Replace a closer for a storm door

Posted by Anthona on December 15, 2006, 6:53 pm

I need to replace my old pneumatic closer ( over 25 years ) for my
storm door. Any suggestions? Would like to pick it up tomorrow am at
loews. Should I take the old one with me? I'm sure they have advanced
since and don't look exactly like mine does now.

Posted by Lawrence on December 15, 2006, 7:16 pm

Anthona wrote:

> I need to replace my old pneumatic closer ( over 25 years ) for my
> storm door. Any suggestions? Would like to pick it up tomorrow am at
> loews. Should I take the old one with me? I'm sure they have advanced
> since and don't look exactly like mine does now.

Forget about it. that's an easy job and those closers haven't changed
much in that time. it requires no tools to replace but a screwdriver.

Posted by Anthona on December 15, 2006, 7:46 pm

Lawrence wrote:

> Anthona wrote:

> > I need to replace my old pneumatic closer ( over 25 years ) for my
> > storm door. Any suggestions? Would like to pick it up tomorrow am at
> > loews. Should I take the old one with me? I'm sure they have advanced
> > since and don't look exactly like mine does now.

> Forget about it. that's an easy job and those closers haven't changed
> much in that time. it requires no tools to replace but a screwdriver.

Yeah, but i've been doing some web searching and the prices vary..some
as high as 300 to 10. How do i know which to go by? IS the cheaper one
good enough for the door to close normally? Does the closer go by the
weight of the door?

Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on December 15, 2006, 9:14 pm

> Yeah, but i've been doing some web searching and the prices vary..some
> as high as 300 to 10. How do i know which to go by? IS the cheaper one
> good enough for the door to close normally? Does the closer go by the
> weight of the door?

The $300 ones are for heavy commercial grade doors. Most at the local home
center or hardware store are fine for a typical residential door.

Posted by Rich256 on December 15, 2006, 11:02 pm

Anthona wrote:

> Lawrence wrote:

>> Anthona wrote:

>>> I need to replace my old pneumatic closer ( over 25 years ) for my
>>> storm door. Any suggestions? Would like to pick it up tomorrow am at
>>> loews. Should I take the old one with me? I'm sure they have advanced
>>> since and don't look exactly like mine does now.

>> Forget about it. that's an easy job and those closers haven't changed
>> much in that time. it requires no tools to replace but a screwdriver.

>
> Yeah, but i've been doing some web searching and the prices vary..some
> as high as 300 to 10. How do i know which to go by? IS the cheaper one
> good enough for the door to close normally? Does the closer go by the
> weight of the door?
>

The $10 ones are what you need. You might take along your old one and
try to get one about the same size. Some are just a bit stronger than
others. I usually have two or three of them laying around from previous
doors. WalMart probably has them too.

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