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Don’t water a grease fire, don’t try to replace with a garage spring. What are some OTHER potentially life-saving tips? (reddthat.com)
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[–] z00s@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Another thing people don't realise is if you are replacing or removing a garage door spring, don't hold it with your bare hand. The coils will collapse and pinch your skin in it, and you aren't strong enough to re-tension it (even if you're Mike Tyson).

Wrap a towel around the spring, and hold that. Then try and pull the towel off after, thinking about how much it would have hurt if it was your hand.