Adjust Spring Tension Door Closer

How to adjust a screen door closer mechanism.

Adjust spring tension door closer.

Open the door 1 inch 2 5 cm if the closer is under too much tension to slide the pin out. 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. The back check prevents the door from hitting the adjacent wall when you swing it open. Older screen door closer mechanisms consisted of a simple spring.

When the back check is out of adjustment it makes the door seem heavy and difficult to open. The closer shuts the door automatically when you let go of the door. Spring adjustment is located on the end of the spring tube 5 32 allen wrench. 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.

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. The tension feel when opening the door is known as back check. 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.

Then add or release tension until you get the proper close rate photo 2. Some models have separate adjustments for sweep s which. Different door closer manufacturers tend to produce dissimilar products but all door closers have some sort of pressure adjustment. Make adjustments to your pneumatic screen door closer storm door closer twice a year when you exchange the screens and glass storm panels.

Remove the locking pin. 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.