How to Adjust Tension on Hinges

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How to Adjust Tension on Hinges

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Vancouver Carpenter

Күн бұрын

How to adjust Bommer hinges and replace tension pins in a pinch!!!
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@jasonlara 3 ай бұрын

The fact that you left your learning lesson in the video earned you a sub. Most contractors would have edited it out. You kept it real because that's how most of us would have done this. Thanks!

@Redwheelsarecool Жыл бұрын

As a skater i watched your videos and now as a craftsman im doing the same

@420 Жыл бұрын

My buddy who is a homebuilder told me the nail trick as well. I didn't have those when adjusting my hinges. I lived in this house for like 6 years before realizing I had these hinges installed for my garage door.

@rodneyhammon1793 Ай бұрын

I always wanted to know how to adjust those hinges! Now I know. Thank you, you’re still the man!

@bahbee5659 3 жыл бұрын

You crack me up. Other DIY guys have all this “sponsored” equipment. You have the same kind of tools that I do😂🤪🙈

@bendegros 3 жыл бұрын

:) I’m kinda old school. Don’t need or care for the fancy tools.

@bahbee5659 3 жыл бұрын

@@bendegros fancy! I was talking about the rusty file & deformed pliers handles. I must say, yours cut the finishing nails much easier than mine. Also, thanks for not cutting the oops on the tension direction. Dude, you are just to cool!

@monkeygraborange 3 жыл бұрын

One of the beautiful things about getting older is that experience dictates those jobs you refuse to ever do again. For me that would include hanging doors and refinishing floors.

@dster230 3 жыл бұрын

Always wondered what the weird looking hinges were for on my garage entry door! Thanks for the video!

@jacobmayoral7614 7 ай бұрын

Awesome video. I have a door that leads into my garage about 10' from my bedroom and if you arent careful it slams bad. I just loosened it up so itll close but not slam. Thank you!!!!!!

@zivan56 3 жыл бұрын

These are required in my area for certain doors (to furnace room and door between two suites). To top it off, they also require solid core doors. The way they were set up you could easily lose a finger if you don't get out of the way fast enough with all the tension+weight of the doors.

@elchicharron5538 Ай бұрын

Super easy, your video save my *ss , thanks brother

@ghine5194 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting. I guess I will find out which turning direction increases door closing speed also.

@chriskunce3331 3 жыл бұрын

Holy crap. I’ve been following your skate channels. But never knew you had this carpentry channel. 👍👍

@dpkerney6162 3 жыл бұрын

I had no idea it was Bommer, not bomber! Had to look it up, too . All my life, I thought it was so-called because of the automatic closure, like bomb bay doors. When I read the description, I thought it was a weird Canadian spelling of bomber. Always learning!

@mc-sp8zr 3 жыл бұрын

Aw man, when I did retail store maintenance, I worked on plenty of these, and clipped finish nails are THE thing to use for this (bonus if the nail head is big enough to act as a stopper from going all the way through). The actual pins aren't much thicker, and I've never seen a nail get sheared from the spring tension. One time I needed a lot of tension, and while I was trying to insert a pin, the key slipped and went flying across the store. Fun times.

@bendegros 3 жыл бұрын

🙂🙌

@richardhoffmann1858 3 жыл бұрын

SAME thing happened to me on a job and I almost left it...but I did the same thing. I thought what I did was so bootleg but after seeing this I feel legit.

@buttermilkbaysoap9416 Жыл бұрын

Ben great video. I’m looking to remove a door with these hinges without unscrewing from door jam. I need to replace a torn door sweep. A video on that would be amazing.

@edover50 3 жыл бұрын

Like dating, it’s always best with tension both ways ....

@bendegros 3 жыл бұрын

😀 Hi Ed!!!!!

@normhodgkinson6965 3 жыл бұрын

Ben, are three hinges required in your area ? I have only seen, and also installed one hinge here in Calif. on the door that leads from inside the house to the garage.

@rogercohn 6 ай бұрын

There is no requirement. Just how heavy the door and if there's frequent wind, etc. If it opens to outside

@bhami 3 жыл бұрын

OMG, I had no idea that type of hinge existed! I went to a lot of effort to have a fancy door-closer installed which was probably way overkill.

