Automatic Hinge Pin Door Closer Installation

Due to added resistance from wind closers typically accommodate smaller exterior doors.

Automatic hinge pin door closer installation.

In situations where a door closer is needed such as on exterior doors the only choice used to be the industrial door closers that attached to the door and the door jamb. Test the closure to see if the door is now shutting fully. The hinge pin door closer can turn almost any door into an automatic self closing door. When replacing an existing closer remove the cover and match the model number and or mounting hole pattern to a closer in our offering.

If you are installing a new closer choose one that works for your door width. The hinge is intended for use with doors up to 30. The automatic hinge pin door closer features spring loaded action to turn lightweight interior doors into self closing doors. While these closers functioned well they looked a bit out of place in a residential setting which led to the development of hing pin door closers.

Exploded view of the door hinge pins the. Installation see figures 1 and 2 fig. The hinge pin door closer is a unique hinge slightly larger than other hinges. Hinge removal is unnecessary for installation making this door closer safer and easier to use.

However these door closers require regular maintenance from time to time. Hope this helps in s. It is used by people in place of hideous commercial door closers. If not move the pin another hole closer until it does.

A spring compressor tool must be used to remove the springs when working on the doors hinges fig. Internal spring with adjustable tension swings door closed quietly smoothly works. To tighten a hinge you will also need the door closed. So i installed this door closer to keep the dust off.

Following the same process used for loosening you will instead want to move the pin one hole closer to the door. Or use one of our closers and a universal mounting plate that matches most hole patterns. All you need to do is replace the existing hinge pin with our door closer hinge pin. It takes under a couple minutes with some basic tools.