as you have been told it is a closer but i found out the hard way they come in different strengths. light medium and heavy. so if you replace it take the old one in and hope it says what weight it is. i got a cheep one of corse the light one and put it on my door and wooosh it didn't do a thing to stop the door from slamming. so back to the store and got the right one. jim At 02:16 PM 6/4/2007, you wrote:
>You are correct about the use of the screw. > >The little slider though holds by virtue of the fact that the hole >in it is a little larger than the rod it slides on so, when forced >it shifts a little and pinches on the rod. If the rod is a little >too smooth or a little slippery maybe with a little oil or grease on >it the little square washer doo-dad will slip as you have already >noticed or if the edges of it get a little warn so they aren't quite >sharp enough to bight into the rod a little it won't hold. > >The device is called a door closer, Go figure! You can almost >certainly buy a replacement at most hardware or building supply >stores, I am guessing under ten bucks although I am frequently >surprised at how prices climb. > >Hope this helps. > >Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada ><mailto:DLeavens%40puc.net>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Skype DaleLeavens >Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Rick Boggess >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 2:36 PM >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Strorm Door > >What is the piece called that controls how fast/slow a storm door closes? >In addition, you can push the metal piece back to hold the door open. > >My storm door on the patio closes fine at just about the right speed. >However, I've recently noticed that it slips when I have the piece pushed >back to hold it open? Is there an adjustment or something I can do to >prevent the door from closing when I want it to stay open. To the best of >my knowledge the screw at the end of the piece controls how fast the door >closes. > >Rick Boggess > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.7/830 - Release Date: >6/3/2007 12:47 PM To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
