Diy Self Closing Door

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Diy self closing door.

Featuring a smart hands free entry and self closing design a magnetic screen door offers you lots of convenience for everyday activities. Open the water bottle and fill it with water. Self closing hinges replace two of the existing hinges with self closing hinges. Use a door stop to prevent accidental closing open the hinge adjust the tension adjustment device with allen wrench clamp the hinge remove the hinge screws disengage the clamps remove the door stop remove the door replace the screws hinges re attach the door.

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. The purpose is to keep a garage fire from spreading to the house. Please see here for better version. It s code in most areas that the entry door to an attached garage be fire rated and have self closing hinges.

When you fill the bottle with water it pulls the door and shuts with a bang. How to remove a self closing door. Put the hanging wire and bottle setup over the pulley. Then add or release tension until you get the proper close rate photo 2.

To avoid it cut some thermocol pieces or eraser or sponge pieces according to the door rebate where the door hits and stops. Remove the locking pin. Diy installation is straightforward and you can remove the door just as quick. Https youtu be fqyjjoxtmnc i re did the video as my editor had become corrupt at the time of posting this.