How Does The Cold Weather Affect My Garage Door Springs? with Jon Phillips

Today on the show Check A Pro Joe is joined by Jon Phillips from A1 Garage Door Service, headquartered in Phoenix, AZ. 

Joe asks Jon this question: "How Does The Cold Weather Affect My Garage Door And Garage Door Springs?" 

Check out this episode for the answer to this commonly asked question...

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Podcast Transcription: 0:00 it's spring snapping season we're not 0:04 talking about fishing or something it 0:06 sounds like a fishing thing it's it's 0:07 the season four no we are talking about 0:09 your garage door spring when the 0:13 temperature goes up in the summertime 0:15 and down in the winter time as we are 0:17 now in winter time we go to these 0:20 extreme changes your spring on your 0:23 garage door is more likely to snap I've 0:25 asked a garage door expert John Phillips 0:28 from A1 Garage Door Service to join me 0:30 here on the program to discuss this hi 0:32 John how are you 0:34 Hey Joe how's it going thanks for having 0:36 me back on no absolutely so 0:39 um I've known this for some time in the 0:42 extreme heat and you know we get that a 0:45 lot in the Phoenix area for instance 0:46 where A1 is based 0:50 um the Springs don't like the extremes 0:53 and also in the winter time we can get 0:55 cool too or cold and that's not good so 0:59 tell us what happens when we hit these 1:01 extremes 1:02 right so Springs metal uh hot oil 1:05 tempered there's galvanized but at the 1:07 end of the day the base is metal and 1:10 you'll have a spring and maybe it's a 1:12 little bit out of its cycle life it's a 1:13 little bit older and just that that last 1:16 straw that broke the camel's back is 1:18 that fluctuation in weather whether it 1:20 goes from hot to cold or cold to hot 1:22 that's just the last piece that it takes 1:24 and then bang hear that loud noise in 1:27 the garage you don't know what it was 1:29 until you can't open the door you know 1:32 that's just it that's a Telltale sign if 1:34 you hear a bang in your garage and your 1:37 kids aren't playing with firecrackers 1:38 and your husband's not in there with the 1:39 gun it's likely right it's likely the 1:44 spring because it makes a big bang and 1:46 when that happens please do not try to 1:48 move your door you really can't it's 1:50 very heavy isn't it yeah it's super 1:52 heavy especially if you're on like a 1:54 single spring system then we don't have 1:57 anything to lift up that door so 1:59 whenever you get the opportunity always 2:01 put two Springs on a door when you can 2:04 so let's talk about ways of keeping the 2:08 cool air out in the winter time and the 2:10 hot air out in the summertime with 2:13 weather seal and also kind of keeps the 2:15 critters out too right so whenever 2:17 starting with the spring snapping you're 2:20 going to get a garage door Tech out 2:21 there and it's going to come to a point 2:24 where you're putting money into the door 2:25 now of course at A1 Garage Door we have 2:28 the best Springs that last over 80 000 2:31 cycles and you'll never hav