Two of the doors in our apartment sagged I think and it’s now a bit harder to close properly. I tried adjusting the springs from top and bottom. It’s slightly better now but still door doesn’t close easily. I couldn’t figure out exactly how each spring impacts the door alignment and thought to myself I should ask this question online. I’m pretty sure that someone on the internets knows this.
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Posted by groovefunkystan
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The hinge is taken off from the door and then the hinged can be rotated in and out, lower one outwards if the door is sagging. Though if you rent, you can call maintenance to do it for you
You should take the plastic plug out from the doorframe and adjust the screws there 👌
There is a hex screw at the top and bottom of both hinges.
To adjust the door in one direction (up or down), loosen the lower screw on both hinges completely and tighten the upper screw on both. The door will move in one direction. To move it in the opposite direction, do the opposite: loosen the upper screws and tighten the lower ones.
I don’t remember from memory which adjustment moves the door in which direction, but you’ll see immediately by trying.
It’s also normal for the door to start rubbing slightly in the autumn when the humidity rises and the wood swells. In winter, the wood dries out and shrinks again, so the rubbing usually stops.
It’s still a good idea to adjust the door so that it doesn’t rub unnecessarily.
Keep in mind that during the year doors/frames will warp depending on your ambient temperarure and humidity – learning to adjust these on your own is way less work than calling maintenance each time.
I believe this hinge is supposed to be installed with 3 screws while I can see only 1. In such a setup, the hinge is rotating on the single screw axis, and there’s no point to adjust any springs, should there be any.
Thats an HL728, you have flat head or allen slots on the top and/or bottom of the hinge bolt for adjusting both the door height and tilt.
Start by adjusting all hinge bolts as low as possible. Tighten/raise the lowest possible hinge to adjust the tilt. If the door sags and hits the higher half of the side frame, you need to raise the bottom hinge upwards.
Adjust all hinges in equal amounts to adjust the doors height if the door hits the floor or the top frame.
Whenever making adjustments on one bolt only / adjusting the tilt, remember to compensate from the other bolts. You cant push the bottom hinge up while pushing the top hinge down, or you’ll end up with a curved door that creaks and closes or opens on its own.
If adjusting doesnt help or you have too little tolerance to begin with, the doorframe has little white plastic caps that have frame adjustment screws underneath. Remove the cap, stick the right size allen key in the screw, and turn clockwise to pull the doorframe towards the wall to increase the gap between the door and the frame.
Do this in 1/8 or 1/4 turn increments between tests, and adjust at least 2-3 screws simulatenously to avoid damaging the frame. If the screws become really stiff, stop tightening them.
And also obviously before you do anything else, grab a screwdriver and make sure the hinges are properly mounted on both the door and the frame. On the picture you only have one screw holding the door to the hinge, and if that screw comes loose, the door will sag.
almost can guess its a jeldwin door
you can adjust the hexbolts in the hinges
or if it hits the top part of frame when closeing… remove the bottom screw carefuly… its PZ3bit but strips easily
add a washer
or quick and dirty.. you use hammer with a lovetap equial to saturdaynight pleasure spanking