Roll Up Door Tension Adjustment

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Roll up door tension adjustment.

In this video chris shows you how to remove or add tension to trac rite roll up door springs. Selecting light duty roll up doors designed for quick and easy tension adjustments. As roll up doors age the springs may relax somewhat and require adjustment to properly assist in lifting the door. Pre assembled roll up door.

Adjust both springs equally one at a time if your door was balanced. Available up to 10 wide by 10 high. Final adjustment if necessary will be made in step 10. Many roll up doors feature brackets that hold the tension in a winding bar that s manually controlled during adjustments.

Brackets and tensioner already in place. Model 650 750 tension device adjustment over a period of time it is possible for the springs to relax. Roll up doors commercial door garage door overhead steel door roll up shed door and roll up barn door. The amount of tension required may vary slightly.

Economical roll up doors. The tension set bracket found on the dbci 650 and 690 series is the first of its kind making adjusting roll up doors safer easier and faster. To make sure you achieve the right tension adjust the spring by one hole at a time. It s important to examine the roll up door s tension set bracket to determine how easy and safe adjustments will be.

Once you ve moved the hook to its new location replace the nut on the back and use the wrench to tighten the hook into place. It enables experienced maintenance personnel to self adjust the door within minutes unlike the older roll up doors that lack tension adjusters and require a door technician to make any changes.