Soft Close Cabinet Door Damper Adjustment

If the door closes too quickly try tightening the adjustment mechanism so that the hinge carries more weight.

Soft close cabinet door damper adjustment. So i just splurged on new blum cabinet door dampers to upgrade my kitchen cabinets to soft closing doors. Here s a few things to know and what we will cover in this article. The cabinet door might overlap the neighboring door be crooked or sit too far out from the cabinet face. Because i built my cherry kitchen quite some time ago i didn t have access to soft close hinges to stop the doors from slamming shut.

Liberty soft close cabinet door damper 234 coordinating items liberty 1 3 16 in. The hinge s relaxed opening early catch and constant speed soft close combined with certified long durability contribute to the enjoyment of users of furniture all throughout the world. How to adjust euro rite cabinets soft close six way hinge. Open and close the cabinet doors to test them out.

Litelong 10 pack soft close cabinet hinge 1 2in overlay face frame cabinet door hinge with built in damper 3 cam adjustment high strength steel 4 6 out of 5 stars 4 28 99 28. Tinker with each cabinet door until you re content with the hinge settings. While i m the original cabinetmaker of my cherry kitchen in 2005 i didn t invest in soft close to start. So i ve been living with slamming doors that i learned can be easily converted to soft closing.

All of these issues could interfere with the hinge s self closing ability. Matte black garrett solid round cabinet knob 10 pack 456 liberty 2 1 32 in. Soft close dampers work by providing a dynamic spring or hydraulic resistance that catches the door and gently allows it to close. Test out each cabinet door to make sure that the soft close hinges are at the proper setting.

These hinges are different than self closing stay closed hinge. A soft close cabinet hinge uses a damper integrated into the hinge or hinge cup to softly close the cabinet door. So i used dampers and retrofit slides to add soft close instead. The same is true for soft close hinges which have a special mechanism such as a weighted bar or a rounded lip on the hinge that prevents the door from slamming shut.