Adjust Spring Tension Door Closer

The closer shuts the door automatically when you let go of the door.

Adjust spring tension door closer.

It s common to try to solve door closing problems by simply adjusting the spring tension but tightening this tension can make the door hard to open and loosening it can make the door. The back check prevents the door from hitting the adjacent wall when you swing it open. Make adjustments to your pneumatic screen door closer storm door closer twice a year when you exchange the screens and glass storm panels. Clockwise gives the closer more closing power which also makes the door harder to open and turning the screw counter clockwise will give the door less closing strength and makes the door easier to open.

It is used to adjust the spring strength force to close the door. Once the door was opened the spring forcefully closed the door when it was released. When the back check is out of adjustment it makes the door seem heavy and difficult to open. Remove the locking pin.

A door closer has more adjustment possibilities than you might expect and getting a door to close just right may take several trips up and down a ladder. Some models have separate adjustments for sweep s which. The tension feel when opening the door is known as back check. Open the door 1 inch 2 5 cm if the closer is under too much tension to slide the pin out.

Most door closers have 2 3 different holes that you can use to attach the cylinder closer to or further away from the bracket to adjust the closing pressure. How to adjust a screen door closer mechanism. Move the long connecting pin into the forward hole for winter or rear hole for springtime of the closer each time you change the storms or screens. Older screen door closer mechanisms consisted of a simple spring.

Then add or release tension until you get the proper close rate photo 2. Spring adjustment is located on the end of the spring tube 5 32 allen wrench.