My garage door at my rental townhome near downtown Houston won't open. Had a guy come out and said I need to convert from a Wayne Dalton setup I currently have to a new system.

He gave me an astronomical number and then was annoyed I did not take it. Do we have any Ags that do garage doors that I could reach out to for this?

Do you actually need to convert from Wayne Dalton? Why not call the Houston branch of Wayne Dalton for service?

BenTheGoodAg said:

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Do you actually need to convert from Wayne Dalton? Why not call the Houston branch of Wayne Dalton for service?

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Valid point, reality I don't know it's what the technician told me. Right now the garage door won't open but a few feet then falls back down. All he told me is he can't service that because it's a Wayne Dalton and those are on back order however I can put in a conversion and be good to go?

I just don't think I'd take that one technician at his word. Always good to get another quote, and if there's no need to replace the unit, even better.

Agree, that's what I am hoping to accomplish here. It just did not sit right what he was telling me.

Know anyone?

Sorry - I'm not from Houston. This would be my first call: Wayne Dalton of Houston

Wayne Dalton is a spring that is inside a long metal tube or conduit. They break, and then the opener can't lift the door, because it's heavy. That's why it does like you describe, it goes up a bit, then falls.

They are notorious for not lasting as long as normal spring, which is a big fat 4" spring that is much shorter and exposed above your garage door.
Wayne dalton thought it would be a good idea to make the spring just 1" or so or less, but make it the entire length of the door, and it's contained in a conduit, so it 'seems' safer to a homeowner. But, as you can guess, an thin 1" spring is not going to last as long as a fat 4" spring.

You need a new spring. Maybe the technician didn't use clear verbiage, but you just need a new spring, not a 'conversion' of any kind. Get another quote.

How much was the quote? A new spring can be upwards of $400

Both of my wayne daltons busted within a year of each other in a <10 year old house.
Now I have a normal fat spring system.

Call https://overheaddoorhouston.com/


wayne dalton spring (inside the tube)




typical, longer lasting spring (exposed)

62strat said:

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Wayne Dalton is a spring that is inside a long metal tube or conduit. They break, and then the opener can't lift the door, because it's heavy. That's why it does like you describe, it goes up a bit, then falls.

They are notorious for not lasting as long as normal spring, which is a big fat 4" spring that is much shorter and exposed above your garage door.
Wayne dalton thought it would be a good idea to make the spring just 1" or so or less, but make it the entire length of the door, and it's contained in a conduit, so it 'seems' safer to a homeowner. But, as you can guess, an thin 1" spring is not going to last as long as a fat 4" spring.

You need a new spring. Maybe the technician didn't use clear verbiage, but you just need a new spring, not a 'conversion' of any kind. Get another quote.

How much was the quote? A new spring can be upwards of $400

Both of my wayne daltons busted within a year of each other in a <10 year old house.
Now I have a normal fat spring system.

Call https://overheaddoorhouston.com/


wayne dalton spring (inside the tube)




typical, longer lasting spring (exposed)

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Tons of great information, the quote was $805 for the spring and an additional $150 for installation. Found another company the next day that came out and did it for $475. I used Dr Garage Door and the installers name was Leo.

Good job on questioning a $1000 spring replacement. That is way too much.

$475 is an appropriate price.