Adjusting Ball Bearing Door Catch
Recommended for use when catch is fitted in the door.
Adjusting ball bearing door catch. Recommended for use on louvered bi folding accordion closet and light to medium service doors. The doors take a lot of effort to close open. Adjustable ball catch 1 375 x 2 125 solid brass. Interior closet doors often feature a ball and spring latching mechanism installed on the top.
A strike plate is attached to the door frame into which the ball sits when the door is closed. Affiliate links for tools magnet catch. How to adjust spring loaded door ball catch. Tighten the screws on the hinges as much as possible and then try closing the door to see if the problem is fixed.
Email save comment 16. The other door has a dummy handle that does nothing. The ball is held in place by a mounting plate and has tension applied by a spring mounted behind the ball. I think i have your ball catch product code 10 057 and i want to adjust the height of the ball lower the ball to make it easier to open and close the door.
Turn the non threaded section of the ball catch clockwise to increase the amount of pressure required to hold the door in place or turn the non threaded section of the ball catch counterclockwise to decrease. A door ball catch is the part of the door that moves as and when the door is pulled or pushed. I have the below type of door catch for my closet doors in our new build. Tightening the door hinges may solve the problem by pulling the door back toward the jamb the hinged part of the frame so it no longer catches on the frame when you try to close it.
Remove the ball catch from the door if the ball catch does not hold the door closed or if it takes excessive pressure to close the door. Dual adjustment ball bearing catch for perfect tension. Let us see how these sticking catches can be adjusted in order to restore right functionality. Over a period of time these catches being to give way and get stuck while operating the door.
Http bit ly magnetcatch replacement ball catch latch no flange. I presume that is where the tool is used to make the adjustment.