π§ Upgrade Your Doors with Style!
The Amazon Basics Self-Closing Door Hinge is a high-quality, durable hinge designed for effortless door closure. Made from robust steel and featuring a sleek satin nickel finish, it combines functionality with modern aesthetics. This single-piece hinge comes with all necessary mounting hardware, making installation quick and easy. Perfect for enhancing the look and functionality of your doors.
Manufacturer | Amazon Basics |
Part number | AB-DH550-SN |
Item Weight | 268 g |
Product Dimensions | 8.89 x 8.89 x 0.25 cm; 267.62 g |
Item model number | AB-DH550-SN |
Size | 1 Piece |
Color | Satin Nickel |
Style | Self-Closing |
Finish | Satin Nickel |
Material | Steel |
Shape | Square |
Item Package Quantity | 1 |
Number Of Pieces | 1 |
Plug Profile | Door Mount |
Included components | 1 Door Hinge |
Batteries Required? | No |
V**R
Great for doors you need to keep shut
I bought this door closer for 3 purposes: to keep our pantry door closed (keep the dogs out), to close the basement door (to keep the dogs upstairs), and to keep my office door closed (so I don't have to get up a lot after kids or dogs go in and out). It took a little work for my husband to grind out the door jam to get this to fit because it is not a standard size to most door hinges (about a 0.5 inch larger). You have to be careful because if it isn't seated deep enough the door won't close properly (not flush when closed). We were able to get it to fit 2 doors and now just need to install one more. We had to use the highest tightening because we only installed one hinge on each door. It works great!
R**T
Happy Wife, plus some installation tips
See below for some installation tips I've learned after installing a couple of these.My wife has been complaining for years about people leaving our powder room door open. Not sure why I didn't think of this idea sooner, but I found these self-closing hinges and thought this may be the solution.Our doors are 8-foot, solid core, and very heavy. I ordered two of these hinges, thinking I'd probably need more than one to close the door without stressing the spring.I installed one, which took only a few minutes. Everything needed was included in the package and the instructions were clear. It's very simple and I could figure it out without the instructions, but they are still helpful in telling you which way the hinge should be oriented, and they also provide a warning not to set the tension beyond four holes for a 90-degree swing or three holes for 180-degree swing. It was a perfect fit in the existing mortise and screw holes. I initially set the tension to the second hole and the door closed and latched fine, but only if it was open more than halfway. I then set it to the third hole and door closes and latches perfectly and more positively, even if it's only open 1/4 to 1/3 of the way. Note, it would latch fine, even with a lower setting if it weren't for the air displacement slowing the door down right before it closes completely. This setup works perfectly, and the door does not slam and closes softly.A few notes and some tips: These new hinge plates were the same thickness as our existing ones, so we had none of the issues some others have had with the door alignment; there was no difference. In setting the tension, I found that when I inserted the wrench and turned clockwise as instructed there is quite a bit of play or slack before you encounter pushback from the spring. That said, you need to turn the wrench initially just past where you start feeling tension, then release it and let it spring back. This is your starting point. If you do not do this and count the right-most hole as the starting point you could end up counting an extra hole that actually has no benefit as you increase the tension. I'm not sure if I'm explaining this well, but I posted a video that may be easier to understand. The reason I point this out is that they say not to exceed 4 holes, so if you don't remove the 'slack' in the mechanism first, you'll be counting that first hole as 1, even though you have not engaged the spring yet, so when you count to the 4th hole, you'll have only 3 holes of tension at that point.Time will tell if holds up and I'll update my review if anything changes. Even if I had to install a second one, I would do it as this solves a problem and now wife is happy.I highly recommend these and for around $15 delivered they were a good value.UPDATE 10/17/2022The hinge is still working perfectly.Also, I installed another one of these on our pantry door, not to make it self-closing, but to try and counter the fact that the door apparently is not installed perfectly plum, so once it's open about halfway, it would swing back on its own and slam into the doorstop quite hard. Because the door is so heavy and has a rack system installed on it, gravity would pull the door fully open with a good bit of force. I replaced one of the hinges with one of these and put the tension stopper pin into the very first hole, right where it would start having resistance. That setting is perfect and now keeps the door in place when opened, so it's just enough force to offset the weight of the door and gravity pulling it. Really simple solution to what has been an annoying problem for years.
S**N
Great for auto closing door
Easy install and works great
A**E
Too big won't fit
As I said it's so big it won't fit
E**.
Exactly what we needed!
This was super easy to install, estetically pleasing, and works perfectly to keep my boys from leaving the doors open π
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