Hey I have a question about a door closer problem I'm hoping you can help with. I'm super interested in getting into locksmithing, and currently I'm working as a maintenance man. I had an issue with a commercial door on the outside of a business that would open about two inches when the heat came on. I installed a brand new door closer and ended up with the same result. I believe that it is installed correctly, and I even had another guy who works for us take a look at it and try adjusting it with no success. Any thoughts?
@@austinknowlton1783 Hey here’s a few tips, for one the door closer needs to be on the inside of the door, also did you pre-load the closer? Before you attach the arm you have to get a crescent wrench and grab the head of the closer (part that the arm attaches to), grab the one your not attaching the arm to and crank it about a whole turn. Then while maintaining the pressure attach the arm to the closer and the frame. Then your closer will have enough pressure to keep the door closed. Maybe will do a video on this sometime in the near future. If your interested in more of our content check out our other channel “UDROpreneur”, thanks for watching. - Uriah
Thanks. I did give it a small amount of preload but now I'm thinking the problem is I didn't give it enough. When I tried more preload the door wouldn't open completely, and the thing I didn't understand at the time is that you can adjust the amount of backcheck it has. Thanks again, with your input I think I have figured out the issue.
Thank God I found this video, I've just seen 4 videos prior to this one and those were all kinda useless, this one has shown me everything I needed to know, thanks heaps 👍
The "closer" on my company's door was installed upside down and so once I saw this video and saw the adjustment ports the rest was "butter"! Thanks for the info!
my current closer is causing it to be very hard to open the door. I get a lot of complaints from customers. in theory could i loosen up, soften up the main spring to make the door easier "lighter" to open? could you demonstrate some of the options of that spring adjustment? could you also link to that opener product? seems to have more options than your typical closer. Thanks. SAM
Awesome sauce🎉 our flat is close to the back door upstairs for five apartments and you'd be surprised how often that back door is used! The door slamming is very unnerving to say the least and keep my comments clean😅 Thank You for the easy to understand demonstration ❤
Thanks for sharing. I’ll be viewing this clip a couple more times. They just installed a new door to the foyer in the small block of flats where I live and the door slams shut causing a pressure wave that rattles my front door up one flight of stairs. When released from an open position around 80° from closed, the door hangs for ages slowly moving from 80° to 70° to maybe 50° from the latch. Like a roller coaster reaching the apex of its climb and descending at “ludicrous speed”, the door violently slams home.
Tanks for the video. I tried to adjust the closing speed valve, but it has no effect on the closing speed. The latching valve adjustment is working fine. Any advice why the speed valve adjustment is not working?
how to adjust to hold it open i need to keep my door open as i drive my wheel chair thru the doorway. then grab the handle and tug it to then let the closer do its job of closing the door. but i have to be able to open it and have it stay open until i close it myself. thanks
Most door closer companies have what's called a “hold open arm” they can be purchased separately for the specific Make & Model Number, as they are not generic, and specifically for this model, as he said it was a 1250, it would be a LCN 1250-3049 689 HO ARM - the 689 means Alum. Finish, or the 1450 the bigger model in this New series from LCN - see below LCN model# 1250 x 3049=“Hold Open” x Finish LCN model# 1450 x 3049=“Hold Open” x Finish LCN 1250 has 3/4" Vertical Holes x 9-1/16” Horizontal Holes LCN 1450 has 3/4" Vertical Holes x 12" Horizontal Holes
note: Maybe a better option is what’s called a Delayed Action closer, or you can but the Cylinder only, this cylinder delays the closing of the door closure again by adjustment screw to dial in how much time you want it to delay, this could be a better option if you always need more time as opposed to sometimes, the idea is to give you more time for getting through an opening before the door starts to close on its own, for the LCN 1250 you would need to call out the 1250-3071DEL or bigger model 1450-3071DEL for Delayed Action Cylinder LCN makes many closers, right here we're just talking about two of the newer models, I hope this helps
Very helpfull.. Next time my landlord asks me to adjust the door closer on our building, I'll actually be able to help, lol Cant say " no, I dont know how " anymore, lol
Hey no problem thanks for watching! If you haven’t already please consider subscribing to our channel. We also have two other channels UDROpreneur and Guardian Approved if interested. We’d appreciate the support, thanks!
