Garage Door Extension Springs vs. Torsion Springs - What's the Difference?

Joe Conti, our wonderful Master Tech, goes over the difference between the two types of doors commonly seen in garages. Joe explains how Torsion springs are generally used on heavier doors. He also mentions that one downside is that Torsion springs cannot compensate like Extension springs can. Joe finally wraps up by stating which spring works best for certain customers.
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[@heroknaderi]

this is good to know thank you sir😄 I already have extension springs on my doors and im sticking with them since i can replace them easily.

[@PrecisionGarageDoorTriState]

Glad we could assist!

[@michaelnelson9140]

They don’t really work independently . The door needs to go up or down squarely, or parallel to the tracks.or it will jam up, during travel. Ask me how I know! But yes, to a degree, when the door settles into it’s closed position, it can compensate for un evenness. Depending on the openers settings. I almost ruined a brand new door this year, adjusting the two sides.

[@ag100pct]

Great video. Good delivery. Please lose the music. The music is just distracting.

[@PrecisionGarageDoorTriState]

Noted! Thank you.

[@Gfysimpletons]

With a single steel door do I need extension springs and a torsion spring?

[@PrecisionGarageDoorTriState]

You'll most likely just need extension springs.

[@Gfysimpletons]

@@PrecisionGarageDoorTriState thanks for answering. The reason I ask is that I stopped by my mothers house the other day and the extension spring broke. She has a torsion spring installed from her old wooden door that works fine. Extension springs were kind of expensive. And I don’t really see a need to have 3 springs since the door is fairly light? Again, thank you for responding so fast….toots…

[@PrecisionGarageDoorTriState]

@@Gfysimpletons yeah, three springs is unnecessary. We'd say either just use the existing torsion springs, or replace both extensions!

[@chrisanderson9542]

Amazon carries both

[@c-note4146]

Saw the title, came here in hopes of learning something I didn’t know, found quite a bit of opinionated bias combined with unnecessary theatrics rather than just the facts. Bummer.