Broken Spring

Does your garage door go up about a foot?

You might have a broken spring.

Think of the spring as the muscle of the door, with a broken spring it's too heavy for the opener to pull all that weight.

Most garage doors are made of heavy steel and they need a counter balance to lift all that weight.

Some garage doors have 1 spring and some garage doors have 2 springs.

If you have a 2 car garage door, it should have 2 springs.