{"id":808,"date":"2011-12-08T10:20:43","date_gmt":"2011-12-08T16:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/?p=808"},"modified":"2023-06-23T11:45:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T17:45:33","slug":"garage-door-springs-sold-on-merchant-sites-not-all-that-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/08\/garage-door-springs-sold-on-merchant-sites-not-all-that-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Garage Door Springs Sold On Merchant Sites Not All That Good"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Oh, the buzz that happens on the Web about <a href=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/springs\/torsion-spring-prices.php\">garage door springs<\/a> \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Extreme ranges of opinion and practice lurk everywhere. Some people say it&#8217;s illegal to sell them. Others advertise them to be as standard and common as pliers or wrenches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take this example: one merchant site I saw recently advertised a .273, 2&#8243; or 1.75&#8243; ID, up to 30&#8243; spring for sale. Sound like a good selection?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nope. .273&#8243; for either ID up to and including 30&#8243; lengths are considered overstressed for all common garage door sizes. Even though engineering programs can do the math and spec the lift for a spring like this, before the customers would expect or desire they would be left with a broken spring.  In particular, this will happen if they mismatch springs on a two-spring system. You can watch our YouTube video titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PuYXbsk7Wg0\">Garage Door Springs<\/a>\u201d in order to get a better understanding of the different types of springs available, or visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/springs\/garage-door-springs.php\">garage door springs<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/images\/index\/spring-banner-03.jpg\" alt=\"An image of garage door springs sold by DDM Garage Doors, Inc. \"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>DDM Garage Doors sources high-quality spring steel <a href=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/02\/half-baked-torsion-springs\/#h-the-importance-of-baking-torsion-springs-properly\">made in the USA<\/a> and always seeks to sell matching springs, rated for door weight, with 10,000 or more cycles&#8211;all delivered to you in the most cost-effective and time-efficient way possible. It&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/09\/integrity\/\">part of who we are<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So get <a href=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/springs\/torsion-spring-prices.php\">your garage door spring order<\/a> turning today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oh, the buzz that happens on the Web about garage door springs \u2026 Extreme ranges of opinion and practice lurk everywhere. Some people say it&#8217;s illegal to sell them. Others advertise them to be as standard and common as pliers or wrenches. 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