Ultra Spring Door Closer, Butterfly Spring (68405)

The media could not be loaded. I have a dog that wants to eat our cat so keeping them separate is a must. This door has made my life so much easier. It closes every time. Lift the door hinge pin and bend the closer the opposite way. It takes effort so it doesn’t snap back but I am a determined petite woman, and did it. I bought it in combination with the magnetic WINONLY Door Stopper which we use to keep the same door open when the cat is safe in the basement. The closer end does dig into the door so if you cover the black plastic with something soft or electrical tape that would help. I also WD 40 it occasionally to minimize noise. It seems quieter than other plastic closer videos I saw on Amazon though. Simple metal mechanism that works. Emphasis on metal. It’s been installed for over a year.

I got this for a hall closet my kids leave open 1,000 times a day. It works great. It closes the door nearly all the way (doesn't push the latch all the way in), which is the perfect amount of tension for us as it means no crushed fingers.It went on easy, though I had to get a washer for the top because the hinge pin head is significantly smaller than the hole it goes through on this product.Because it attaches to the outside of the door, it's completely visible in the hallway and doesn't look great but I can't fault the function. It works great and was cheap.

Yay! Problem solved! In my house, a closed basement door is a matter of life and death, as I must keep my beloved dog out of the basement where my beloved cat resides. (Don't worry, cat lovers, she's well taken care of and a happy camper.) Unfortunately, basements tend to have large, armloads of things hauled in and out of them, which means I have to somehow get through the door and get it shut behind me immediately, armloads of stuff notwithstanding. And if I'm on my way down, that means doing it while balancing on the top step. It's a miracle we've all survived. After three years, it finally occurred to me that there might be some gadget out there that would close the door automatically. Ta-da! For 5 bucks and change, this thing has saved at least two lives (three if you consider that, if I fell down the stairs and broke my neck, the dog would probably starve to death a few days after eating the cat). OK,now practical advice: As some reviewers have said, spreading those wings wide enough is no easy feat. Here's what I did: I pulled the hinge pin out completely, then spread the wings just enough so one was resting on the door and the other was resting on the frame, with the coil positioned just above the top of the hinge. Then I used the heel of my hand to push the coil toward the hinge, which forced the wings out further, and as soon as the coil was directly above the hinge I used my other hand to push the hinge pin through the coil and back into the hinge. Worked like a charm. Can't tell you how great it is to be able to walk through that door and let it dutifully close behind me. I was afraid it would slam, but it's just a good firm close. Yippee!

I really wanted this to work since I really like having certain doors close automatically...so I jumped at the price. Sadly, it WAS too good to be true.1st - The spring core is way too wide for a standard in-home door hinge pin...(see picture)2nd - The flimsy rubber/plastic "protection" sleeve is useless if the doorway has a decent wood frame and also scarred the door itself...(see picture)3rd - Because the spring core barely sits on 1/3 inch of the hinge pin...and watching how the spring deformed the wider I opened the door, I was very concerned that it could/would/might fly off with repeated opening of the door! (Pulling the hinge pin out more would leave the hinge improperly configured, so I didn't.)4th - After all this, the spring wasn't even strong enough to actually close the door!So now I'll touch-up the scars (GRRRRRRR!!!!!) and spend the extra for a REAL spring hinge.

Simple & old fahsioned idea but it works! Worked great for our oak front door which is medium-heavy. We have two house cats but on and off the door is left open inadvertently by our family members or our guests This keeps the door always closed: when let go fully open latches close, when let go 1/4 open mostly close w/o latching. However it did not work for our lighter bedroom door for our cats. It closed w/too much force and their head got caught in the door.... The zinc silvery color & black plastic sleeves are pretty unsightly. So I spray painted in metallic dark bronze that matches our hinge & wrapped the sleeves w/brown duck tape. Now it's not that noticeable blending in w/the door and the door frame color. Tips for painting: the area under the plastic sleeves are sticky so you might want to wipe them off before painting. Also it is difficult to put the sleeves back into the hinge. So I would suggest leave them on the hinge, wrap them w/masking tape & reposition as you spray paint until you cover all the hinges. Hope this helps.

Did its job for 6 months. You have to put something under each side or it does a lot of damage to the door/wall. I'm glad I was on the other side of the door when it broke. It could definitely have injured someone as the piece came shooting off of it. The door never passed 70% of rotation, so the spring was definitely not over-stressed by improper use.