Options for closers for kitchen cabinets, their features

Gas lift with shock absorber 100N GTV

350 rub.

Gas lift 6kg. GTV bar lower

198 rub.

Folding lifting mechanism DTC Top Stay ST h=650-729mm, 7-11.6kg, gray

Delivery is free

11380 rub.

Folding lifting mechanism DTC Top Stay ST h=880-959mm, 8.7-15.1kg, gray

Delivery is free

13120 rub.

Installation of gas mini-shock absorbers is very simple: you need to attach the element to the edge of the panel and secure it with self-tapping screws.

Advantages and disadvantages

The door closer is represented by a special mechanism designed for smooth closing of doors. In this case, no unpleasant sounds occur, and the process is carried out slowly. Due to this unique device, it is possible to protect the furniture from strong impacts, so there are no paint chips or other significant damage that is usually not subject to restoration.

High-quality hinges and door closers ensure durability, perfect appearance and attractiveness of kitchen furniture.

The advantages of using furniture with a closer include:

• the door closes smoothly, which ensures that there is no possibility of deformation or breakage of the structure;
• the doors close tightly, so it is impossible for them to open spontaneously;
• high-quality closers are created in such a way that even if a breakdown occurs, oil or other liquids will not flow out of the structure, so they cannot harm the upper surface of the lower kitchen cabinet;
• optimal products can withstand even significant loads without breaking or losing their properties;
• Door closers are produced by many manufacturers, so each customer chooses the optimal model based on cost, size, production material and other characteristics;
• Each person can install the door closer independently, since this process is not considered too complicated or specific;
• With the right choice of device, its long service life is guaranteed.

The disadvantages of using a closer in the kitchen are that installation should be carried out only if numerous requirements and rules are taken into account, otherwise the design will not cope with its purpose and functions. Many door closer models do not have a very attractive appearance. The design requires careful adjustment after installation, without which it will not cope with the assigned tasks. Many people prefer to choose oil closers, but they work worse at low temperatures due to the viscosity of the oil, so it is recommended to choose them only for constantly heated rooms.

How to fix a broken door closer

Small hinge, overhead or mortise mechanisms usually cannot be repaired when broken . They are dismantled and replaced with new devices.

To extend the life of your mechanisms, do the following::

• protect against corrosion if the product is steel (remove rust, treat with an anti-corrosion agent, for example, WD-40);
• If squeaking occurs, lubricate with machine oil or silicone grease;
• check and tighten fasteners.

Lifting mechanisms are more complex and have more parts in their structure . Lifts can be disassembled into spare parts and replacement parts can be selected for them.

Repair is available in the following cases:

1. Oil leak. Locate the leak. If it's a small crack, fill it with caulk. Add leaked oil through the holes for the adjusting bolts. Synthetic motor oil or shock absorber fluid will do.
2. Try to repair detected cracks and breaks by welding. Level the weld seam to the surface by grinding it.
3. If the closer rod is bent, straighten it with a hammer. Try to use moderate force to avoid damaging the part.

Operating principle

The door closer operates quite simply, which is due to its standard and simple design. The features of its action include:

• the main mechanism is a special spring located in a metal capsule, and it is filled with a special liquid or oil;
• the product is equipped with special valves that make it possible to adjust the speed of closing the doors;
• due to the closer, pressure is applied to the front of the door, which guarantees its smooth and silent closing under the influence of its own weight;
• this leads to the fact that the door acts on a special stop, which acts as part of the closer;
• the liquid covering the spring is lowered into a special capsule sleeve;
• it is held in the sleeve by a special system of seals;
• the adjusting part of the product ensures a narrowing or expansion of the outflow channel, therefore control and regulation of the door closing speed is ensured;
• in the process of closing the door, it begins to exert a stronger influence on the closer;
• the adjusting part of the product expands quite strongly, so the piston outflow channel decreases;
• this causes the piston to slow down, so the door closes really slowly, without sudden movements, and there are no knocks or other extraneous sounds.

If you choose high-quality hinges and closers, they are guaranteed to protect facades from various damages, and will also be durable and easy to use.

Gas closers are often installed on inexpensive cabinets. They work in such a way that the door closes as quickly as possible until a specific moment, after which it begins to act on the closer, which uses gas located in a special capsule for operation. This principle of operation ensures silent and slow closing of the door at the end, but the product itself is considered quite fragile and short-lived.

Why is “silent” furniture so valued?

Constant background noise has a negative impact on the psyche. We may not notice it and not pay attention, getting carried away by some activity or simply “switching off” when resting after a hard day at work. However, the body cannot be deceived: noise contributes to depression of the nervous system and the emergence of a constant state of stress. And this leads to exacerbation of chronic diseases and the emergence of new ones.

