Amazon Basics Self-Closing Door Hinge, 3.5 Inch x 3.5 Inch, 5/8-Inch Radius, Satin Nickel, 1-Piece, Hardware Included

See below for some installation tips I've learned after installing a couple of these. My wife has been complaining for years about people leaving our powder room door open. Not sure why I didn't think of this idea sooner, but I found these self-closing hinges and thought this may be the solution. Our doors are 8-foot, solid core, and very heavy. I ordered two of these hinges, thinking I'd probably need more than one to close the door without stressing the spring. I installed one, which took only a few minutes. Everything needed was included in the package and the instructions were clear. It's very simple and I could figure it out without the instructions, but they are still helpful in telling you which way the hinge should be oriented, and they also provide a warning not to set the tension beyond four holes for a 90-degree swing or three holes for 180-degree swing. It was a perfect fit in the existing mortise and screw holes. I initially set the tension to the second hole and the door closed and latched fine, but only if it was open more than halfway. I then set it to the third hole and door closes and latches perfectly and more positively, even if it's only open 1/4 to 1/3 of the way. Note, it would latch fine, even with a lower setting if it weren't for the air displacement slowing the door down right before it closes completely. This setup works perfectly, and the door does not slam and closes softly. A few notes and some tips: These new hinge plates were the same thickness as our existing ones, so we had none of the issues some others have had with the door alignment; there was no difference. In setting the tension, I found that when I inserted the wrench and turned clockwise as instructed there is quite a bit of play or slack before you encounter pushback from the spring. That said, you need to turn the wrench initially just past where you start feeling tension, then release it and let it spring back. This is your starting point. If you do not do this and count the right-most hole as the starting point you could end up counting an extra hole that actually has no benefit as you increase the tension. I'm not sure if I'm explaining this well, but I posted a video that may be easier to understand. The reason I point this out is that they say not to exceed 4 holes, so if you don't remove the 'slack' in the mechanism first, you'll be counting that first hole as 1, even though you have not engaged the spring yet, so when you count to the 4th hole, you'll have only 3 holes of tension at that point. Time will tell if holds up and I'll update my review if anything changes. Even if I had to install a second one, I would do it as this solves a problem and now wife is happy. I highly recommend these and for around $15 delivered they were a good value. UPDATE 10/17/2022 The hinge is still working perfectly. Also, I installed another one of these on our pantry door, not to make it self-closing, but to try and counter the fact that the door apparently is not installed perfectly plum, so once it's open about halfway, it would swing back on its own and slam into the doorstop quite hard. Because the door is so heavy and has a rack system installed on it, gravity would pull the door fully open with a good bit of force. I replaced one of the hinges with one of these and put the tension stopper pin into the very first hole, right where it would start having resistance. That setting is perfect and now keeps the door in place when opened, so it's just enough force to offset the weight of the door and gravity pulling it. Really simple solution to what has been an annoying problem for years.

Awesome door closer! Took just a couple of minutes to install in place of old hinge. It feels really well made and solid- and the hinge moves smoothly. The adjustability is great and simple! It is on a solid wood door and it shuts great. I love that I can set it to close slowly so it doesn’t slam the door. It looks just like the other hinges - they are painted white, but the silver doesn’t stick out at all. I’m going to buy another for our back door so it’s not left open for heat and bugs to get in!

It's a 15-minute job. From start to finish. Screw the old one out. Screw the new one in. Use the tool supplied to adjust. Done. Works great on an interior door. One hinge is all that's needed. 90 degrees of movement. Wish it came in Chrome.

The little holes go to the top. You probably need two of these to get the door to close at a decent pace. I have a dog that likes to run in and out of a bedroom with a split unit. Two of them is good and they're fairly easy to set the strength. It's not strong enough to actually close my door. I think if you had these cranked all the way up to their highest setting it would close the door for you no problem. They're super easy to set the tension on. You just move the tension rod over and then you insert the pin into the hole on the right side the side closest to the doorknob. The provided hardware screws were great fit right in and were a little more beefy so they secured nicely.

This hinge is freaking awesome!! Had to install two to the door but it was. Simple swap. Keeps my washer/dryer room closed and prevents my baby and pets from sneaking in

Got this to fix a door problem I have, where the basement door tends to swing wide open if it is left open more than a foot or so. It causes quite a strain on the door jamb. I installed this one hinge at the top (so it would be less noticeable, since it is a bit bigger hinge point than my other standard pin hinges). I was able to easily adjust it to provide a nice, gentle close. I basically set it so that it would just barely close if left open a little but also wouldn't slam if left open all the way and got some momentum going. To adjust, just use the included allen wrench to turn it, then insert the long pin on the side to hold it in position, then reposition the allen wrench and repeat the process until you have the desired tension. Remove the long pin and insert the short pin, then release the tension on the allen wrench and remove it. It rests on the small pin to hold the spring in the correct position to provide the tension. The screws it comes with are just a little longer than my old hinge screws. I used the new screws, since this hinge will create a bit more force on them than the old one. It feels very sturdy and well built. As I noted above, it does stand out from the other hinges, so it is noticeable. I didn't have to adjust anything and was able to use the existing recessed spots in the jamb and door, as well as the same exact screw holes, since my old hinges had three holes in the same positions.

