Roll Up Door Tension Adjustment

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.

Roll up door tension adjustment. To make sure you achieve the right tension adjust the spring by one hole at a time. Roll up doors commercial door garage door overhead steel door roll up shed door and roll up barn door. 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. Model 650 750 tension device adjustment over a period of time it is possible for the springs to relax.

If you want to use a drill attachment be sure it s a variable speed drill set at a low speed. Economical roll up doors. In this video chris shows you how to remove or add tension to trac rite roll up door springs. From 223 to 639.

Available up to 10 wide by 10 high. Brackets and tensioner already in place. As roll up doors age the springs may relax somewhat and require adjustment to properly assist in lifting the door. Step 7 apply initial tension to the door springs start with the bottom bar angle at the bottom of the curtain roll and use a pipe wrench to rotate the axle approximately 1 turn to pre tension the door.

It s important to examine the roll up door s tension set bracket to determine how easy and safe adjustments will be. The amount of tension required may vary slightly. Selecting light duty roll up doors designed for quick and easy tension adjustments. Adjust both springs equally one at a time if your door was balanced.

Pre assembled roll up door. 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.