{"id":336,"date":"2010-06-23T14:02:21","date_gmt":"2010-06-23T20:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/?p=336"},"modified":"2023-07-26T10:18:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T16:18:30","slug":"garage-door-springs-innovations-3-extension-spring-stretching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/23\/garage-door-springs-innovations-3-extension-spring-stretching\/","title":{"rendered":"Garage Door Springs Innovations 3:  Extension Spring Stretching"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Installing Clopay extension springs has become easier with the Ideal\/Clopay EZ-SET winding unit. It wraps the cable around a spool to stretch the spring. Sometimes installers open the door all the way and then attach the extension springs &#8211; a dangerous move. Or when installing the door, technicians might install the first two sections, then open the door and hook up the springs. Following this, they hold the door down with vise grips while installing the other two sections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clopaydoor.com\/residential-garage-doors\">Clopay garage door<\/a> spring users, these methods can be averted with the EZ-SET winding unit.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2010\/06\/039-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2010\/06\/039-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The contents of an EZ-SET winding kit used to wind garage door springs.\" class=\"wp-image-412\" title=\"Ez-set\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2010\/06\/039-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2010\/06\/039-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2010\/06\/039-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/18\/garage-door-springs-innovations-part-2-safety\/\">our previous post in this series on safety innovations<\/a>, or view the <a href=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/29\/extension-spring-safety-cables-garage-door-springs-innovations-part-4\/\">fourth and final blog post on garage door spring innovations: extension spring safety cables<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Installing Clopay extension springs has become easier with the Ideal\/Clopay EZ-SET winding unit. It wraps the cable around a spool to stretch the spring. Sometimes installers open the door all the way and then attach the extension springs &#8211; a dangerous move. Or when installing the door, technicians might install the first two sections, then [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[246,5028],"tags":[3665,5013,253,5014],"class_list":["post-336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history","category-how-garage-doors-work","tag-extension-springs","tag-ez-set-springs","tag-garage-door-springs","tag-innovation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v25.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Garage Door Springs Innovations 3: Extension Spring Stretching - DDM Garage Doors Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Clopay extension springs can easily be wound up with the Ideal\/Clopay EZ-SET winding unit. 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