aemeijers wrote:
Nate Nagel wrote:
bryan wrote:
A new pneumatic closer still can't stop my screen door from slamming,
even after adjustment.

No matter how loose/tight I make the screw, I get a slamming door.
SOMETIMES the door will almost slam close, then the cylinder kicks in
and slows the door to a crawl.

Any thoughts?

wish I had your problems... I can't find a closer strong enough to
close my storm door against the air pressure between it and the main
door. Every day I come home to find it open after the mailman has
opened it and left the mail...

nate

That was actually discussed on here before. They apparently sell a
little butterfly valve thing that pops open as the door closes, to vent
the overpressure. Me, I'd just drill a couple small holes, top and
bottom. I may do that anyway. My front door faces west- you could cook
in the glassed-in space. Room side of the door gets hot to the touch.
Any color other than white for the main door, is out of the question.
Keep meaning to take the glass panel into the window shop, and get some
of that reflective stuff put on it. Maybe have them make me a screen the
same size while I am there, for the two warm weeks a year I can leave
the doors open without setting off my allergies.

Funny you should mention that. I had some screens made last year, and
since yesterday was the first weekend day this year that a) I was home
b) the temperature outside was comfortable and c) it wasn't raining, I
put the screen in and left the front door open.

By 6 PM I had a screaming (sinus?) headache and actually I have only
started to feel better in the past few hours. Was only half-asleep most
of the night...

Now this may be attributable to the fact that I cleaned and Scotchgarded
the interior of my car yesterday, or that I used Diesel fuel to clean
the tar off the insides of a set of Porsche wheels, or any number of
other things I did yesterday involving various hydrocarbons, aromatics,
or combinations thereof. But I suspect that it is actually good old
steamy plant sex that's setting my head off, something that hasn't
happened to me in a decade or more...

nate

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