Spring Door Hinge Adjustment

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Spring door hinge adjustment.

Satin chrome adjustable spring door hinge model 16123 15 98 15 98. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. A spring loaded hinge is ideal for use in a door leading to the basement garage entryway or any door in your home. Too low and the doors will sag if the tension is too high the doors will swing with a lot of force.

Start by removing the locking pin photo 1. If your hinge has a tension pin inserted into the side of the hinge you need to pull the pin from the hinge with needle nose. Some spring hinges use a hex wrench aka allen wrench. Set the screw aside in a place where you won t lose it.

You can adjust the mechanism inside the hinge to increase or decrease the speed. Free delivery with 45 order. The rule of thumb is that if you want your hinge tightened the pin needs to be moved further up the spring. If it does insert a screwdriver and rotate it counterclockwise to loosen it.

Remove the locking pin. Then add or release tension until you get the proper close rate photo 2. If you re loosening the hinge the pin needs to be moved down. Most adjustable single action spring hinges you should not exceed three 3 holes tension for 180 degrees door opening or four 4 holes tension for 90 degrees door opening.

First you ll need to remove the tension ping from your hinge. You can adjust the tension higher or lower by removing the pin in each hinge and adjusting the spring tension. Adjusting your spring loaded hinge must be done with the door closed. Adjusting a spring loaded hinge must be done with the door closed.

Unscrew the locking screws from the top hinge. Check the top of the hinge to see if it has a screw which protects the spring from being tampered with. Oil rubbed bronze double action spring door hinge model 20094 19 48 19 48. Adjusting hex head type spring hinges.