Top Jamb Door Closer Installation

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Top jamb door closer installation.

5500 series ada hospitality closer models are non handed adjustable spring tension for regular top jamb or parallel arm applications. With the closer body mounted to the face of the frame head and arm attached to the face of the door it is somewhat more aesthetically pleasing than installing the closer body on the face of the door with a mounting plate. Yet the biggest difference is that the spring loaded box is mounted on the face of the doorframe. The cnc room in my workshop was getting too much dust because of the wood working.

So i installed this door closer to keep the dust off. Assemble the standard closer and the door bracket using the long pin and o ring as shown in fig. These are often used for aluminum or glass storefront doors because these doors generally have narrow top rails. Over head door closers can be installed in 3 methods regular arm standard top jamb or parallel arm mounted.

One of the problems associated with top jamb door closers that fail involves the loosening of through bolts and sex nuts which can cause dysfunction. Close and latch the door. Snap the longyellow clip onto the rod between the jamb bracket and the cylinder as shown in fig. A for the top closer.

Our best selling tri packed door closer. Top jamb mounted closers are used where the top rail of the door is narrow and the closer needs to be installed on the push side of the opening. In some cases it s clearly a lack of enough torque on the nuts and bolts. A tri packed door closer is packaged with all the hardware for all 3 mounting methods.

Attach this assembly to the top jamb bracket using the short pin. I want to install a new over head door closer and i m not sure what method to use. As the door tilts forward the top corners of the door tilt and bind on the jamb header or the opposite side of the jamb.