Rollup garage door help

[joker247]

I have a standard rollup garage door. Not the sectional type that has become really heavy to open. The door is branded Krazi door and it came with the house. It is not automated. The door I estimate is more than 20 years old. Could these springs be tensioned again to make the door easier to open? It is a mystery to find replacement springs for these anywhere and I even contacted the manufacturer who pointed me to someone else who has no idea what I am talking about as they only make custom doors. I have contacted multiple people who quoted me +- R2000 to replace the springs only this door. This really sounds like a ripoff as I have seen a complete aluzinc door similar to my one advertised around R2000 obviously without installation. I cannot find any place in JHB that has these springs. I was quoted R550 for a set from Tiley doors but they are in Durban. Any advice where I can find these springs in Gauteng or recommendation for someone who can replace them at a reasonable price.

 

[Matt91]

Try a company called Coroma - I'm pretty sure they're big in JHB.

https://coroma.co.za/

 

[Hemi300c]

Brano Industries | Garage Door Specialists | Pretoria South Africa

Brano Industries Pretoria manufactures and supplies a range of standard and customised Garage Doors, Front Doors, Garage Door Motors, Garage Door Hardware & Spare Parts to both the trade and retail sectors.

www.branogaragedoors.co.za

Always had good service from them.

You might as well just replace the door in any event.

 

[Steamy Tom]

I have a standard rollup garage door. Not the sectional type that has become really heavy to open. The door is branded Krazi door and it came with the house. It is not automated. The door I estimate is more than 20 years old. Could these springs be tensioned again to make the door easier to open? It is a mystery to find replacement springs for these anywhere and I even contacted the manufacturer who pointed me to someone else who has no idea what I am talking about as they only make custom doors. I have contacted multiple people who quoted me +- R2000 to replace the springs only this door. This really sounds like a ripoff as I have seen a complete aluzinc door similar to my one advertised around R2000 obviously without installation. I cannot find any place in JHB that has these springs. I was quoted R550 for a set from Tiley doors but they are in Durban. Any advice where I can find these springs in Gauteng or recommendation for someone who can replace them at a reasonable price.

hydro doors

 

[thehuman]

Could give springs a few turns , check some YouTube vids , be careful tho heard they can do lots of damage

 

[SauRoNZA]

Definitely not a job you want to DIY and get wrong because you can very easily kill yourself.

R2000 doesn’t sound outrageous but I’m sure can be done for less.

Can’t remember what I paid.

 

[Fcon_Vpro]

I have a standard rollup garage door. Not the sectional type that has become really heavy to open. The door is branded Krazi door and it came with the house. It is not automated. The door I estimate is more than 20 years old. Could these springs be tensioned again to make the door easier to open? It is a mystery to find replacement springs for these anywhere and I even contacted the manufacturer who pointed me to someone else who has no idea what I am talking about as they only make custom doors. I have contacted multiple people who quoted me +- R2000 to replace the springs only this door. This really sounds like a ripoff as I have seen a complete aluzinc door similar to my one advertised around R2000 obviously without installation. I cannot find any place in JHB that has these springs. I was quoted R550 for a set from Tiley doors but they are in Durban. Any advice where I can find these springs in Gauteng or recommendation for someone who can replace them at a reasonable price.

Think you kinda answered your own question: Have you tried retensioning the springs?
Watch from 2:50:

 

[upup]

The springs are color coded, eg blue or red just on the one side. I paid about R300 for mine. those springs needs grease, The sides on the door, normally a ribbon should be dry and free running. Send a pic off your spring and the way your pipe fits to the fitting.

 

[mercurial]

The springs are color coded, eg blue or red just on the one side. I paid about R300 for mine. those springs needs grease, The sides on the door, normally a ribbon should be dry and free running. Send a pic off your spring and the way your pipe fits to the fitting.

Username checks out.

 

[joker247]

Think you kinda answered your own question: Have you tried retensioning the springs?
Watch from 2:50:

Thanks. I have seen the video does not look too hard to do. So I managed to find a few places that have the springs bet R300 and R500 for a set as I suspected. I would rather attempt to just adjust the spring tension or replace the spring than replace the entire door especially since the door itself is fine.

 

[joker247]

The springs are color coded, eg blue or red just on the one side. I paid about R300 for mine. those springs needs grease, The sides on the door, normally a ribbon should be dry and free running. Send a pic off your spring and the way your pipe fits to the fitting.

Thanks. Yeah I have managed to find a few places that keep the springs around that price. Didnt know about the colour coding. That is why I was questioning the quotes for R2000 just to replace the springs as I seen complete doors similar to mine for sale starting from R2000. So for a person that does this professionally, they obviously get the springs at a discount. I cannot see this taking more than 30 minutes if you know what you are doing. So how does one justify the cost of R2000.

 

[upup]

I always use 2 big bobejaan spanners , 2 persons and there you go, to tune it. Family off mine wheel broke, they told him, to old a door, new one, I got it for R50 a wheel, the one that the spring attach.