The purpose is to keep a garage fire from spreading to the house.
Spring hinges fire door garage into house.
A spring loaded hinge contains a spring inside the hinge cylinder that helps close a door.
This type of hinge is ideal for use in a door leading to the basement garage or any door throughout your.
It s code in most areas that the entry door to an attached garage be fire rated and have self closing hinges.
Place the hex wrench into the socket at the top of the spring hinge and turn in either direction to release tension on the pin.
Remove the pin with a pliers.
If your spring hinges feature a hex opening on top of the barrel insert an allen wrench and turn it clockwise to increase tension.
Rotate the wrench until the next hole comes into view and install the pin.
But don t worry making this door self closing is as simple as changing two or three of the door s hinges or installing a door closer at the top of the door.
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Tighten or loosen in small steps.