Someone put this on BACKWARDS... | Changing 2 Garage Door Torsion Springs

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  • In this video, we take you on a job where we change 2 garage door torsion springs!
    You can tell the previous technician was an amateur, as he made several mistakes installing the opener that we point out in the video.
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  • @quigleydownunderquigley9237
    @quigleydownunderquigley9237 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    cant believe you charged this woman 1200 dollars for 50 dollars worth of parts and 40 minutes work .350 dollars in Florida

    • @manit77
      @manit77 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Highway robbery

  • @nvidiashield495
    @nvidiashield495 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    My spring broke and I never replaced one before and it took me 40 minutes, twice as long as it did you.
    It cost me $35 for the spring on Amazon and 40 minutes of my day for a newbie that’s not bad.
    I was thinking about robbing banks but I think robbing customers would keep me out of jail so maybe I’ll take up the trade.

    • @mariojuarez9566
      @mariojuarez9566 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      This guy has no shame. OMG

    • @unknownsoldier912
      @unknownsoldier912 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      How you going to get the customers? I guess they will just ring you since you have a set of winding bars now. Will you be insured so when you hurt yourself the homeowner doesn’t have to worry about you suing them? If something other than a spring is broken, then what?
      That being said, he is WAY overcharging for 2- 10k cycle springs.

  • @josegomez-jk7ys
    @josegomez-jk7ys ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I had a overhead door company here in Connecticut come out and replace 2 springs and install a new motor, oil and adjust my garage door he charged me just about 1350$ took the tech about 3 hours and gave me a 1 year warranty I found the price to be very fair. The company has 10 vans that go out on the road daily, when I booked it was just about a 2 week wait so that tells me there is a very high demand for this type of service. I have been in the woodworking business always working for someone else and I have to work 50 hours a week to clear a 1000 check. I have been considering learning the garage door trade and going into business for myself.

    • @alb12345672
      @alb12345672 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      got quoted 700 to do exactly what he did in the video in upstate NY. 2 springs and labor.

    • @peanut9779
      @peanut9779 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sad part is that even lifetime torsion springs cost less then $5 a piece, the bearings are under a dollar. The markup on doors and parts are insane

    • @squirts1
      @squirts1 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      you got ripped off.

    • @Mark-gg8xx
      @Mark-gg8xx 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@squirts1He got more than ripped off.

    • @DrewJenks76
      @DrewJenks76 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ⁠@@peanut9779where can you find a “lifetime torsion Spring for for less than $5.00 a piece”?

  • @ggardentracks2012
    @ggardentracks2012 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    You didn’t spread the springs before re-attaching the set screws?

  • @unknownsoldier912
    @unknownsoldier912 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Yeah the dents on the shaft from some jackleg tightening them down with an impact.

  • @snaplash
    @snaplash หลายเดือนก่อน

    My door has two cable connected extension springs on either side, and they're completely slack when the door is fully open.
    This made it easy and safe to disconnect the cables when I rebuilt the rotted bottom door panels.

  • @rogerwilson3633
    @rogerwilson3633 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    When changing springs should disconnect opener first .

  • @stevenbradford6824
    @stevenbradford6824 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    You are charging her how much? Did I hear like 1100 $1200? Why?

  • @jtimagesartDivergentFRST
    @jtimagesartDivergentFRST 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'd invest in a filer. Smooth out the torsion tube at the points where the set screws were puncturing the tube. If you have to hammer a drum off, file the tube or upsale a new tube if not an overhaul with new parts.

  • @basembarakat
    @basembarakat ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thanks for the video, but you should have adjusted the opener arm so the door close correctly.

    • @michaelwebb57
      @michaelwebb57 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Absolutely! I just replaced both springs on a 16 ft door at 80 bucks per spring. $160.00 total for springs, and I installed. I Had about 30 minutes labor involved. He ripped her off in my opinion. $985.00 +/- after all is said and done. Shame, shame. Good business venture, but I have a conscience.

    • @jtb-southphilly
      @jtb-southphilly 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You can always tell when someone has been at it too long. Not fixing that arm was shameful. Also, title says ‘Someone put this on BACKWARDS’ and yet, he didn’t fix that either but had no problem with charging for an entire door install (minus his golden 10% discount).

    • @frankbiz
      @frankbiz 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@michaelwebb57yeah after making a grand for a half hour he should of fixed the arm, what another 5-10 minutes sheesh!

  • @damienwilliams9183
    @damienwilliams9183 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks

  • @fastfords4me
    @fastfords4me 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    They only charge $350ish in Kentucky.