Thanks to modern technologies of soundproofing systems, the entry of noise from outside into the house can be reduced to a minimum. The main task remains to maintain healing silence in the room. But how?

• Firstly , purchase household appliances that are certified and recommended for use at home. Something that is used occasionally for up to an hour should not produce more than 75 dB of noise. Those household appliances that operate continuously or continuously should not be louder than 40 dB during the day and 30 dB at night.
• Secondly , minimize other noise in everyday life. In particular, to make the operation of furniture silent. To do this, it is enough to adjust the hinges, change where necessary the fasteners and moving mechanisms. And also equip doors and drawers with furniture closers for cabinets.

Kinds

Closers, like numerous door hinges, are available in several types. According to the mechanism of action, varieties are distinguished:

• gas, which contains a special gas located in a sealed and well-closed capsule;
• oil, and their design may contain not only gas, but also a special other suitable liquid.

Door closers can be installed in different ways, so they are divided into structures that are attached directly to the furniture body or installed on table drawers used in the kitchen. It is allowed to install structures on hinges or between two hinges. Separately, there are special door closers designed for installation on drawers or cabinets.

Gas

Spring

Hinge with closer

Manufacturers of fittings for kitchen cabinets and bedroom furniture

Expensive oil closers use higher quality and more expensive oil. Let's look at the most popular manufacturers of kitchen furniture fittings:

1. BLUM fittings . Austrian company producing various kitchen accessories. The most popular manufacturer of lifting mechanisms in Russia is bloom. The price of products is very varied (from 140 rubles to 800 rubles).
2. Vauth Sagel . The second most popular manufacturer, popular in Russia. The German company is recognized as the best in the world. The price for closers is from 300 rubles to 1000 rubles.
3. Hettih . German company - manufacturer. The cost of mechanisms and handles for furniture ranges from 150 to 400 rubles.
4. Siro . Austrian company. The price of door closers ranges from 130 rubles to 500 rubles.
5. agoform. The German company is a manufacturer of fittings for kitchen furniture. The cost of the company's products varies from 200 rubles to 900 rubles.

Video presentation of Bloom fittings:

Kitchen cabinets are used daily, which wears out the fittings. It is necessary to timely care for and clean the door closers from dirt.

• When a squeak appears, you need to tighten all the screws on the hinges.
• All fittings and roof rails in the interior are cleaned with a soapy solution and clean napkins.
• The hinges must be lubricated periodically.
• Do not clean the door closer mechanism with soda or other granular cleaning agents.
• You cannot “help” door closers close the doors all the way.

The mechanism of the closers is very simple, so breakdowns with proper operation are practically excluded. If a breakdown does occur, it is better to call a specialist or replace the broken door closer with a new one.

There are many manufacturing companies with different prices for accessories, so it is quite easy to select and install door closers according to your capabilities and needs. Installing the mechanism is also not difficult. The main thing is to follow the instructions exactly. You need to take care of kitchen fittings in the same way as all other household items. Proper installation and maintenance will allow you to enjoy silent closing of kitchen cabinet doors for a long time.

Installation Rules

Typically, closers are sold complete with all the necessary elements used during installation, so there is no need to purchase any additional accessories. It is best to choose the hinge installation method. How to install the door closer correctly? To do this, follow the following steps:

• special hinges are selected in the store, designed for high-quality fastening of door closers;
• due to the use of hinges, it is possible to hide the entire mechanism in them, so it will not spoil the appearance of the furniture;
• additional tools and materials are prepared that will be used during work, and these include self-tapping screws and special screws for furniture, and the procedure is performed with a screwdriver;
• before direct work, carefully study the instructions attached to any closer;
• Large closers are usually used, and in this case the piston certainly remains on the stationary part of the shelf;
• the rest of the product is fixed directly to the cabinet door;
• if you need to install a small door closer, then it is installed on a stationary part of the furniture;
• if gas closers are used that require internal installation, then they must be correctly and carefully inserted into the loop, after which they are considered correctly installed, so their installation is the simplest and most accessible;
• installation is carried out only after the hinges are securely fastened;
• the closer is inserted into a special hole in the loop, and this must be done until a characteristic click is heard, which indicates reliable and correct fixation of the mechanism;
• The remaining elements of the closer are screwed to the drawer body, for which you can use standard self-tapping screws or special furniture screws.

Before starting work, it is recommended to watch a training video containing the main steps that can be seen visually, and this will allow you to complete the work quickly and without errors. Thus, if you correctly understand the instructions, then installing the door closer correctly yourself will not be difficult. You don't have to use any special fasteners or unusual tools.

Insertion of the closer into the body

Installing a door closer using a holder

Time-tested quality

Blum furniture hinges are designed to connect the door to the furniture body. The huge assortment that can be found in the store allows you to choose absolutely any opening angle. And if you want everything to work quietly and smoothly, you should also think about door closers.

