FORTSTRONG Door Closer FS-1306 Automatic Adjustable Closers Grade 3 Spring Hydraulic Auto Door-Closer with Easy Installation Life Size Fitting Template & Instructions Silver Aluminium

The closer is compact and appears well made. The instructions were easy to follow and include a reversable drilling template for mounting on doors with either left or right mounted hinges. I highly reccomend this closer and would buy it again in a heartbeat. This replaced a spring loaded hinge and the difference is astounding! It closes my door quietly and completely whereas the spring loaded hinge would either slam the door shut or leave it open a crack allowing mice to sneak in. I avoided this type of closer before thinking it would be too difficult for me to install, but with this unit I could not have been more wrong. The instructions, and more importantly the drilling template, made the job quick and easy. I simply taped the template to the door, marked the screw locations, removed the template, and drilled the holes. Everything lined up perfectly and it was installed and adjusted in under 30 minutes. Initially the door was stiff to open, but after following the recommendation in the guide the door was easier to open and it still took less than 30 mjnutes to complete the job! My wife and daughter (who is no longer startled awake by the door slamming near her room) absolutely love this item, and since the door always closes completely and keeps the mice out, so do I. If this old man can install it, so can you!

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Sure wish the instructions were more helpful. First thing they should endure is mentioned and reenforced is the adjustment screws need to be facing the hinge side. Second there is no mention about adjusting the threaded rod - how or why. Third, the assumption is no trim around the door that protrudes out past surface of door - you end up either trying to move opener down a bit more (missing top inner rail of door and holes to patch) or doing some trimming of the frame so the arm doesn’t stop the door closing fully. Last, not any real explanation about what either adjustment screw is for or examples. Also missing is how to adjust opening tension. There are a few things mentioned that imply it can be done, but nothing is clear. To further confuse you, there are 2 specific forces mentioned for standard or wider doors (EB2 and EB3) but no mention on how to use that info. There is one place that implies it has to do with the direction of the shoe mounted to the door frame over the door. However later in the troubleshooting section it shows that the only correct orientation is the EB3 way. Other than that (and 4 install cycles and some patching, it works.

Needed this to complete a fire door installation in a recently built basement rental. It had o handle a 150 lbs door. Quick delivery, solid feel to all parts. My first impression was it appeared a bit 'small' to handle the heavier door, but this impression faded quickly once installed and adjusted. The instructions are ok, but a bit confusing with diagrams showing different mounting positions but instructions not to clear about them. It would have been nice to know that you cannot really screw in the arm without it being attached to the main unit. But small installation confusion aside, the unit handles the heavy door (on ball bearing hinges) like a champ. The initial settings were a bit too fast swinging and a bit to hard latching as well a few rounds of slowing down both via the screws gave the PERFECT for us results; the door has some expected resistance while opening but not too much for even the the weaker family members, it closes slowly enough to enable carrying long objects through without concern of the door closing in on them while walking through, the it latches softly and quietly EVERY time. Everybody in the house is very happy with this purchase. Would buy again!

The old door closer kept needing adjustment, and wouldn't always trigger the "door closed" sensor for the alarm. This has fixed that nicely. I had this thing installed and adjusted in 20 minutes. Not sure what everyone else is doing where they end up with more holes than Swiss cheese. I just followed the template. I was actually surprised and delighted at how easy it was to install. The door is now adjusted so it closes slowly (so it doesn't smack you in the butt), but then the last 30° of travel speeds up and closes the door firmly every single time. I suggest that you check the specs of the closer against the type of door you're looking to apply it to before you order. Reading the reviews, it sounds like a bunch of people didn't do that first. I installed this to a reinforced steel entry door from my garage to the house. Works great for that application. If it's a light duty door, it's likely going to be too strong.