In recent months we have received emails from customers who installed high lift kits, and now one of their cables is fraying or unraveling due to rough edges on the drums.
This appears to be a problem with the foundry where the OMI 4-54 HL LD cable drums are made.…
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Without first seeking professional help, the most common problem do-it-yourselfers encounter when adding vertical track and raising their garage doors a foot or more is that the door doesn’t balance correctly. This is a common high lift problem.
In order to get the door to work at all, you need to install longer cables.…
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In 2015, we introduced a mobile app. However, we later obsoleted this app because we formatted our site for smart phones, and because of the growing abundance of support on our site that was not on the earlier app. The app contained a wealth of technical information on garage door springs and spring conversions, garage door and opener maintenance and repairs, high lift conversions, low headroom solutions, weather seals, and dock leveler repairs.…
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I’ve been working in the garage door business for over 36 years. It wasn’t until a few years ago that one of my employees explained to me how mechanical dock levelers work. It’s taken many months, many videos, many graphics, and a lot of animation, but in early July, we expect to be posting the completed video on YouTube so professional door technicians and other tradesmen can understand how they work.…
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This is the first trade show for door dealers that I’ve attended in over 20 years. The trade organization used to be called D.O.D.A., short for Door and Operator Dealers of America. While at the International Door Association Expo, I took a lot of pictures and videos I’d hoped to post here, but I discovered on the way out that I was not to publish them.…
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The human hand is becoming “smartphone shaped” these days. And garage door springs keep on breaking. Not everyone has a desktop or laptop in their garage in order to access DDM Garage Doors’ website. You and your family drive frequently. And shuttling between the garage and the den, one may lose some vital information in transit.…
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About ten years ago, we uploaded our first page of DIY instructions now titled “How to Replace Garage Door Torsion Springs.”
Over the years, we added additional instructions, and about five years ago, we linked 10 or 15 tutorials to our DIY Instructions Page.…
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In changing economic times, DDM sees a strategic opportunity to help customers find a growing array of commercial and industrial garage doors, garage door parts, dock leveler parts, and garage door springs online with rapid web accessibility, backed by DDM Garage Doors’ quality commitment.…
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Unfortunately, due to unforeseen issues with sourcing these garage doors, we no longer sell garage doors or door sections outside of the Chicagoland area. More details can be found on a more recent blog post.
As the new construction season starts, DDM continues its new door sales within the Chicago area and expands its reach nationwide and to the world, with more models featured at our revamped Garage Doors page.…
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The video is here live! All the steps for how to replace garage door torsion springs on a two-spring system are given in clear, sequential steps. Therefore, decide whether this is something you would like to try as a DIY project.…
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Huge inventory of torsion springs for same or next day shipping! Here you will find all you need in the most common sizes of 1 3/4," 2," 2 1/4," and 2 5/8" inside diameter springs. Larger 3 3/4" and 6" inside diameter commercial and industrial springs may require a day or two to ship. You'll also find TorqueMaster Springs, Extension Springs, Self-Storage door springs, steel rolling door springs and springs for one piece single panel doors.
Shelves packed with every part you need to fix your doors.
Please note. Shipping times and costs have changed. Normal transit times are currently not guaranteed, even on next day and second day shipments. Shipping prices on items over eight feet have more than tripled.