In their manufacture, only high-quality materials are used to ensure a long service life. The manufacturer guarantees more than 200,000 openings/closings, that is, about 20 years of operation. No special tools or knowledge are required for installation and configuration. Even a beginner can handle this.

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Adjustment

A properly installed door closer needs optimal adjustment after installation, otherwise it will be difficult and uncomfortable to use. During regulation, various factors are taken into account:

• the speed at which sliding occurs;
• how tightly the door fits to the cabinet;
• At what speed does the cabinet door close?

Adjustment is considered a simple process, since it is enough to use a special screw located on the body of the product. If you strengthen it, the speed at which the facade closes significantly increases, and if you weaken it, the speed decreases. Adjustment using a screw is ensured by changing the throughput of the equipment outflow channel, so the liquid in the product flows at different speeds through the sleeve, which guarantees control of door movement.

Thus, door closers are often chosen for kitchen cabinets. They are considered comfortable, easy to install, inexpensive and provide reliable protection for various cabinets and other structures from impacts and destruction. They are presented in several types, and their installation is simplified, so you can easily do it yourself. After installation, it is important to carefully adjust the product to ensure soft, slow and quiet closing of the doors.

Lifting mechanisms

Lifting mechanisms are another useful device for kitchen furniture. Typically, wall cabinets have a hinged type of door opening, as a result of which they create a feeling of some bulkiness. An alternative would be doors that hinge upward. It is for such doors that lifting mechanisms are used. Thanks to this opening mechanism, getting items out of the closet becomes very convenient . When using such mechanisms, the facades do not need to be equipped with handles; they open when lightly pressed.

In turn, lifting mechanisms can be divided into the following groups.

• Spring brackets - they are used for inexpensive furniture structures. The disadvantage of this system is the inability to stop the door in the half-open position.
• A gas elevator is an analogue of a spring system that operates from air pressure. The disadvantage of the gas system is that when the cabinets are closed, there is a strong load on the gas brackets, which contributes to rapid wear of parts.
• There are brackets that allow you to leave the door in any position. In addition, it is possible to regulate the door opening up to 107 degrees. This system provides soft and smooth closing of doors and has a beautiful and modern design . These brackets are the most durable.
• The most popular styles currently are electric lifting mechanisms; they are also called “smart kitchens”.
• And another type is a folding system that allows you to fold the facades over the body. With this system, the doors open parallel to the cabinet. Opening is carried out by pressing the facade.

Choosing furniture hinges

Fasteners should be selected based on the thickness of the doors, their weight, and the material used to make the hinges. The most popular are 4-hinged overhead devices, which are suitable for any furniture with hinged doors. There are several varieties:

• heel;
• invoices;
• gallery;
• semi-overhead;
• piano;
• deposits, etc.

The solution is selected according to the dimensions of the furniture and the material of its manufacture. It would also be advisable to purchase hinges that match the design of the cabinet.

Self-installation of hinges on kitchen cabinets

Before you start working, you should prepare a drill with drills, a screwdriver, a tape measure, a pencil, self-tapping screws and screws (as a rule, they come complete with hinges). Kitchen cabinets should be secured properly. The fixation method is selected based on the door material, as well as their weight - heavy parts or whose height exceeds a meter will require at least 3 hinges, while 2 are usually used. The process is as follows:

1. Using a tape measure, a minimum of 10 cm is set aside from the upper and lower edges of the doors, which will prevent the sash from quickly becoming loose.
2. The loops are applied to the place of future fixation and markings are applied with a pencil for a more precise connection.
3. Holes for the cups are drilled - a depth of 1.2 cm is sufficient, after which they are inserted and screwed with screws. It is important to hold the screwdriver strictly perpendicular to avoid uneven installation.
4. The door is hung on the body. It is better to do this on a flat surface, while the side of the furniture on which the hanging bar is fixed should be horizontal.

There is no need to be alarmed if the doors do not move easily when first opened - after some time the hinges will develop, which is also facilitated by lubricating them with machine oil.

Leveling and Adjustment

To complete the installation of the hinges, they should be adjusted in 3 planes:

• horizontally - necessary for the normal movement of the door from right to left or vice versa, so that there are no gaps between it and the furniture body;
• vertically – movement in a vertical position, which is also adjusted during operation, since the doors sag over time;
• relative to depth - required to strengthen or weaken the pressure to the body.

Modern hinges are very easy to adjust - they have oval holes that allow you to easily move the product by slightly loosening the screws with a screwdriver.

What are they?

The main purpose of door closers for kitchen cabinets is to protect door hinges, preserve the integrity of furniture parts, and prevent paint chips, scratches, and cracks. They are mainly necessary for glass facades, for which impacts of any kind are destructive. Thanks to the closers, the doors close softly and silently, without sudden movements and the possibility of the facade hitting the body.

