Norton Door Controls 8388 1601HX689 1600 Series, 008388
Key features
- •Adjustable spring sizes 3-6
- •Non-handed
- •Hold open arm
- •Tri-Packed (Regular, Parallel, and Top Jamb mounting)
Norton Door Controls 8388 1601HX689 1600 Series, 008388
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Customer Reviews
Reviews sourced from verified Amazon purchasers3.6
out of 5
Based on 6 reviews
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33%
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Hold open doesn't work
Robert Gould•April 29, 2017
Hold open doesnt work, and I have spent hours adjusting it :-(
Five Stars
Sooner fan•March 2, 2017
Exactly as described. Worked perfect
Works well on wider wooden door in older building
DaveDave•March 12, 2016
Works well as an interior closer on an historic office building. Size 3 - 6 allowed for use on wider 42" door. Called Norton tech support and got prompt assistance with question on settings
Hold-open feature not well thought out
Stream Whipper•February 7, 2016
It seems to be fairly heavy duty and should last a while. My chief complaint is with the "hold open" feature. It's not just a tab or button one can push to have it hold the door open. It requires a wrench to twist a large nut on top of the mechanism. Not very user friendly
Solid door closer...really bad instructions
Nos•April 16, 2014
The instructions are pretty useless and very confusing. There are a few videos on YouTube that help, but they use different brands so you have to careful. I still don't know how the hold open feature works and need to call technical support when they open on Monday. I think they were designed for people who already have a general idea of how to install a door closer. It can be installed a number of different ways which adds to the flexibility and confusion. I figured it out after putting six holes in my door on the wrong side. Word of caution: If you have trim on your door frame which is slightly slanted, forget using the regular or top jam installation and go directly to the parallel arm installation (I saw a video where the person installed it on a jam like mine which slanted inward slightly. He must have used a different brand that allows that). The good thing is that the parallel adaptor plate is included (unlike other door closers which makes you buy it as an optional part). The other good thing is they include screws for metal or wood doors. Again, now that it's installed, it works great, but I wish they had better instructions.
Added 4/29/14: Found out about the door hold open works. Swing the door to the desired opening and then using the enclosed wrench, turn the nut shown in the step titled "set hold open." You have to open the door slightly past that point (should be less than the back check opening (how far the door swings open) setting which was my problem since I set both to about the same amount)and release...the door should stay open until you pull it back a little to release it.
Added 4/29/14: Found out about the door hold open works. Swing the door to the desired opening and then using the enclosed wrench, turn the nut shown in the step titled "set hold open." You have to open the door slightly past that point (should be less than the back check opening (how far the door swings open) setting which was my problem since I set both to about the same amount)and release...the door should stay open until you pull it back a little to release it.
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