To make a cozy home not enough to fill it with modern and comfortable furniture, it is also necessary that this furniture in the process of operation create as little noise as possible. Agree that even the most wonderful Sunday morning can be completely ruined by the clapping of kitchen cabinets and boxes. That's why we will devote our conversation to small, but very useful devices, truly standing guard for our sensitive sleep, and protecting furniture from premature destruction - door closers for kitchen (and not only) cabinets.
The principle of the action of closers for kitchen cabinets
So, what is the closet door closet? This simple device is essentially an ordinary oil valve - a spring immersed in a closed container, filled with oil or a special liquid based on silicone. Although some door closers use oil, do not worry that over time it can leak and spoil the furniture - even in the case of the most serious breakage of the door closer, this will not happen.
The closers work in this way: when the door of the cabinet comes into motion, the force with which it presses against the closer of the door closer increases. The working fluid of the door closer (oil) flows into the back of its housing - the sleeve. A special system of double oil seals prevents the oil from flowing back. Adjustment of the speed of the piston movement inside the door closer, and hence the speed control of the cabinet door, is carried out by means of a special adjusting element, expanding and narrowing the channels of piston outflow. Thus, the faster the door moves, the more the adjusting element expands and the piston outflow channels already become. The piston moves more slowly and the door, respectively, closes more slowly.
Types of closers for kitchen cabinets
According to the method of installation, the following types of closers are distinguished:
- mounted on the body of furniture;
- hinged;
- mounted between the loops.
Whichever type of closers you choose, you can easily install them yourself, using the accessories provided in the kit and purchasing self-tapping screws. In any case, from all the possible skills when installing the door closer to the cabinet door you need one thing - the ability to properly hold a screwdriver.
If we talk about cost, then the most economical version of the door closer will be a door closer mounted on the body of furniture. But at the same time it will prove to be the most short-lived. Therefore, those who want to get a door closer with a guarantee, it is worth considering the purchase of quality loops for kitchen cabinets with closers from Blum. The products of this company are of quite high quality and at the same time are affordable.
Door closers for drawout kitchen cabinets
The above described closers can only be used for open kitchen cabinets . On withdrawable lockers and drawers, a guide system is installed, equipped with a special spring. Closers for draw-out kitchen cabinets are gas and oil.
How to adjust closet door closer?
The need for self-adjustment of door closers for kitchen cabinets does not come about very often, since their design is designed in such a way as to ensure smooth closing of doors of different weight and design. But, if nevertheless such a necessity arises, then it is quite possible to cope with the adjustment of the door closer independently. To do this, you need to take a conventional screwdriver and gently tighten the screws that fasten the door closer, as well as the screws with which the door closer is attached to the hinges or door. Depending on how tightly tighten the screw on the spring, the work of the driving mechanism will also change. With the screws on the body (hinges), you can adjust how tightly the cabinet door closes.