Friday, January 26th, 2018 at 6:43 pm by Dan Musick
Ray Bansal and I outside the DDM Garage Doors office
Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of personally training men to repair residential and commercial garage doors and openers, along with steel rolling doors and dock levelers. In fact, this week I had the honor of training a true tradesman and businessman, Ray Bansal.…
Friday, January 12th, 2018 at 6:09 pm by Dan Musick
Ordering the correct PowerMaster Operators can be simple if you begin with the correct details. Here are some tips for how to order one of our hoist operators.
Selecting an Operator
Operator voltage and horsepower
Voltage. These usually are 115, 208-230, and 460 volts.
Friday, December 15th, 2017 at 6:59 pm by Dan Musick
The most dangerous part of replacing garage door rollers is replacing the bottom rollers. The bottom fixture not only holds the roller, but the bottom of the cable secures to the bottom fixture. Tension from the spring pulls on the cable, making removal of the bottom fixture extremely dangerous.…
Friday, December 8th, 2017 at 6:53 pm by Dan Musick
Sometimes a customer will order the incorrect spring, and we will try to offer the least expensive solution. If the spring is too long, one option is to shorten and bend the spring. This can be performed with a torch or a hand grinder, such as a Dremel tool.…
Friday, November 24th, 2017 at 4:05 pm by Dan Musick
Most installers eyeball or guess at where to install the spring anchor bracket. As a result, I’ve seen many where the center support bracket mounts one or two inches too high. Doors will work for years this way. However, the poor installation may result in the torsion shaft binding or fatiguing and actually breaking.…
Friday, November 10th, 2017 at 5:11 pm by Dan Musick
Hormann is a German garage door manufacturer that has set up a manufacturing plant here in the United States. The purpose of this entry is to show many of the unique features of the door parts.
The bottom fixtures incorporate spring-loaded arms to prevent the cables from coming off the drums if the cable tension loosens.…
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.
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