  • @robertoalvarez7960
    @robertoalvarez7960 ปีที่แล้ว

    ❤thank you for your golden card 🎉😊

  • @alumahomeinspections7009
    @alumahomeinspections7009 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi, very interesting video and Thank you for posting! I got a double very heavy garage door (we are in hurricane zone) which is out of balance because is almost impossible to lift it manuanlly. I follwed your video and I found that I can't rotate the springs any more, they are totaled compressed. What should be the issue here, are the springs damaged, old and need to be replaced?. The whole garage door and lifting system was changed in 2015. Thank you

  • @sumaran72
    @sumaran72 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Damn I install mine in 1 hour never had done it before I'm in the wrong business..i will definitely look in to this

  • @briank10101
    @briank10101 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just did my own springs and got the 190,000 cycles longer ones so they'll probably last 40 to 100 years if I lube them every year. I figured the $310 total I paid for the springs and cones pair from DDM was worth it. Total job cost $330 as I got new cables and some extra vice grips. I figured the long term overall costs were best with the much longer lasting springs. Our garage goes through 4 to 8 open/close cycles per day and who wants to replace springs every 6 years with 11,000 cycle springs? Uh...the garage repair guy. :)

    • @danielwake2430
      @danielwake2430 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha, who told you they had 190k life cycles?

  • @patrickyoung7685
    @patrickyoung7685 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great Video!

  • @zarkobohacec3463
    @zarkobohacec3463 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good video, there are tons of residential door guys out there, cut throat market.

    • @GarageDoorTrainingSchool
      @GarageDoorTrainingSchool  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, Zarko! There are even more garage doors than garage door techs, so there’s usually plenty of business to go around 👍

    • @rafsoc1613
      @rafsoc1613 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Not really cut throat. In general the first company that answer the call get the job. When the car is stuck inside the garage 500 or 700 bucks makes little difference.

  • @D00RGUY
    @D00RGUY ปีที่แล้ว +4

    With that pricing, buy a sure winder. No need to use winding bars. Lol...

    • @peanut9779
      @peanut9779 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sure winders or ez sets are garbage

  • @donlef765
    @donlef765 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Talk about gouging , I had 2 springs replced for $300 plus tip

  • @harryl8234
    @harryl8234 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Most people don't want to deal with changing the torsion springs on the garage door. It can be dangerous, especially if the person doesn't know what to do. The person ends up paying the repair person whatever he quotes him/her.

  • @jamesbackwards415
    @jamesbackwards415 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Damn $1200 in 30 minutes nice 👍 thanks for the tips

  • @4x4frank
    @4x4frank 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can you have 2 right hand torsion springs?

    • @elimartinez665
      @elimartinez665 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes but you’ll need a bracket to hold each spring to the header.

  • @GarageDoorTrainingSchool
    @GarageDoorTrainingSchool  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    No we use price sheets. Everyone gets the same price.

  • @michaelkaldani7907
    @michaelkaldani7907 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How much do you charge for pair springs and how many cycles are they??

    • @GarageDoorTrainingSchool
      @GarageDoorTrainingSchool  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Springs prices and cycles differ depending on the type of spring that they are. So it really depends on the door you are installing them on

    • @the.tricky.outdoorsman
      @the.tricky.outdoorsman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Most torsion springs (shown in this video) are industry rated for 10,000 cycles when they are correctly paired with a garage door. So here we have a dual spring set up which would be 10,000 cycles. This roughly translates to 10 years with normal use of a door. (Up/down twice a day) you can increase the wire size and length for more cycles but it's unnecessary and overkill. Springs do vary in cost. 1100 bucks is almost as much as a new door. I work in this industry and I just fixed two springs, cables and some other parts and the total for parts and labor was only around $280.

    • @krispykremeSP
      @krispykremeSP 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@the.tricky.outdoorsman yeah the price made my jaw drop too haha.

    • @Djilani.Adoyta
      @Djilani.Adoyta 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@the.tricky.outdoorsman how is he getting away with charging 1150 ? im looking to get in this business but dont know if hes blowing smoke up my behind...

    • @bryanallen7373
      @bryanallen7373 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Not sure about that price. 22 years in the industry and I only see that kind of price from Precision. Also you should adjust everything even the opener arm so it is in the right angle. You also do not lube up everything the way it needs to be.

  • @NeoB-Lac
    @NeoB-Lac 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You changed the spring spring made of very strong carbon spring steel, bit didn’t change the flimsy cable that holds the weight?

  • @jhatman88
    @jhatman88 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ok

  • @mangagoybislig622
    @mangagoybislig622 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why didn’t you use the homeowners ladder instead of keep dragging your own🤴🫡🇺🇸

    • @joey69763
      @joey69763 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      None of your business

  • @donjohnson3701
    @donjohnson3701 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How much is your life worth? Those springs are deadly dangerous! Why they can break bones, whip those tools all around and whip you in the head! Public service warning brought to you by the garage spring installers association.

  • @halffast7799
    @halffast7799 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Boy am I in the wrong line of work.