Would insulating the aluminum garage door to reduce heat in the garage, help in making the garage door springs lasting longer? The last two springs lasted 12 years and one broke recently - even though I spray lubricant on them every so often.
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No. The temperatures in your garage are no where close to a temperature that would affect the metallurgy of the spring. What affects the spring is the strain, and the strain is designed that it breaks after 12 years. (number of stain cycles)
Anonymous
If the spring was rubbing on the metal door flange is about the only reason why the spring failed. Or where it actually hooks into. Oil has no effect on the spring, just where it is making contact...or the spring is overstretched even in the relax mode(when door is closed)
Mine have worked for 40+ years.
mermeliz
The springs most often break from metal fatigue. Depending on the quality of the manufacturers product they can last 1 year or twenty years! Ambient temperature has no bearing on the springs lifetime.
Spock (rhp)
should not have any effect. those springs should last decades -- change brands
k w
not likely, what makes you think lubricant can stop metal fatigue from happening ?