How To Adjust Spring Loaded Hinges On Glass Door

Over time homes can settle unevenly and heavy doors can pull on hinges causing the door to stick and rub.

How to adjust spring loaded hinges on glass door.

The best way to adjust the hinges on your door depends on what kind of problem your door has. Our adjustable hinges allow the door to be moved up and down and side to side in the frame to maintain alignment and help keep the door performing beautifully. Start by removing the locking pin photo 1. It is not necessary to remove the hinges.

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. You can adjust the mechanism inside the hinge to increase or decrease the speed. A spring loaded hinge can be extremely useful for doors that need to remain closed. However if your door slams or doesn t latch properly as it closes you may need to use a couple of tools to loosen or tighten the spring tension.

Remove the locking pin. Self closing hinges have springs inside of them that force a door closed so you don t have to worry about shutting it yourself. Then add or release tension until you get the proper close rate photo 2. Too low and the doors will sag if the tension is too high the doors will swing with a lot of force.

A spring loaded hinge is ideal for use in a door leading to the basement garage entryway or any door in your home. Adjusting a spring loaded hinge must be done with the door closed. You can adjust the tension higher or lower by removing the pin in each hinge and adjusting the spring tension. Installing adjusting and removing a spring loaded hinge are important skills to know.

If your door won t close tighten the screws on the hinges and replace the middle screw on the top hinge with a 3 inch 7 6 cm screw. But installation and removal can be tricky and the hinge must be at the right tension in order to be both useful and safe. 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 pliers. This video shows how to adjust the door hinge spring tension using an allen key wrench.