@GuardianSafeAndLock right right. It's just that my sweep is not working properly no matter the position of the restricting screw. That's why I thought maybe the fluid inside is low
I just moved in to an apartment. All doors slam violently such that floors and windows shake. Looks easy enough to adjust in the video and I was able to fine tune mine but building management ignored my request for the other doors to be fixed. I really cannot relax here and looks like I am going to move out and look for a place again.
Some people just don’t care and have no customer service. But the noisy wheel gets the grease, go everyday and tell them until they fix it lol. Easier than moving..... send them this video and a copy of this message lol 😂
@@GuardianSafeAndLock Good idea. First thing I am emailing them the link tnow. Thank you for this video, it sparked some hope for me that there is a fix.
Thank you for the suggestion, the building caretaker agreed to help me with building entry door 🙏 This one (link to pics below) looks different. I was wondering if you have any comments on how to adjust these? The round holes on the side looks like it needs special tool to tweak.
Thank you so much for this video this is just as I figured. We have the laziest construction crew and maintenance. They claim the doors are just like that and can't be fixed. They're going to have to fix it
Did learning these adjustments help you with your door? Let us know here in the comments!
Hey I have a question about a door closer problem I'm hoping you can help with. I'm super interested in getting into locksmithing, and currently I'm working as a maintenance man. I had an issue with a commercial door on the outside of a business that would open about two inches when the heat came on. I installed a brand new door closer and ended up with the same result. I believe that it is installed correctly, and I even had another guy who works for us take a look at it and try adjusting it with no success. Any thoughts?
@@austinknowlton1783 Hey here’s a few tips, for one the door closer needs to be on the inside of the door, also did you pre-load the closer? Before you attach the arm you have to get a crescent wrench and grab the head of the closer (part that the arm attaches to), grab the one your not attaching the arm to and crank it about a whole turn. Then while maintaining the pressure attach the arm to the closer and the frame. Then your closer will have enough pressure to keep the door closed. Maybe will do a video on this sometime in the near future. If your interested in more of our content check out our other channel “UDROpreneur”, thanks for watching. - Uriah
Thanks. I did give it a small amount of preload but now I'm thinking the problem is I didn't give it enough. When I tried more preload the door wouldn't open completely, and the thing I didn't understand at the time is that you can adjust the amount of backcheck it has. Thanks again, with your input I think I have figured out the issue.
C@@austinknowlton1783
Thank God I found this video, I've just seen 4 videos prior to this one and those were all kinda useless, this one has shown me everything I needed to know, thanks heaps 👍
The "closer" on my company's door was installed upside down and so once I saw this video and saw the adjustment ports the rest was "butter"! Thanks for the info!
Hello i have tighten the allan key entry so many times but the door slams even harder
Why?what am i doing wrong?
Lisa
Thank you
This is the best one I've seen. Good explanation
Very Useful and Helpful video. Thank You from the UK, where because of new legilsation in 2022 loads of Flats / apartments need this now.
Awesome video. This helps me a lot. Do a video on the different types of door closer also.
Great video, but I have a question, should I use a EN5 closer ( limited at 100kg doors) for my 68kg door with a lot of wind in using condition.
Very comprehensive video.
my current closer is causing it to be very hard to open the door. I get a lot of complaints from customers. in theory could i loosen up, soften up the main spring to make the door easier "lighter" to open?
could you demonstrate some of the options of that spring adjustment? could you also link to that opener product? seems to have more options than your typical closer. Thanks. SAM
Great video! I did exactly as you said to do and with a little tweaking , the door doesn’t slam me in the ass on the way out! 👍thank you!
thank you. Just what I was looking for.
Awesome sauce🎉 our flat is close to the back door upstairs for five apartments and you'd be surprised how often that back door is used! The door slamming is very unnerving to say the least and keep my comments clean😅
Thank You for the easy to understand demonstration ❤
Thanks for sharing.
I’ll be viewing this clip a couple more times.
They just installed a new door to the foyer in the small block of flats where I live and the door slams shut causing a pressure wave that rattles my front door up one flight of stairs.
When released from an open position around 80° from closed, the door hangs for ages slowly moving from 80° to 70° to maybe 50° from the latch.
Like a roller coaster reaching the apex of its climb and descending at “ludicrous speed”, the door violently slams home.
Thank you
I always just winged it. :) This is going to help me go a lot faster with a job coming up. Thanks!
Cool vid thanks, we have a slamming front gate where I live. Ughhh. thanks for the vid. ! Cheers.
Thanks for your helpful video! I'm going to try this on our annoying/slamming door.
Great tutorial! Thanks.
Excellent explained, thanks.
