There’s a few fantastic ways that people can upgrade their garage doors - purchases of simple pieces of equipment that, while cheap, fantastically improve the operational quality of garage doors and garage door openers, while additionally extending their operational longevity. In this blog post, the garage door opener experts here at Mazal Garage Door & Gates will detail some of our top garage door upgrades that we recommend all of our customers investigate.
High Cycle Garage Door Opener Springs
The counterbalance based spring system in garage doors are probably their most dangerous mechanical component. Due to the immense tension held in these spring systems, garage door repair should ONLY EVER be handled by professionals. Because of this, it’s better to have garage door springs repaired as few times as possible. It’s best practices to upgrade your garage door to what’s called high cycle springs. Standard garage door springs are usually meant to run on a cycle of 10,000 times before usually breaking - but high cycle garage door opener springs are meant to work at least 25,000 cycles. High cycle garage door opener springs are considered a cheap upgrade, which more than doubles the lifespan of your garage door springs.
High Quality Rollers
By purchasing premium quality garage door opener rollers, you will receive great value at low cost. Standard garage door opener rollers are made of nylon, and don’t have ball bearing systems. These rollers often accumulate flat spots, which cause them to improperly roll up and down the track - eventually calling for repairs. Much like springs, typical garage door opener rollers are rated at about 10,000 cycles before breaking. For cheap, you can upgrade your garage with premium rollers, which have a ball bearing system that runs up and down the track with much less friction, and much less noise. Furthermore, these rollers have longer stems than standard rollers, making them much less likely to accidentally roll off the track, as well as having increased longevity.
Quiet Gliding Garage Door Systems
By upgrading your garage door to a quiet glide system, you can limit the amount of metal that rubs against other metal when your garage door is opened or shut. These include rollers with plastic sleeves inside of their carriers, which greatly reduces the loud noises you usually hear with steel / metal based garage door systems. This fantastic fix is usually available for a pittance - usually about 15 dollars - making them a fantastic, and budget friendly choice for garage door convenience.