Update Getting things fixed
@kaylachan (84699)
Daytona Beach, Florida
February 19, 2021 6:51am CST
I posted recently about our garage door breaking unexpectedly. Turns out that it was an eighteen-year-old spring giving out, which took a couple of cables with it. As loud as it was, thankfully we were both in the house and no one got hurt. We've gotten in touch with a repair company we know and are getting it fixed.
At first, my husband was reluctant to spend the money on a repair, but after he saw what actually broke he agrees that it's better to fix it now rather then later. The door itself has been taking a lot of hits as of late (previous owners drove a car into it) so that it's still standing is amazing. I'm just glad it's just a spring and some cables. And, we can fix it. Or rather pay someone to fix it.
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@kaylachan (84699)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Feb 21
@sol_cee No, the cats didn't seem to flintch.
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@kaylachan (84699)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Feb 21
Brian (the tech who fixed ours) did the same. He also said the cables didn't need to be replaced like we thought. So we saved 45 bucks on the repair. Plus, he sprayed everything down so it's nice and smooth. I am not a fan of the smell, but it's okay. We opened up everything today and stuff got to air out.
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@kaylachan (84699)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Feb 21
It has. I am thankful that we had the weather for it.@DianneN
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@DianneN (254949)
• United States
20 Feb 21
@kaylachan So glad it's all done. Airing it out should help tremendously.
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@kaylachan (84699)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Feb 21
Heh, already did. didn't need to replace the cables so that saved us 45 bucks. And, rather than splitting payments, I just paid the whole thing because our taxes came in.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Feb 21
@kaylachan That's great you have your tax refund and the garage door is fixed.
@kaylachan (84699)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Feb 21
Yeah. We had a repair person out Friday. It was fixed in no time.
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@kaylachan (84699)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Feb 21
Guy's supposed to be here between three and 5. So there's still time. Hope the rain won't cause him to reschedule. It came out of no where.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
19 Feb 21
@kaylachan Good to know you are both safe.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
19 Feb 21
we had a kid drive into our garage (one of our kids) that was a fun repair
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@kaylachan (84699)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Feb 21
I'm sure it was. At least it's just spring and some cables.
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@xstitcher (39003)
• Petaluma, California
20 Feb 21
Eighteen year old spring? Yike--glad it lasted that long.
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@kaylachan (84699)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Feb 21
I think the only reason it did, was because we've been using the opener 99 percent of the time. Only time we don't is when the power is out, which puts less stress on the spring. Then there was the time it sat empty before we moved in.
@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
1 Jun 21
Did you get this fixed I guess so Kayla
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@kaylachan (84699)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Feb 21
Yeah, it's working good now.
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@kaylachan (84699)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Feb 21
It's been almost 24 hours since I had the repair guy out, and it still smells hen I go out there from the luberciant h he used on all the parts.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
25 Feb 21
I know you’re relieved to have it fixed.
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@kaylachan (84699)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Feb 21
Yes, I am, thanks. My husband appears to be more so than me. But, he could see things I couldn't.
@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
22 Feb 21
Hope you can get your garage door fixed quickly. Better to fix it than have it turn into something that's more costly
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@kaylachan (84699)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Feb 21
Got it fixed a couple days ago, thanks. My husband was hoping to put it off, until one of us got paid... but decided waiting was probably not the best idea. So we got it done.
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
20 Feb 21
That's good that it won't be a major repair and that no one was near it when it snapped out however it broke.
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@kaylachan (84699)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Feb 21
George, my husband, told me it split in two. The force caused the cables to snap lose. Both of us were in the house when it happened so neither of us got hurt.
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@kaylachan (84699)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Feb 21
It's 220 all in, but they're going to let us split the payments over a couple of weeks.
@kaylachan (84699)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Feb 21
I agree. spring, labor and cables is 220. For someone living paycheck to paycheck like us, it is cringe-worthy sticker shock. I am just relieved that that's all it is. No one got hurt.
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@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
22 Feb 21
Glad you will be getting it fixed soon. Better to have it fixed than wait and have it get worse .
@ARIES1973 (11944)
• Legaspi, Philippines
22 Feb 21
Great to know that everything is already fixed. It is as good as new again.
