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For children all across Utah, summer vacation is arriving within a matter of weeks. Happy summer vacation to all! As children get excited for the last days of school, some parents may be antsy about having them home all day. From hiring reputable home maintenance service providers (such as the ones at PreFix) to catering to the needs of the children, they might have a long summer ahead. It is projected that this year Americans are poised to hit the roads on summer vacation more this year albeit with moderately higher gas prices. The improved economy have positively helped those wishing to go on a summer vacation.

summer garage door maintenance

Garage Doors Get Used

According to a 2003 TODAY SHOW special, the average garage door opens and closes about 1,500 times per year. Most of the time you don’t even think about it as the operation goes on without any incident. However, as with most home appliances, you don’t realize that you need something done until it breaks down, and then services such as https://homealliance.com/locations/san-diego will need to be contacted to see how they can be fixed.

As you are leaving your house each day closing your garage door, those springs may start to feel the wear and tear as the temperature starts to heat up along the Wasatch Front. In Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Provo the average highs in May range into the mid-70s. With the temperature getting warmer, often garage door springs break down.

Why Are Springs So Important?

Internet encyclopedia Wikipedia explains that garage door springs assist the garage door in both the critical function of opening and closing the door. A garage door torsion spring system contains one or two springs that are tightly wound up with cable drums located on each end. Springs are mounted on the header wall of the garage door. When the garage door is opened, the springs unwind and the stored tension lifts the door by turning the shaft, thus turning the cable drums, wrapping the cables around the grooves on the cable drums. When the door is lowered, the cables unwrap from the drums and the springs are rewound to full tension. Springs last anywhere from 10,000 to 15,000 cycles depending on the model. A cycle consists of one time of both opening and closing the garage door.

Rest assured though. Accent Garage Doors, a local Utah based company installs, services, and maintains garage doors throughout the Wasatch Front. From Layton to Lehi, and Spanish Fork to South Ogden we cover the entire Wasatch Front. Accent Garage Doors also stands ready to help you when you need us. Accent Garage Doors enjoys 25 years of continued experience in replacing springs.

Remember that when you think garage doors, think Accent Garage Doors.

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