Adjusting Self Closing Door Mechanism

Set the latch speed.

Adjusting self closing door mechanism.

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. Therefore if your cabinet door is sagging not closing properly or has a large gap near the hinge the fix is as easy as grabbing a screwdriver and adjusting the correct screw s. Set the adjustment hinge to a lighter setting if you have smaller cabinet doors. How to adjust a commercial door closer.

If it does not fully close the hinge will need tightening. Push the adjustment lever or tab in so that it stays retracted. Press the wrench down firmly to engage the locking mechanism inside the hinge. This can cause the drawer to skew to one side and fail to close all the.

Only adjust the hinge by 1 position at a time so you don t overtighten or break the hinge. This video shows you how to adjust the tension on your automatic door closer. Turn the wrench clockwise if you want the door to close faster. Latching speed adjustment controls how fast the door closes for those last few inches.

We installed a commercial door closer for our office in a previous video and in this video we wanted to show two diff. The primary reason for self closing drawer failure is improperly installed guides or a drawer that was built out of square. Open the door completely and watch as it closes. If you have a lever mechanism make sure that it s facing the side wall of the cabinet.

If it closes too quickly or violently the hinge will need loosening. Rotate the wrench a quarter turn clockwise until you hear it click into the new position. Once the door was opened the spring forcefully closed the door when it was released. Back check adjustment controls the amount of resistance to opening the door past a selected point.

Adjusting a self closing hinge determine the adjustment needed by attempting to close the door. Swing speed adjustment controls how fast the door closes from fully open to within about five degrees of closed. The successor to the spring is called a. European hinges first determine what kind of hinge is installed on your cabinet.