@christophermm23 3 жыл бұрын

Cool. Seen those hinges before, but never knew the specialty of them

@granworks 3 жыл бұрын

Heh, I'll admit that at first I thought you were channeling Matt Risinger, who refers to anything of high quality as "bomber" -- as in, "that's a bomber flashing job" and so these would be excellent hinges! Turns out that that's what self-closing hinges are called? Learn something new every day!

@bendegros 3 жыл бұрын

😂

@sunnysingh8483 2 жыл бұрын

Now I know how to remove the pins. Thanks

@tr3nchify 7 ай бұрын

There’s an Allen screw in the top of the hinge, an Allen wrench can be used to temporarily hold the tension.

@AtacamaHumanoid 7 ай бұрын

Once you figured out the right tension, did you put the pin in the holes closer to the door or closer to the wall? I couldn't really see.

@necrojoe 3 жыл бұрын

IMO, that's way too much tension. I have hinges like this between my kitchen and the garage. When we first moved in, it slammed like this, and it would rattle the picture frames on the wall, the the dishes in the cabinet next to the door. We never did anything about it, but over time it loosened up, and we like it much better now. The door should close with just enough force for the knob's latch to engage. Anything more than that, and the door is slamming. IMO, that's an inconvenience that it closes so quickly, but also it's noisy, and probably bangs the door jamb and/strike plate pretty hard, and is quite loud. That said, I guess I could see a situation where if that door is subjected to wind that might hold it open if it doesn't have enough tension on it, but this looks like a door to the garage, so wind wouldn't normally be an issue.

@Here-2-Learn 3 жыл бұрын

That made me laugh 😂 I always see those for garage doors but never for front doors? Are they a bad idea for a front door? I have learned a lot from your channel . Keep the videos coming 👍🏻

@bendegros 3 жыл бұрын

This is a garage door. Might be a PITA on a front door.

@poptoptom Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot mate just save me some time on a handy man job legend

@vancouvercarpenter Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@adriennebepstein Ай бұрын

Sorry cariama shoe guy but question. Move to right and pin to the left to make the door close with more or less tension? Thx

@johncoppock3823 3 жыл бұрын

A self opening door could sometimes be real handy. Boom boom!

@Ghostfanofurs Жыл бұрын

Everyone is talkin hinge adjusting, been there done that. What if the door is jamming up top, can ya bend a spring loaded to adjust the bind ?

@robertbamford8266 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting. Used a similar hinge on a door to the garage - auto close. I wonder if these could be used to tension a door that was incorrectly hung to keep it from always swinging all the way open. Maybe only replace one hinge? (Already tried the bent hinge pin trick. Some improvement, but not enough.) Thanks for the video.

@GarwoodNick 3 жыл бұрын

I would think so but why not just adjust the door frame? Pull the casing off both sides, use sawzall on backside of jamb and face of jack stud to cut out all the shims & nails, set frame properly and renail everything, then put the casing back on. Should not take long.

@ronh9384 3 жыл бұрын

Did you try bending the leaves of hinge itself?

@bendegros 3 жыл бұрын

After reading all that work I think I might try adding a bommer hinge😂

@GarwoodNick 3 жыл бұрын

@@bendegros Normally I would agree but I tried it the other day for the first time and found it was surprisingly fast. The door was rubbing on the frame and the strike side jamb was not aligned with the hinge side, so you had to really yard on it to get it to close. My buddy who does commercial doors full time told me to do what I described. It sounds like a lot more work than it actually is unless you're dealing with some extraordinary finish on the casing but that isn't probably the case with a door to the garage.

@necrojoe 3 жыл бұрын

@@bendegros Ha, right? Option 1: replace a hinge. 5 minute job, no power tools needed. Option 2: completely remove the door, possibly have to replace trim if it gets damaged in removal, but for sure have to re-fill new nail holes, possibly caulk gaps and re-paint between the jamb and trim and between trim and wall base boards, and while also making sawzall sawdust and noise, and re-nailing in the whole door jamb back in to place (hopefully only once), and then possibly have to re-cut trim pieces if you had to adjust your jamb enough to change dimensions of the completed install ( like, if you had to move one out, then your wall base board might be too long).

