Attic Door Spring Drum

Measure where the spring will need to be fixed to the opening.

Attic door spring drum.

Prime line 170 lb yellow tip sectional garage door extension spring with safety cable model gd 12267 22 31 22 31. 8 1 2 11 and 13 1 2. The spring should be fully extended and reach down such that you can fold and unfold the ladder. Use the same procedure to connect the cable from the drum on the other side of the stair.

Some manufacturers use drums on both the door panels and the headers so that the mechanism closes easily. Free delivery with 45 order. Over time the springs lose tension and the stairs. Amazon renewed like new products you can trust.

The door usually is counterbalanced to the ceiling with folding steel arms and two heavy duty springs. Werner 56 1 attic ladder spring replacement kit only for w2200 w2500 wh2200 wh2500 werner access ladders by werner. Zinc plated extension spring 2 pack model 15608 4 30 4 30. Pull the cable across the small pulley and down to the cable holder mounted to the door.

An attic stair which is actually more of a ladder is a fairly simple apparatus consisting of a folding series of steps attached to a door. Amazon second chance pass it on trade it in. New attic ladder spring 04200080 fits century attic ladders only oal 11 1 2 5 0 out of 5 stars 13. Vertical lift cable drums come in three outer diameters.

As the door opens the cable wraps up on the drum and comes closer to the shaft see how vertical lift and high lift garage doors work. With the pull system kit in pewter from attic ease you can replace existing ugly dangling attic cords with this complete system. Hook the cable end onto the holder. Angle brackets attach the staircase to the door panel that hides the staircase once it is folded back up into the ceiling.

Reach up to one of the spring drums grab the cable closest to the header and carefully pull it out. The kit contains a pewter fashion pull ring to replace the attic cord a custom solid oak reach hook to pull down the ladder and a pewter fashion storage hook to store the reach hook instantly improving the look of. The spring needs to be attached to the attic floor first so pull the latter fully down and lay the spring along the line of the steps. Right to your door.

Set your store to see local availability add to cart. If the springs are worn rusted loose or broken the integrity of the entire device is seriously compromised and an immediate repair is necessary. Repairing an attic ladder spring is simple. Pull down attic stairs have coil springs attached to the power arms at each side of the unit that keep the door closed and even with the ceiling.