Garage Door Springs Archives

February 26, 2024

Don't Replace Your Garage Door Spring Call a Professional

Ah, the trusty garage door. It shelters your precious car, doubles as a storage haven for forgotten stuff, and even grants epic driveway basketball moments. When your once-gleaming door starts groaning like a haunted swing set, the culprit is likely a broken spring. That's where the big question arises: DIY or call the pros?

January 10, 2024

DuraMaster, Garage Door Springs

Ditch Traditional: Why Pros Should Embrace High-Performance Springs

Garage doors get slammed, bumped, and weathered – garage door springs endure a tireless battle against gravity. For professional garage door installers, reliability and customer satisfaction are key. That's where high-performance garage door springs come in. They're not just an upgrade; they're a game-changer.

December 1, 2023

Garage Door Drum, Garage Door Springs

Understanding 3 Impacts Of The Garage Door Drum

Often overlooked, the garage door drum stands as a fundamental yet underestimated component crucial for the smooth operation of garage doors. This article looks at the impact of the garage door drum on the overall functionality of garage doors.

SSC Upsell Series Powder Coated Garage Door Parts & Springs

June 14, 2023

Garage Door Hardware, Garage Door Springs

Ideal Upsell - How to Increase Life of Garage Door Parts

There are multiple benefits to powder-coated garage door springs and hardware at the tradeoff of an increased cost from traditional parts. In this blog, we look at those and highlight the various powder-coated products we offer at SSC.

5 Things for correct spring size blog card

August 29, 2022

Garage Door, Garage Door Springs

5 Things to Determine the Correct Garage Door Spring Size

Determining the correct garage door spring is dependent on a few variables. In this article we go over what those are and how to use our SSC Spring Engineering App to quickly determine the correct spring size.

3 Factors for determining the correct cable length for a garage door

August 29, 2022

cable length, Garage Door

3 Factors for Determining Garage Door Cable Length

Ensuring that a garage door has the proper cable length is vital for a door to balance and function properly. There are 3 things to consider for determining the proper cable length. Check out this article to learn more.

May 5, 2021

Extension Springs, Garage Door

Common Garage Door Terms to Know For Dealer and Installers

At SSC we want to help you get familiar with some of the numerous industry specific terms and definitions that you as a dealer/installer will need to know in the field. This glossary of terms will be looking at the most common terms you would use on a daily basis.

April 1, 2021

Garage Door Springs

Garage Door Spring Wire Types Guide

At Service Spring Corp it is our goal to help you provide the best service and value to your customers. That is why we have put together this simple guide for understanding the different types of garage door spring wire types and the purpose of each. In this guide we will look at 4 types of spring wire, oil tempered, hard drawn, galvanized and square.

DASMA Color Codes Blog Featured Image SSC

April 1, 2021

DASMA, Garage Door

DASMA Color Codes for Garage Door Springs

When you look closely at garage door torsion or extension springs, you’ve likely noticed the colorful paint that is used to differentiate springs the overhead door industry. DASMA has created the industry standard for color-coding springs.

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April 1, 2021

Counterbalance, Garage Door Springs

Introduction to Counterbalance Assembly

The counterbalance assembly does the heavy lifting of any garage door. Without it, the garage door is dead weight. The main components of the counterbalance assembly are the springs, drums, cables and cones, shaft, center and end bearing plates.