Top Jamb Door Closer Installation

5500 series ada hospitality closer models are non handed adjustable spring tension for regular top jamb or parallel arm applications.

Top jamb door closer installation.

Hope this helps in s. A tri packed door closer is packaged with all the hardware for all 3 mounting methods. Over head door closers can be installed in 3 methods regular arm standard top jamb or parallel arm mounted. One of the problems associated with top jamb door closers that fail involves the loosening of through bolts and sex nuts which can cause dysfunction.

Top jamb mounted closers are used where the top rail of the door is narrow and the closer needs to be installed on the push side of the opening. Snap the longyellow clip onto the rod between the jamb bracket and the cylinder as shown in fig. The cnc room in my workshop was getting too much dust because of the wood working. As the door tilts forward the top corners of the door tilt and bind on the jamb header or the opposite side of the jamb.

A for the top closer. I want to install a new over head door closer and i m not sure what method to use. Close and latch the door. So i installed this door closer to keep the dust off.

Assemble the standard closer and the door bracket using the long pin and o ring as shown in fig. These are often used for aluminum or glass storefront doors because these doors generally have narrow top rails. Top jamb door closers like regular arm closers have arms that project out from the door perpendicularly. 8301 8501 3301 3501 cr801 pr50 5000 type replacement.

Attach this assembly to the top jamb bracket using the short pin. The door must be squared inside the jamb to remedy the binding problem. Our best selling tri packed door closer.