Can I use this too hold the door open also?
2009608
No. It only aides in helping the door close on its own... But not very well. We had to purchase a different hinge to actually have the door close completely.
2009609
Do not waste your money on this. It is impossible to install and we threw it out
776156
It may be possible if you can get it to stay on the part of the door that you use to open the door
24283
yes, the door can still be opened and or locked. These are very well made and you will like the quality.
2189547
My Wife who I bought it for says no. Sideways on with the door open is the way to get the most benefit from it. Desmond Davey,30 Dec.2013
1465886
Yes it can be installed to pull the door open with the spring. It's all in how you place the pin in the spring assembly. Also can have different amounts of pressure from the spring, to a point.
1362368
Yes. Just place opener in a sink or four sided area, so that when the can is released from the locked position it is less likely to tip over. I have limited hand movement, and I have found that using the opener in this way works well for me.
1586444
No, it does not hold the door open, you must use a doorstop or hook and eye to hold it open. It is a very adjustable unit that can slam the door shut or ease it closed depending on how you adjust it. The unit can be mounted for left, right, on door, or on jamb mounting.
346844
The device is totally bi-directional, so yes (You can wind it up in both directions). But then you would have to place the device on the inside of a door. So instead of being flush with the door closed, it needs to be on the other side; outside.Even then I would advise that you have a physical barrier for "finger-safety" as this would only be a tension device.
2013083
Yes, you can. However, we tried to do this for the same size opening and the gate became very unstable. To the point that it no longer worked for our purposes.
1549397
It will not hold the door firmly in one place like a door stop. It can be set to swing the door open or swing the door closed. You can adjust how fast and hard it does this with a set screw. I use one of these hinges in the center of my junky, builder's grade pressed cardboard bathroom door and it gently swings it closed. You can use multiple hinges and set the tension higher for heavier doors or for a more forceful close. Basically, it's just a door hinge with a coil spring on the pin. There is no mechanism on the hinge itself to lock the door in one position. You are just adjusting the tension to open or close the hinge. I think it works well for it's intended purpose.
1082782
Hi Amy, Unfortunately, no the door cannot be switched to open in the other direction.
135286
Probably not unless you lift the whole thing. You can swing it open if you open one end, but it's not the same as there is a "door" that you can open.
863613
No. But! If the door is large enough you can put one facing out and one facing in and whether you are out or in; you could slide that particular lock over. I found that this lock did not work well for us. I kept forgetting it was there and eventually broke it. But found nothing wrong with the lock itself.
1391038
The door has a fairly strong magnet. You should not have a problem with them opening unless considerable stress is involved.
866369
Yes. You can leave the door open however, it will close if hit. You can also close it without it catching.
1903350
Yes, you can. We don't typically do this because our windows are older and we don't want people to break into the house, but if you have windows that you can lock when they are open then this isn't an issue.
1765837
This particular model will not work on a door that opens out. But we do have a product that will work on outwardly opening doors. I will add it to my inventory on Amazon shortly. Thank you for your interest!