Spring Hinge Door Closer Adjustment

Adjusting hex head type spring hinges.

Spring hinge door closer adjustment.

The rule of thumb is that if you want your hinge tightened the pin needs to be moved further up the spring. Insert a tension rod in the rightmost hole in the top hinge s adjustment slot. Adjusting your spring loaded hinge must be done with the door closed. You adjust the spring tension from the outside of the hinge with a metal pin.

The pin will hold the tension at that setting. The spring hinge is not meant to be dis assembled. Always install hinges with the tension adjustment up. If you re loosening the hinge the pin needs to be moved down.

Tighten or loosen in small steps. Adjusting a spring loaded hinge must be done with the door closed. Some spring hinges use a hex wrench aka allen wrench. Most adjustable single action spring hinges you should not exceed three 3 holes tension for 180 degrees door opening or four 4 holes tension for 90 degrees door opening.

Look on the side of the hinge near the top for a horizontal adjustment slot that has a line of holes inside. If your hinge has a tension pin inserted into the side of the hinge you need to pull the pin from the hinge with needle nose. You insert the pin into a hole after you increase or decrease the needed tension. How to adjust a self closing spring hinge yourself 1.

First you ll need to remove the tension ping from your hinge. Find the hole that s furthest to the right in the adjustment slot. Use the small metal tension rod that came with your hinges when you purchased them.