Discount Garage Door Service

Replacing Garage Door Springs The most common garage door torsion springs have an expected life of about 10,000 “cycles”. A cycle is one opening and one closing of the garage door. The steel spring experiences tremendous force each time the door opens or closes. Gradually, the steel fatigues with...

Balancing a Garage Door How do I tell if the garage door spring is balanced properly? Disconnect the operator by pulling the red release cord with door fully closed. Open the door halfway by hand and let go of the door. The door should pretty much stay in the same position, although some slight d...

Garage Door Springs - Tips from the Pros In garage door repairs, most accidents occur during the replacement of the springs. Also, if one spring breaks and they were installed at the same time, it is likely that the other will not be far behind since they both have the same wear and tear. For thi...

Fixing a Crooked Garage Door While we were closing the garage door something caused the door to stop halfway and now the door is hanging crooked in the opening. What is wrong with the door? Most likely one of the garage door cables has come off of the cable drum (side that is hanging the lowest) ...

Wondering if Your Garage Door is Balanced? Do a Door Balance Test If your door is equipped with an automatic opener system: close the door and disconnect the automatic opener. You should be able to lift the door smoothly and with little resistance. It should stay open around three or four feet ab...

Garage Door Not Working Anymore? If your garage door isn't working right anymore, it could be that the garage door rollers out of the track and it's pulling the door. This is actually a very common garage door repair issue. There are several different reasons why this could happen. Your rollers c...

Garage Door Stuck? We're used to getting garage door questions from around Tucson. A question we were recently asked at Discount Door Service was, "How do I release the door from the operator so that I can open the garage door by hand?" With the garage door fully closed, simply pull the red relea...

Is Your Garage Door Crooked? Another question that Discount Door Service has been asked on several occasions is, "While we were closing the garage door something caused the door to stop halfway and now the door is hanging crooked in the opening. What is wrong with the door?" Most likely one of th...

Garage Door Maintenance Tucson Just a reminder to all our Tucson friends and neighbors - your garage door isn't supposed to by crazy noisy! Over the years it can get loud and you can get used to it... that doesn't make it right. We can fix that for you and get it working smooth and quiet again. S...