Adjust Self Closing Door Mechanism

The tension of the spring hinges should be just about right for smooth and full closing but if you ve noticed your door is having problems closing too slowly too fast or not far enough you ll need to make some adjustments.

Adjust self closing door mechanism.

How to adjust a commercial door closer. Set the adjustment hinge to a lighter setting if you have smaller cabinet doors. This will charge the hydraulic cylinder of the door closer mechanism. This video shows you how to adjust the tension on your automatic door closer.

Latching speed adjustment controls how fast the door closes for those last few inches. Changing tension with a hex wrench 1. Close the door completely. Release the door and.

Set the latch speed. It is adjusted using a small valve marked with a c or s turn this valve clockwise to make the door close more slowly or counterclockwise to increase closing speed. Open the screen door fully. If you have a lever mechanism make sure that it s facing the side wall of the cabinet.

Unscrew the locking screws from the top hinge. Swing speed adjustment controls how fast the door closes from fully open to within about five degrees of closed. Open the door completely and watch as it closes. How to adjust a screen door closer mechanism.

Now you have to remove the screw from the top hinge to adjust the door mechanism. We installed a commercial door closer for our office in a previous video and in this video we wanted to show two diff. How to adjust a self closing door mechanism shut the door. The speed that the door moves from fully open to just before it latches is known as closing or main speed.

Back check adjustment controls the amount of resistance to opening the door past a selected point. Below are the materials and instructions for how to correct problems with self closing door hinges. Removing a self closing hinge first you need to remove the cover plate in order to see the mechanism of the spring. This is the adjustment screw.

Look for the hinge after closing the door and when you find it use the hex wrench to adjust the door. See if the hinge has a tension adjuster. Push the adjustment lever or tab in so that it stays retracted. Turn this screw one half turn clockwise.

Locate the screw on the end of the cylinder. Check the top of the hinge to see if it has a screw which protects. Insert a hex wrench into the. The adjuster will look like a small cap at the base of the hinge pin with hole all around to allow tension to be adjusted.

In the case of an adjustment tab make sure that the mechanism is pushed in all the way.