Tanks for the video. I tried to adjust the closing speed valve, but it has no effect on the closing speed. The latching valve adjustment is working fine. Any advice why the speed valve adjustment is not working?
how to adjust to hold it open i need to keep my door open as i drive my wheel chair thru the doorway. then grab the handle and tug it to then let the closer do its job of closing the door. but i have to be able to open it and have it stay open until i close it myself. thanks
Most door closer companies have what's called a “hold open arm” they can be purchased separately for the specific Make & Model Number, as they are not generic, and specifically for this model, as he said it was a 1250, it would be a LCN 1250-3049 689 HO ARM - the 689 means Alum. Finish, or the 1450 the bigger model in this New series from LCN - see below
LCN model# 1250 x 3049=“Hold Open” x Finish
LCN model# 1450 x 3049=“Hold Open” x Finish
LCN 1250 has 3/4" Vertical Holes x 9-1/16” Horizontal Holes
LCN 1450 has 3/4" Vertical Holes x 12" Horizontal Holes
note: Maybe a better option is what’s called a Delayed Action closer, or you can but the Cylinder only, this cylinder delays the closing of the door closure again by adjustment screw to dial in how much time you want it to delay, this could be a better option if you always need more time as opposed to sometimes, the idea is to give you more time for getting through an opening before the door starts to close on its own, for the LCN 1250 you would need to call out the 1250-3071DEL or bigger model 1450-3071DEL for Delayed Action Cylinder
LCN makes many closers, right here we're just talking about two of the newer models, I hope this helps
thanks for that help this gives me some options to look into@@JackYoung45
Great video but I had to call my handyman anyway because my labels were not the same as mentiined in the video. Mine had numbers.
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing and making this video.
What do you adjust the strength spring with ?
Great video!
Very helpfull.. Next time my landlord asks me to adjust the door closer on our building, I'll actually be able to help, lol Cant say " no, I dont know how " anymore, lol
Lol Right on! Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi. can I know how to remove the oil stain dripping from the door closer on my door?
Men... You save me some $$$,,by just tide the adjustments of the hydraulic deal.. Thank you men.. God Bless you.. great video,,simple..and quick,,
Ok I have a question, can change a door closer from a Dorma 669G to A door closer FS-1306? Would it work
M might be for momentum
Great information 👍 thanks
Good presentation dude but u might wanna think about the backlighting, a fill-light will do the truck n closer shots.
Thanks
Yeah we’ve gotten better since this video and have since upgraded our lighting. But thanks for watching.
Very helpful. Thank you.
@@ricardobanuelos3157 No problem
thank you this is good info that I will utilize at work
Hey no problem thanks for watching! If you haven’t already please consider subscribing to our channel. We also have two other channels UDROpreneur and Guardian Approved if interested. We’d appreciate the support, thanks!
Thanks for this.
What size of Allen screw key are you using
There’s a few different sizes depending on the model.
Does the closer body need to be refilled with oil?
No if it’s leaking it needs to be replaced it’s not oil it’s hydraulic fluid
@GuardianSafeAndLock right right. It's just that my sweep is not working properly no matter the position of the restricting screw. That's why I thought maybe the fluid inside is low
God bless UA-cam.
you mean god bless Guardian Safe & Lock lol
I just moved in to an apartment. All doors slam violently such that floors and windows shake.
Looks easy enough to adjust in the video and I was able to fine tune mine but building management ignored my request for the other doors to be fixed.
I really cannot relax here and looks like I am going to move out and look for a place again.
Some people just don’t care and have no customer service. But the noisy wheel gets the grease, go everyday and tell them until they fix it lol. Easier than moving..... send them this video and a copy of this message lol 😂
@@GuardianSafeAndLock Good idea. First thing I am emailing them the link tnow. Thank you for this video, it sparked some hope for me that there is a fix.
Thank you for the suggestion, the building caretaker agreed to help me with building entry door 🙏 This one (link to pics below) looks different. I was wondering if you have any comments on how to adjust these? The round holes on the side looks like it needs special tool to tweak.
Looks like youtube doesn't allow me to put links. Can I email you?
Thank you so much for this video this is just as I figured. We have the laziest construction crew and maintenance. They claim the doors are just like that and can't be fixed. They're going to have to fix it
Thank you!
My door does not have any adjustment points!
My is liking oil on side
It’s leaking hydraulic fluid and needs to be replaced
🔑🔑🔑
M = Main Speed
Thank you 🦋