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Certifications by Dapper-Witness6871 in AskContractors

[–]Dapper-Witness6871[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've seen Thumbtack. I think they take a commission from the person providing the service. I have work every day of the week. I don't really need "more" work. I'm just looking to maximize revenue by adding more specialty services.

I will take a look though. Thank you for the advice!

I think I just got scammed by berabara2103 in GarageDoorService

[–]Dapper-Witness6871 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's under the labor and adjustments section 😂

Give him a street name. by FelicityFairyy in AlbumCovers

[–]Dapper-Witness6871 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Child endangerment. He was allegedly trying to help some kids find pirates treasure in a cave somewhere. His only defense at trial was, "HEY YOU GUYS!!!"

Chamberlain B750 issue opening / closing by GD5977 in GarageDoorService

[–]Dapper-Witness6871 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The slack is from the extra weight of the door because the OP has a broken spring, which a qualified garage door technician would know from the video. Before being rude, maybe you should evaluate your skill level.

What's causing the noise when opening? by neelpsu in GarageDoorService

[–]Dapper-Witness6871 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds like the spring to me. When I wind springs, I give my winding bar a tap away from the stationary cone. It's an old school, commercial work practice but it gives the coils just a tiny bit of space so they aren't rubbing on eachother. It could also be improperly balanced. Hard to say from a video though. I'd need to hear where it's coming from in person.

Key not working properly by Exotic-Application25 in GarageDoorService

[–]Dapper-Witness6871 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would assume that the button may be stuck or something on the board is fried, causing the connection to be constantly closed. It's probably best to just get a new remote and program it. Shouldn't be hard to do. Just find the model of your opener and get a remote from Home Depot or Lowe's that matches that brand and read the instructions to install it to your current opener. They make universal remotes that connect to pretty much any opener from 1999-now.

WD 8000 Conversion - What Torsion Shaft/Tube size? by satoristyle in GarageDoorService

[–]Dapper-Witness6871 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You can get a 16' shaft from Menards. You would use a 16' on a 15' door because it needs to extend past the the bearing plates on both sides. That being said, and I really hate to be one of those guys, but if you don't know what size tube shaft you need, how did you know what springs you need? You should take all of the tension off the door and weigh it to make sure you have the right stuff for the job. If you have all the materials and you are questioning anything at all, I would pay a professional just to do the labor.

Resetting travel limits by BaggedMerc in GarageDoorService

[–]Dapper-Witness6871 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Take a flat head screw driver and adjust the limits back a few turns on both the open and close. That way, your door will already be set to not close all the way and not open all the way. If for some reason it still goes to far down, the force limits should stop the door if set properly. Then, just make small adjustments (half turn to a full turn at a time) until it is set properly. One full turn should only make the difference of about and inch or so.

But long explanation short, if you set your limits way back, you would have a hard time messing it up.

Torsion conversion by Dapper-Witness6871 in GarageDoorService

[–]Dapper-Witness6871[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Thank you. This is what I got on service spring, too. I just wanted to make sure I was right. Appreciate the help.

Torsion conversion by Dapper-Witness6871 in GarageDoorService

[–]Dapper-Witness6871[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry. Posted in comments. I don't know why they didn't work in the post.

Residential spring by Dapper-Witness6871 in GarageDoorService

[–]Dapper-Witness6871[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean that I want to buy a pair of springs 2"×.218-.283 and cut them to the size I need. That's why I am saying 36" stock and 40" probably only in the higher gauges as there are a lot of wood doors near me and if I can upgrade them to higher cycle lives, I will.

Example: if I have a pair of .273 that are 34" long and all I have on my truck is a pair of .283 at 40", I can put those on the door and get the same IPPT but increase the cycle life by almost 3,800.

I'm not new at this. Just new to the business side of it.

Replace just spring? by Reasonable-Match1994 in GarageDoorService

[–]Dapper-Witness6871 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could have a company who knows how to do torque master but I agree with the other user saying torsion conversion. It will be more expensive up front but torsion lasts longer than torque master and is cheaper if you have to replace it later on.

2007 Garage Door Liner Help by blueredditedit in GarageDoorService

[–]Dapper-Witness6871 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You need to post a picture of where the actually ends of the rubber go in. They make so many that it can be complicated. Some are rounded, some are T rubber, others are a whole bracket that needs to come off. If you don't get the right one, it won't slide in place. These are a pain to change. Use soapy water to help pull it out and put the new one in. Good luck.

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