But installation and removal can be tricky and the hinge must be at the right tension in order to be both useful and safe.
How to adjust spring hinges on fire door.
Stanley spring hinges are ideal for wood and metal doors medium to heavy weight doors and low to medium frequency usage applications.
Installing adjusting and removing a spring loaded hinge are important skills to know.
A spring loaded hinge can be extremely useful for doors that need to remain closed.
With field adjustable closing power the spring hinge line consists of standard commercial grade door hinges.
However if your door slams or doesn t latch properly as it closes you may need to use a couple of tools to loosen or tighten the spring tension.
I ll bet that you never knew you could adjust a self closing door hing.
Remove the locking pin.
A spring mechanism in the barrel allows the hinges to automatically close a door.
Self closing hinges have springs inside of them that force a door closed so you don t have to worry about shutting it yourself.
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.
This video is filmed on a garage entry door.
Start by removing the locking pin photo 1.
Adjusting a spring loaded hinge must be done with the door closed.
A how to video in fixing the slamming door by adjusting the hinge tension.