On Mar 20, 8:42 pm, (Andrew Gabriel)
wrote:
In article ,
"Phil L" writes:

Where you went wrong was paying £1.79p for a door closer - a fire door
weighs a lot more than a regular internal flush door and therefore requires
something more substantial to close it.
No the building inspector won't pass it if it doesn't completely close
(every time) and the fire officer won't be too happy neither, if he's
required to see it.
http://snipurl.com/1dj2v is what you should have used.

http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSea...sp?sku=SR06680
is a cheaper one, which will do for domestic fire door use.

If you've never fitted one of these before, get a tube of filler
too, to fill all the mounting holes you make for positions which
turn out not to work when you test them ;-)

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Andrew Gabriel
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From April the self closer requirement has been removed from the rules
on domestic properties, so you might be able to do without if you have
a friendly BCO. A few other things have changed too though, so you
need to check that you don't get caught out by any of those.

The Perko type closers work fine when adjusted right, although the
ones I've used are a bit more expensive. If it nearly closes, try
leaving a window open when they are checked - the easier air movement
sometimes makes the difference.

Another option is spring loaded hinges - screwfix have some for £9.99
a pair in clearance which seem pretty solid (and springy).

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