Storm / Screen door closers won't stay open.

upthesaukee · 12-09-2014, 09:33 AM

Not an original idea by any means, but I thought it might be worthwhile to mention this.

This time of year, I bring wood into the mudroom by the wheelbarrow load, which requires that I prop the storm door open while I wheel the wood in. At one point, the closer would not stay open, and I replaced it . Cost around $10 or $12 bucks for a new closer. And then a few years later, intermittently I had the same problem...some days it was fine, like carrying in the groceries, but wheel in some wood, and it would start to close on the wheelbarrow

. So I started to use a wedge to hold the door open, which worked.

Then we had our new woodstove delivered quite a few years ago now, and one of the guys went to set the door to stay open, and of course that little metal piece did not do its job and slide back down the rod. He just reached in and grabbed a penny from his pocket, opened the door wide and slid the metal piece back out, putting the penny between the piece and the pneumatic closer. Problem solved.

So if your closer closes just fine, but won't stay open, save yourself $9.99 on a $10 closer, and keep a penny near the door. Here is a picture.

Rusty · 12-09-2014, 10:03 AM

I replaced mine with this and it works great:

upthesaukee · 12-09-2014, 11:56 AM

About $11 to $15 and up, depending on the model. And as a point of information, if any closer is improperly adjusted for the weight of the door, it can close and catch your leg like they show in the video.

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12-09-2014, 09:33 AM	#1
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,595 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,449 Thanked 1,978 Times in 1,079 Posts	Storm / Screen door closers won't stay open. Not an original idea by any means, but I thought it might be worthwhile to mention this. This time of year, I bring wood into the mudroom by the wheelbarrow load, which requires that I prop the storm door open while I wheel the wood in. At one point, the closer would not stay open, and I replaced it . Cost around $10 or $12 bucks for a new closer. And then a few years later, intermittently I had the same problem...some days it was fine, like carrying in the groceries, but wheel in some wood, and it would start to close on the wheelbarrow. So I started to use a wedge to hold the door open, which worked. Then we had our new woodstove delivered quite a few years ago now, and one of the guys went to set the door to stay open, and of course that little metal piece did not do its job and slide back down the rod. He just reached in and grabbed a penny from his pocket, opened the door wide and slid the metal piece back out, putting the penny between the piece and the pneumatic closer. Problem solved. So if your closer closes just fine, but won't stay open, save yourself $9.99 on a $10 closer, and keep a penny near the door. Here is a picture. Attached Images __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

12-09-2014, 10:03 AM	#2
Rusty Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,028 Thanks: 603 Thanked 687 Times in 425 Posts	I replaced mine with this and it works great: __________________ It's never crowded along the extra mile.

12-09-2014, 11:56 AM	#3
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,595 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,449 Thanked 1,978 Times in 1,079 Posts	About $11 to $15 and up, depending on the model. And as a point of information, if any closer is improperly adjusted for the weight of the door, it can close and catch your leg like they show in the video. Sent from my GT-P5210 using Tapatalk __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

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