@4EverEvolving1 3 жыл бұрын

Good video. I have these on my door leading to the garage and I was wondering how to add tension to them. Request by the wife. Good looking out!

@GarwoodNick 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting, I'm just about to do this for the first time

@GarwoodNick 3 жыл бұрын

@Johnny AppleStead yeah I'm adjusting a single existing spring hinge

@briendownie Ай бұрын

Works well… even in the USA 😂

@alans.7733 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Ben. Off topic from this video but I just picked up my first hawk and trowel. The trowel is a Bon 12x5. I know theres a learning curve but my performance yesterday was pretty awful. I was 18’ up a ladder skimming a popcorn ceiling though (popcorn had been removed). I know, heck of a way to learn huh. Anyways, I noticed the trowel was cupped slightly upwards towards the handle, along the axis of the handle. It was listed as a finishing trowel so I expected it to be perfectly flat. Are finishing trowels typically cupped in that way? Just wanted to know if I got a defective one or if this is the real deal. Sorry for the long comment. I tried to find and email contact but this was the best I could do. Sincerely long time subscriber, Alan.

@mikepatingo 6 ай бұрын

Hello, where can i get this? Thank you

@saulteaux-ycccote-fn178 3 жыл бұрын

Leaky showerr head or tap , sink drain ? Any info or demos

@charlesdsd564 9 ай бұрын

came to find what direction to tension. almost turned it off when I saw him do it the wrong way. LOL

@cosmo1kramer Жыл бұрын

How do u remove hinges on these

@kpsingh3405 Жыл бұрын

Which direction

@saulteaux-ycccote-fn178 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you ! DIY mom :)

@_baert 3 жыл бұрын

But like, why would I need to adjust tension? How would I know? Should I test my doors right now or wait until something weird is up with them?

@bahbee5659 3 жыл бұрын

In Arizona it is not a code requirements but a home inspector will make a deal of it if it does not last have the door. So many people make a deal about the door being closed due to fire, but another thing to consider is any kind of solvent/gas fumes getting into the house if the door doesn’t latch closed. Really it’s how safe you want it to be safe for you.

@_baert 3 жыл бұрын

@@bahbee5659 I dont understand any of what you said. Is this only for a self closing door? and if the door doesn't close on its own then it needs more tension. is that what you are saying?

@ljkelley 3 жыл бұрын

@@_baert It's mostly for doors to attached garages. The door should automatically close and not stay open as a fire door and to stop and fumes from the garage from entering your living space.

@necrojoe 3 жыл бұрын

OK, so since nobody answered your question clearly: A self-closing door is supposed to pull itself fully-closed so that the door knob completely latches closed, but doesn't slam. If it slams, that's too much tension. If you pull the door all the way open and let it go, it should close juuust hard enough to latch. THAT'S how you would know if you need to adjust tension. :)

@SanDiegoSalesAcademycom Жыл бұрын

Good

@dasushiis5964 3 жыл бұрын

Have you ever been to Summit tools? I thought I met someone looks like you.

@rogercohn 6 ай бұрын

Which way? Clockwise looking down? You hid the most important part

@GSquigs 3 жыл бұрын

Question now is... How would one go about adjusting door sag on said hinges?

@edover50 3 жыл бұрын

Eugene Esquig If you only need a little adjustment I would flex the upper and lower hinges - use a big crescent - clamp on hinge cylinder with door closed and bend the top hinge a little right and bottom hinge a little left. If that doesn’t work you will need to shim bottom jamb at hinge and /or remove a little meat on the upper.

@normhodgkinson6965 3 жыл бұрын

There is a tool for that called Knuckle Bender, made by Fastcap, and comes with a hinge pin remover. Its available on Amazon for about $ 20.00.

@wellnesswisdom-vi2sb 2 ай бұрын

Got it backwards!!!!

@Polarbear5353 3 жыл бұрын

Sir.... This door frame should shimmed better and the reveals spaced evenly between the door slab and frame. Your gaps are uneven, shimming should be evenly spaced top, middle, bottom behind each hinge -equally on the strike jamb as well. ( certainly not being a jerk here, but we all learn as we go.)