XFORT® Satin Chrome Concealed Door Closer for Internal Doors, Soft Close, Auto Close

The item fitted my 1993 made outer door ( replaced the older one)Fitting was a bit nightmare, you need to use the tool to release the tension of the chain to fit the outer part, after fitting the door part.Otherwise working well now

This is an effective concealed door closer, which I fitted to a downstairs toilet door that was irritating me because it was constantly swinging open. One gripe was it arrived without the tool that is use to retain the chain in an open position when fitting. I got over this problem using a claw hammer to separate the plates and a nail temporarily positioned between the links. It's not that easy to fit. The spring has to be powerful enough to close a door from its hinged side so separating the plates to allow fitting is an effort. You need a wood drill to make a 22 mm hole about 16 cm deep in the side of the door, which is a challenge when the door is about 30 mm thick without breeching the surface of the door, or using a drill extension to achieve the required depth. However, after fitting, it has worked well for the last few weeks, providing good closure with the right tension that allows the door to be opened easily. One obvious advantage is that it is certainly concealed and unobtrusive.

I had to watch a YouTube video on how to install this and basically the message was, be careful and use the provided tool to hold the spring. There is no easy way to install. You need a little bit of brute force to slowly lengthen the spring (install the door end first). The tool was flimsy and the spring snapped back a couple of times - my error and my fingers! With vice grips and leverage, I finally managed to pull the chain out enough to secure it to the door jamb. Just be sure that you have the spring adjusted before you do this part though, otherwise you are in to repeat this a couple of times. And mind your fingers! Time taken was about 15 minutes.

Amazon page shows a 22mm bit as frequently bought with this door closer. Be warned this bit is neither the correct diameter or length to fit this door closer. Manufacturer recommends a 26mm bit which I feel is too big and would suggest a 24mm bit would be fine but it must be over 160mm in length to allow the tube to be fitted in to the door.A point to note is the internal spring of the closer is quite powerful and does not have a lot of adjustment to ease the tension so door closes very forcefully even when on minimum tension setting.

After watching a YOUTUBE video it became reasonable easy to install on a bathroom toilet. Sharpened my chisels first! Traced the plate that first on the door frame and chiselled out. Did the same with the plate that fits on the door. I have a pathological fear of not drilling true. did a pilot hole and then used a 26 mm wood drill that was just long enough. Fitted unit to door and then used two crow bars to separate the two plates so that I could fit to door frame. Further adjustments are easy.

It is not possible to adjust this mechanism to close the door gently. I have a panel door between the kitchen and the dining room. The door is quite light. With this device at its lowest possible tension, it still slams the door shut with a loud bang.The tensioning system is a threaded pin that reduces the tension when turned anti-clockwise. I set the tension to the lowest setting before installing the barrel in the door. It still slams. if you attempt to reduce the tension while the barrel is in the door, you risk the pin disengaging from its holding nut, and it is a very fiddly job to get it rethreaded (and you must remove the barrel to do so). It should not be possible for the pin to disengage. This would be a simple fix. However, the main problem is that the pin itself is too short. It needs to be significantly longer to allow more reduction in tension (or the internal spring needs to be lighter gauge).It may work better for heavier doors, but for light (standard) doors it lacks the possibility of proper adjustment.I can't say if other manufacturers have the same design flaws as XFORT, but if I can't get the tensioning system sorted, this will be useless and I will just have damaged the door for nothing.

We had a bathroom and separate toilet at the back of the kitchen. We removed the bathroom to extend the kitchen.The toilet we kept but the door would swing open and this door closer was perfect for keeping the door closed.Best way to install is drill the hole in the door and mount in the hole. Leave the door frame plate unmounted and tight against the door. Then close the door - in my case this left a mark on the frame so I could mount the frame plate in the wright place. The little tool that is provided allows you to lock the chain so you can mount the frame plate.After a year there was a noise when closing the door - I thought it was the closer but it turned out to be one of the door hinges.So far can't fault it.