Door Closer Speed Adjustment
Latch speed the speed the door finishes closing in the last 3 to 10 degrees.
Door closer speed adjustment. Turning the screw clockwise will slow the rate of screen door travel while turning. Turn the screw counterclockwise to make the door close faster. Make adjustments to your pneumatic screen door closer storm door closer twice a year when you exchange the screens and glass storm panels. Remember when it comes to turning commercial door closer adjustment screws a little goes a long way.
Read more for details. Turn the adjustment screw clockwise to slow the closer down counter clockwise to speed it up. Open the door and watch it close. Open the door fully and allow it to close.
Loosen the adjustment screw 1 2 full rotations with a screwdriver if your door is closing too slowly. This will adjust the speed of the pneumatic cylinder to speed the door up. The most common door closer adjustments are. Make adjustments so that the door closes tightly but does not slam.
Customers often refer to this as the door closer pressure since it is the adjustment that makes sure the door holds shut. It should bring the door to latch point but never slam the door. Wanda asks we recently installed a storm door. The close swing or sweep speed adjusting the door closing speed.
The latching speed the last few inches of the door closing to latch properly. Start with no more than 1 8 of a turn. Sweep or swing speed the speed that the door closes from full open position to between 3 and 10 degrees of full closed position. Rotate the s screw clockwise to increase the speed with which the door closes through the first two thirds of its swing using a screwdriver or allen wrench depending on the model.