Top Jamb Door Closer Installation

The cnc room in my workshop was getting too much dust because of the wood working.

Top jamb door closer installation.

Our best selling tri packed door closer. 5500 series ada hospitality closer models are non handed adjustable spring tension for regular top jamb or parallel arm applications. Yet the biggest difference is that the spring loaded box is mounted on the face of the doorframe. These are often used for aluminum or glass storefront doors because these doors generally have narrow top rails.

Hope this helps in s. So i installed this door closer to keep the dust off. With the closer body mounted to the face of the frame head and arm attached to the face of the door it is somewhat more aesthetically pleasing than installing the closer body on the face of the door with a mounting plate. In some cases it s clearly a lack of enough torque on the nuts and bolts.

Snap the longyellow clip onto the rod between the jamb bracket and the cylinder as shown in fig. 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. Assemble the standard closer and the door bracket using the long pin and o ring as shown in fig. The door must be squared inside the jamb to remedy the binding problem.

I want to install a new over head door closer and i m not sure what method to use. Attach this assembly to the top jamb bracket using the short pin. Close and latch the door. 8301 8501 3301 3501 cr801 pr50 5000 type replacement.

Top jamb door closers like regular arm closers have arms that project out from the door perpendicularly. 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.