Spring Hinge Door Closer Adjustment

You adjust the spring tension from the outside of the hinge with a metal pin.

Spring hinge door closer adjustment. The spring hinge is not meant to be dis assembled. Use the small metal tension rod that came with your hinges when you purchased them. Adjusting hex head type spring hinges. You insert the pin into a hole after you increase or decrease the needed tension.

Insert a tension rod in the rightmost hole in the top hinge s adjustment slot. Always install hinges with the tension adjustment up. Remove the locking pin popular videos sorry the video player failed to load. Hillman 852868 hardware essentials 852546 satin brass double acting 3 inch black adjustable screen door spring hinge 3 2 pieces 4 2 out of 5 stars 145 15 99 15.

Some spring hinges use a hex wrench aka allen wrench. 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. 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.

Adjusting a spring loaded hinge must be done with the door closed. Look on the side of the hinge near the top for a horizontal adjustment slot that has a line of holes inside. Tighten or loosen in small steps. How to adjust a self closing spring hinge yourself 1.

Find the hole that s furthest to the right in the adjustment slot. First you ll need to remove the tension ping from your hinge. The pin will hold the tension at that setting.