- Magnetic Doorstop with Catch US15
- Holds door open
- Prevents door from slamming shut
- Mounts to floor or wall
- All mounting screws included for easy installation
Product Description
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Stanley Home Designs S825-521 Magnetic Doorstop with Catch, Satin Nickel
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#1 by A. Lian on May 4, 2010 - 4:14 am
I put this on my front entry way door, which is rather heavy and also doesn’t align to be flat against the wall where the door stop is.
While the stop works well enough, it’s not a guaranteed magnetic catch due to the angle and weight of the door. It requires a good forceful pushback into the wall in order to engage.
So, overall good concept, reasonable design, and decent execution. If I had a regular weight door this would have worked perfectly. I just need a stronger magnet I suppose.
Rating: 4 / 5
#2 by B.Jones on May 4, 2010 - 6:27 am
The product has a high quality feel, heft, and finish. It works as advertised. It is easy to install but removing the back plate of one of the base is a little puzzling. I ended up using a thin screwdriver like a key to unscrew/twist off the back plate.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by C. Pester on May 4, 2010 - 7:27 am
That door just would not stay open! Until now, this magnetic door stop worked magic for my daughters bathroom.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Laura Davis on May 4, 2010 - 9:47 am
We love this doorstop. It keeps the door open but is still easy to shut.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Allan R. Klumpp on May 4, 2010 - 10:52 am
This is a high-quality magnetic doorstop, which works perfectly, provided it is precisely installed. But a good installation procedure, see below, is necessary to achieve precision.
There are two major parts, a post with a magnetic ball on the tip, and a socket attracted by the magnet.
To achieve full attractive force, the ball must enter the socket within about two millimeters of its center. Otherwise, the wind may pull the ball and socket apart and slam the door.
INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
Wooden or sheet metal mounting surfaces are assumed. If one surface is sheet rock, pilot holes should be enlarged and the blue anchors should be used there. Magnetic Attraction can be reduced by taping thin cardboard to the socket.
A. Using a 10 millimeter wrench and a #2 Phillips screwdriver, turn the nut and machine screw of the post’s mounting plate very tight.
B. Find a good location for the post on the post’s mounting surface (door, wall, or floor). This location must leave ample room for adjusting the location of the socket by several millimeters.
C. Using a 3/32 inch drill bit, drill the first of three pilot holes for the post’s mounting plate. Set the first screw using one of the plate’s three holes.
D. Using another hole as a guide, drill the pilot hole for the second screw, and set the screw.
E. Repeat this for the third screw.
F. Using only a hand, screw the post as tight as possible onto the machine screw of its mounting plate.
G. If any space exists between the base of the post and the post’s mounting surface, remove the post from the mounting plate, and tighten all three screws until their heads contact the plate, so that the no space is left when the post is re-mounted on the machine screw.
H. Place the socket on the ball and move the door so that the socket fully contacts the socket’s mounting surface (door, or wall).
I. While using the door to hold the socket tight against its mounting surface, draw a circle around the socket to mark its correct position.
J. Unscrew the socket’s mounting plate, and mount it at the center of the circle.
K. Test the mating of the ball and socket.
L. If adjustment is needed, adjust the position of the socket. Do not adjust the position of the post because doing so may change its angle on the machine screw, increasing the error due to the ball’s center being slightly off the axis of the machine screw.
Rating: 5 / 5