Garage Door Springs

[Joe Funderburk, CMI]

Inspected a single car garage today. New home. Manual door. The door has only one spring. Most of the garages I see are 2 car with 2 springs. Anything wrong here? (I called the installer and they said it was fine.)

[Marc D. Shunk]

My own garage door, with a torsion spring type tension device, only has one spring. Don't many smaller torsion devices only have one spring?

[Stephen W. Stanczyk]

Looks correct for the type of door that is installed. If it were a heavy duty, insulated door, a wood door, or maybe a double car door, I would consider a double spring but this is a pretty light door. I would not be concerned.

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Standard installation for a typical light weight 9' x 7' door.

Marcel

[dchew]

You should be more concern that the door will stay in a stationary position when you release the automatic door opener. I've seen too many doors that will close like a guillotine once you pull the release cord.

You should check for functionality, safety, and structural integrity.

[Joe Funderburk, CMI]

Thanks to all. Good point Dwight.

[gbrasseur]

Yes, small doors only require one spring like the one in your pic.