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Finding out what the noise was?

So last night, we're sitting and watching TV, and there is a loud noise, like something falling in the condo's garage. Look around the garage, nothing. Check the roof, nothing. Nothing inside. Weird thunder. Maybe.

This morning the garage door won't open. Apparently something broke.

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hlpflwthat · M

The springs that lift a garage door are under a huge load of pressure. They make a loud crack when they snap - and that's usually why a garage door won't go up.

TamAngel · F

@hlpflwthat This sounded like a large plastic trash bin falling. I don't even know what I'd be looking for.

hlpflwthat · M

@TamAngel Most doors 8' or wider have an overhead spring lift assist. There's a spring coiled on a tube above the door. There may be 2 springs on a larger door. When a spring breaks there is just a simple separation somewhere in the coil. Not the easiest thing to spot, but not rocket science. ladder and a flashlight should do the trick.