I needed an automatic door closer to prevent our cats and dogs from opening certain doors. The first picture shows one of our cats trying to open the door. All she needs to do is tap the door handle and the door pops open, then she can push the door fully open. Our poodle has figured out how to open doors that need a pull or a push, and she sometimes even closes the door after she enters the room. (I have a video, but it is an unsupported file type.) As other reviewers have noted, the door closer hinge is slightly thicker than other common hinges. I've included two pictures. The one with the piece of paper between the hinge plates is the AmazonBasics self-closing door hinge. The other one is the one I replaced. The extra thickness was not a big concern. As you can see in the vertical picture of the original hinge with the door closed, there's a gap between the door and the door frame. The first source of potential confusion is the bag of screws. It contains 11 screws, 6 wood screws and 5 metal screws. I don't know why Amazon included the 5 metal screws. Maybe they are intended to use with a metal door frame? But, then there should have been 6 of them, not 5. In any event, you probably need to use only the 6 wood screws. As the next picture shows, the 6 wood screws are slightly longer and wider than the original hinge's screws. This helps it grip the wood better. (You also have the option of using the screws you removed with the original hinges.) Next, the major source of confusion is the instructions. The instructions have two drawings, A and B, but refer only to A. Drawing A refers to a Tension Adjustment Rod (TAR) and Tension Stopper Pin (TSP), but the instructions refer only to TSP in addition to the hex wrench. There's no mention to TAR. Apparently, whoever wrote the instructions never tried installing one of these hinges. Here's the correct instructions for installing the hinge: First, install the AmazonBasics hinge with the hex hole in the top position. Note that the manufacturer's pictures in the Amazon listing all incorrectly show the hinge's hex hole on the bottom. Second, put the hex wrench in the hex hole, pointing to the right. Move the hex wrench clockwise from right to left. Be careful, as the hinge will be under tension from an internal spring. You might want to wear gloves to protect your hands. As you turn the hex wrench, it will expose a series of holes in the hinge. Put the TAR (long rod) in the rightmost hole and let the hinge press it against the right side. This use of the TAR is temporary, while you test the door closing function. If the door does not close well, you'll need to reinsert the hex wrench in the hex hole, point to the right and move it to the left, to increase the tension even more. Move the TAR to the rightmost hole and test again. You can do this a few times before the tension on the hex wrench is too much. If that's still not enough, you'll probably need a second self-closing hinge for the door. Once you have adjusted the tension to your liking, use the hex wrench to turn it a bit to the left and hold it while you replace the TAR with one of the two TAPs from the bag. These are shorter pins. If everything is lined up, you should be able to insert the pin so that the end is flush with the surface of the hinge. I decided to have a little excess beyond the surface, as shown in the last picture, to make it easier to remove the pin if it needs adjustment later. This works well. If you open the door about 30 degrees, the door will close on its own and the latch will click. But, if you don't open the door that much, as typically occurs when a dog or cat tries to open the door by tapping on the door handle to pop the latch, it will close but not relatch. Still, it worked for my purpose, as the force from the spring closing the door was enough to keep the door almost closed, even though it didn't fully latch, and the dog and cats weren't able to push the door open (or were dissuaded by the resistance.) There were several reasons why I didn't replace the lever door knobs with round door knobs. First, it defeats the purpose of having lever door knobs (e.g., handicap accessibility). Second, the poodle is able to grab the door knob with her mouth and open the door that way. She's also able to defeat various child-proofing mechanisms.

Very well build and works as intended. I like that the tension can be easily adjusted and hext tool is provided to help you adjust the tension.

Easy to assemble and adjust. It works well if you have a small pet and careless children in the house. Also good for isolation of air.

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Not met the expectations broke very fast not functioning more than 2 months

Muy buenas estas bisagras para la puerta ya que uno les.nivela que tan rápido o lento cierren , para no golpear la puerta

My wife's pet peeve was us leaving the pantry door open in the kitchen. These hinges offered a way to have the pantry door automatically close in a soft way and not require any bulky installation of other products. Note that the hinge is pretty distinct so you'll probably want to purchase two to replace both hinges on your doors. Only need to activate one of them... and I suppose if it ever wears out or breaks then you can use the 2nd one instead. Also note that it's slightly more challenging to install than conventional hinges. In conventional hinges, you can separate each part, install one on the door and the other on the door frame and then easily connect together. However these hinges are one piece and cannot be separated, so you'll need to install it first on the door or the frame, and then have someone hold it up while you install the other side....so it may be a two person job. Secondly, these hinges were slightly larger than our existing ones, so I had to chisel off some wood from the door and the door frames to get these hinges to sit flush. Overall I would buy again. My wife is already considering doing the same for other internal doors in our house.