Fedup10710 might be a pita for an installer installing multiple springs a day but for a homeowner like myself I found it to be plenty easy to do and I could do it readily by myself without any assistance or hiring/ scheduling somebody. My first EZ-Set single spring system I had failed after 14+ years due to a broken spring but the plastic gears were never an issue. I replaced that with a dual spring EZ-Set system due to a heavier door. In my opinion it was a cakewalk and I felt much safer using the EZ-Set system. In other words no metal rods to be potentially maimed with.
