Adjust Spring Tension Door Closer

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

Adjust spring tension door closer.

Once the door was opened the spring forcefully closed the door when it was released. 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. The back check prevents the door from hitting the adjacent wall when you swing it open. The tension feel when opening the door is known as back check.

It is used to adjust the spring strength force to close the door. Older screen door closer mechanisms consisted of a simple spring. Different door closer manufacturers tend to produce dissimilar products but all door closers have some sort of pressure adjustment. 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.

Spring adjustment is located on the end of the spring tube 5 32 allen wrench. Open the door 1 inch 2 5 cm if the closer is under too much tension to slide the pin out. 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. 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.

How to adjust a screen door closer mechanism. Then add or release tension until you get the proper close rate photo 2. When the back check is out of adjustment it makes the door seem heavy and difficult to open. 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.

If the self closing door to your garage isn t closing hard enough to latch properly or the door slams shut you can adjust the spring hinge tension with a hex wrench and pliers. Some models have separate adjustments for sweep s which.