The springs on your garage door opener are one of the most important components on the entire system. However, they are also very dangerous to work with as they are under high pressure to tighten and open the garage door. Unless you know exactly what you are doing, the best thing to do is only do routine maintenance and contact a professional for major problems.

There are annual safety and maintenance that should be done to the springs of your garage door to ensure that no one especially children could be harmed.

Things you should do annually include:

• Check all moving parts to ensure they are working properly
• Lubricate all moving parts

This includes:

• Check the spring tension on the door
• Check the cables
• Check the rollers
• Check the hinges
• Check the pulley
• Check the safety reverse on the garage door opener

If you find problems with any of these, you should contact a technician.