Residential/Light Commercial Door Closer, w/Hold Open, White

As iconic the sound of slamming screen door is I had had enough. I even looked at quiet close devices for kitchen cabinets. This design is the best design for the money. This design is adaptable to almost any swing of door configuration. Install is just a few minutes. I recommend using a 1 inch sheet rock screw instead of the included screws. I used the included template as directed but drilled pilot holes through the paper. As reported by other reviewers there is some resistance in pushing open, but not much. I mounted this device on a standard wooden screen door. The important thing is that this door closer does close at a moderate speed and then slows down fully when the door is within less than an inch of closure. There is relatively little slam noise. There are some limitations in that this closer will only work at the top of the door. Bottom line is that this device is a vast improvement of the typical piston closer. Note: I like other reviewers don't see any hold open latch, device, switch, or even a notch in the slide mechanism that mounts to the door frame.

This item arrived with one day shipping. The product appears to be very well built but it is made in Taiwan according to the sticker. I looked over the instructions for a few minutes and chose the correct template (4 templates included) to mount the hardware. In my case it took 5 minutes with a driver. I will say I was waiting for something to be wrong the first time I opened the door but to my delight it worked flawlessly time after time. It has only been up one day (at least 20 openings and closings) but I am very happy with it. I have had a couple of the "Wright Mfg" tube type closers and could never get the soft close to work to my satisfaction. This one requires slightly more effort to open but the closing of the door is smooth and firm every time. We can barely hear the latch work so we are always checking to see if the lockset (heavy duty digital combination) has engaged. This unit offers at least four mounting positions and I could think of a couple more if a weird installation is encountered. I am going to include photos which include the installation instructions as well as the template because I couldn't find them anywhere before I made my purchase. Mine is installed on a mobile home with a 2" thick aluminum skinned insulated door. Almost forgot: The hold open works great. You open the door to 90 degrees and it stays open. You give it a slight push and it closes.

Installation is much easier than a conventional storm door closer! Just had to find a replacement for the dual ones on my storm door. The wall it's on is rather large and everytime the door closed it went BOOM unless the inside door was closed. The compressed air must have cushioned the door closing. No amount of adjustment would prevent the noise! Templates make the installation of the Quietouch a breeze. Four screws and your done! It is sleek and unobtrusive. Only gave it four stars because the effort to open the door doubled over the old closers but the door never slams now! I bought one with the 'Hold Open' feature, but no instructions either on the web or included explain the operation. Still have not figured that out! As other closers in my home wear out this will be their replacement as well.

I Installed this on a door from bedroom to garage. Made all of the adjustments per the instructions, but the door would not fully close. I then purchased and installed two spring loaded door hinges, with the hopes that the door would fully close using both systems. It still would not completely close. I then removed this unit & the door closed perfectly! So I wasted a lot of time installing & adjusting this defective door closer to no avail. Don't waste your time & money. Use the spring loaded hinges instead, they are easy to install & they work.

I was hoping the price and design of this door closer would translate into a well-designed, highly adjustable closer. Installation was relatively easy. A template provides easy enough drilling of screws. My biggest issue is its adjustability. It opens too hard; you will notice it takes an annoying amount of effort to open. The closing speed is adjustable, and is less extreme with a slight turn of the one screw compared to the cheaper door closers. 40 years ago, I installed a door closer made by Scoville (long gone) that had both a gross adjustment and fine adjustment mechanism.. I would love to find a door closer on this form factor with that same fine and gross adjustment. This one by Quietouch (read quiet ouch for the price) ain’t that one. All in all, I’d stick with the simple spring-loaded cheaper door closers.

The spring hinge on my laundry room to garage door finally failed after 22 years and I wanted a way to occasionally keep the door open. This door closer seemed to meet my requirements and I am mostly satisfied. The installation was simple and the instructions easy to follow, and it does stay open when held at maximum opening for a moment. The down sides are that it stays open when it's opened wide enough to let me through and it doesn't have enough oomph to fully close the door about half the time. I have adjusted the closing speed across the range with no remedy. I'm sure it would work fine on a screen door or similar, but it's not quite up to this application.

This is a very nice, quality door closer. It operates very smoothly. Normally it would be easy to install..... However, it needs a storm door frame, at least 2-1/2'' wide. The Larsen full view storm door I put it on does not. Mostly glass ! It took about 2 hours in my machine shop to make a shim plate and a mounting plate [drilled and tapped] so it would fit. My guess is, most doors would accept this closer without any hassle. The newer narrow frame storm doors will be a problem.... unless you have lots of tools and are up for a little challenge. Again... it is a nice closer for the $$