I have a heavy front door to my apartment, it slams shut. Will this product help my door to close more slowly? Not keep it open?
2052248
Probably not. This is basically just a spring and doesn't have the hydraulic cylinder that dampens the motion of the door.
2052249
Hmmm.....I am pretty sure it will not help you with your door that has a tendency to slam shut.The product has a coiled spring with a bar extension coming out from it, that, as the coiled spring uncoils, the bar pushes against the door, closing it.If for whatever reason your door slams shut now, I believe that it would continue to do so, with this product attached to it.
2052250
no. this product is only spring loaded and it will close the door, but it will not close it any slower. hope this helps. it is a good product.
1639660
Thank you for your question. The way the Auto-Close Gate is designed, the door will not stay open by itself.
1999224
It probably has about a pound of holding force. So if there was an automatic closure on the door, then probably not.
2260319
No, I don't think this hinge will prevent the door from slamming. It's spring just pushes the door to close, and you can adjust it so that it pushes not too hard to minimize slamming. But I guess wind would still cause it to slam - you need a different type of device to prevent that.
164688
No, it just restricts the door from opening all the way. Good to stop it from hitting a wall or other cabinet doors.
392124
If you are asking if it will prevent the door from slamming, no it won't if it is mounted in such a way as to close the door. The way it works is that there is a spring inside the vertical part of it that presses the lateral arm against the door, which closes the door. The lateral arm just slides in a track (provided) that prevents damage to the door. If you want to use it to prevent the door from slamming, you could mount it on the other side of the door with the lateral arm pushing the door open rather than closed. The pressure is adjustable and might be able to slow or soften the closing of the door. If you are asking if it will prevent the door from slamming, no it won't if it is mounted in such a way as to close the door. The way it works is that there is a spring inside the vertical part of it that presses the lateral arm against the door, which closes the door. The lateral arm just slides in a track (provided) that prevents damage to the door. If you want to use it to prevent the door from slamming, you could mount it on the other side of the door with the lateral arm pushing the door open rather than closed. The pressure is adjustable and might be able to slow or soften the closing... » Read More If you are asking if it will prevent the door from slamming, no it won't if it is mounted in such a way as to close the door. The way it works is that there is a spring inside the vertical part of it that presses the lateral arm against the door, which closes the door. The lateral arm just slides in a track (provided) that prevents damage to the door. If you want to use it to prevent the door from slamming, you could mount it on the other side of the door with the lateral arm pushing the door open rather than closed. The pressure is adjustable and might be able to slow or soften the closing of the door. « Show Less
2198803
If they bump the door, or something I'd think it'd go off...however, I can open my window w/o it going off...as long as while opening it I don't slam it to the top, or close it. In my opinion, I'd look for something else to use on a sliding glass door.
515825
Chance are there is a little pressure on door due to misalignment or loose hinges. Push in on door while positioning magnet, I am sure this will work. Once door open adjust hinges fully to tighten closing of door.
1548948
My door is hollow and catches at times. I would say no it is strong but would not help if the door itself is weak.
659724
I second the 5 seconds. I have mine on a heavy wooden door and sometimes the latch moves back into the locked position and I have to move the bar to open so it closes properly, otherwise the door bar hits the latch and just bounces back. I also second that before I push the open button or the code I have to pull/push the door so it opens. It's a bit annoying, but less annoying than fumbling with keys.
553400
When my garage door started involuntarily closing when I was opening it (with nothing blocking it), I used this stuff to grease the tracks of my garage door. It solved the problem. I was about to call someone in, so this saved me time and money. With the grease, the door is less rickety when it opens, which I think was what was causing it to start closing. Hope this helps/
2209790
No, the door does not have a slow, self closing hinge. It's a Euro hinge (I think that's what it's called) where both parts of the hinge are inside, not outside the cabinet. The door will slam shut if you let it. You need to physically close the door.
1599020
No, it does a good job of closing the door, but with wind it will still slam or if the wind is blowing it open it might not close all the way.
1183755
Yes you can. But of course you will have to use a little more force to close the door, but it will stay closed.
1586442
I have this model door closer and it closes perfectly - complete closes, quietly and quickly, with a soft close. Ours does not keep the door open, but I do not know if it has the ability to do so.
1084169
Activator RX-9 is sensitive to changes in pressure and would therefore be sensitive to the slamming (or forceful closing) of any door. Leaving a window open a bit shouldn't cause a problem unless the window was closed forcefully.Hope this helps.
1919656
Of course it will work - As long as you want to use it to "pull" the door closed. If you want to have it "pushed", that's a different product.