Old Cables – Wear and tear are natural for garage door cables, especially since they are responsible for holding the weight of the door. If you start seeing ruptures on the cables, it might be a good time to replace them. If you ignore the signs, you might inflict more serious damage down the road and create a safety hazard in your garage.
Rust – The garage door cables are made of metal, so they are prone to develop rust over time, especially if your garage enlivenment is humid and you don’t maintain them from time to time. Rusted cables are an early sign for cables that might snap.
Jammed Cables – This issue usually doesn’t lie with the cable, but with the springs. A broken garage door spring can cause imbalances to the garage door and as a result jam the cables. Jammed garage door cable will cause you not to be able to operate the garage door until they are fixed.