Important advantages of door closers:

• soft closing of the door, preventing defects;
• wide choice of mechanisms;
• the door closes tightly, it never opens on its own;
• quick installation;
• the capsule filler (liquid, gas) is located in a sealed chamber;
• removable elements are quickly replaced with new ones;
• In high-quality products, oil rarely leaks out when it breaks; more often it remains in the capsule.

Like any furniture fittings, door closers also have disadvantages:

• the oil inside the metal capsule thickens at low temperatures in unheated rooms;
• installation of the closer must be carried out taking into account many requirements and instructions;
• Some samples have an unaesthetic appearance.

The closer is designed to protect door hinges

In high-quality products, all elements can be easily changed if necessary.

Brief overview of door hinges

First, as usual, a little theory. Doors open and close using hinges or canopies , and it depends on them and special shock absorbers whether your doors will close silently or with a knock.

Information!

The hinges vary depending on the degree of overlap on the side wall of the cabinet body; they are:

Canopies also differ in opening angle; there are many such hinges, but mostly you will come across hinges for false panels with an opening angle of 90 degrees, and hinges for corner cabinets and cabinets with an opening angle of +45 degrees.

In addition, hinges can be for specific purposes, for example, for narrow aluminum doors, for glass doors and cabinets with internal drawers, and so on. Moreover, they, in turn, are divided into invoices, semi-invoices and inlays, not all of them, of course, but in some cases for sure.

Silicone shock absorbers

Silicone shock absorbers are produced on a self-adhesive basis and are used as an addition to the main shock absorption systems. Such a circle is separated from the base and glued to the end of the body or facade.

Some furniture makers limit themselves only to silicone shock absorbers, but they will not ensure smooth closing of doors; they will only muffle the sound of the door when it is closed.

Criterias of choice

Before installing a closer on a kitchen cabinet, you need to consider important factors:

• Location area and fastening method. For example, for mounting hinge closers on door hinges, separate sockets are used. If they are not available, it is recommended to choose mortise or case mechanisms.
• Part weight. A weak device will not withstand a heavy door and will soon fail. If a mechanism with strong resistance is used for a facade with light weight, then the sash will not close.

The demand for a brand and the presence of positive reviews are no less important when selecting accessories. If you set a goal to use high-quality, durable products, you should contact trusted manufacturers of furniture closers. It is important to pay attention to the possibility of adjusting the fittings. If you don’t want to waste time on this, you should choose closers with automatic mode.

Smooth closing of doors using shock absorbers or closers

Smooth closing can be achieved in less progressive ways - this is the use of shock absorption systems. The Blum company calls such systems BLUMOTION .

Shock absorber or closer, which is installed on the hinge arm

This system in the form of an overlay is installed directly on the hinge arm. There are limitations here, such overlays can only be installed on Blum hinges and the design of the hinge must allow this. This information can be obtained from the seller. Let’s say at the moment you don’t have money for hinges with a built-in closer, but you can initially buy simple Blum hinges, and then buy additional hinge closers .

Varieties

Accessories for kitchen furniture are classified according to the principle of operation, structure and method of placement. According to the first criterion, closers are divided into the following types:

• Gas. The kitchen cabinet door closes smoothly until it comes into contact with the rod, which enters the gaseous environment of the impenetrable space, thereby slowing down the movement of the door. The approximate period of operation is 5 years. The mechanism does not contain oil; in case of breakdown, the furniture will not be damaged by spilled liquid. Gas closers can be used in rooms with any microclimate.
• Oily. Ensures smooth, complete closing of doors. A high-quality oil-based device operates without repair for up to 10 years.

How to correctly arrange furniture in the kitchen, taking into account the main zones, tips

Gas

Oil

Gas-filled closers are used for hinged doors, and oil-filled mechanisms are used for sliding and hinged doors, as well as drawers. The former are cheaper, but last much less due to the high pressure inside the devices when the valves are closed.

Types of door closers by type of fastening:

• Loopbacks. Reliable, simple, inexpensive, but not installed on drawers and sliding drawers. Mounted on door hinges.
• Mortise. Located in close proximity to the hinges, they are installed on cabinets using the hidden installation method. They are durable and resistant to external influences.
• Corpus. Products are attached to furniture using self-tapping screws or special bolts. Their advantage is the ability to install on various types of cabinets, but their disadvantage is the complexity of installation. The importance of all operating rules and the absence of distortions are important.

Hinges with closers are quite common, which eliminates the need for additional equipment.

Mortise

Hull

Loopy

The secret to securely attaching hinges

There is such an important point when using hinges - this is the reliability of fastening the doors. Without reliable fastening, the smooth fastening system will be unnecessary.

Hinge Cup Attachment

You can secure the hinge cup to the door using self-tapping screws, but there is a more reliable method of fastening using special spacer plugs and screws.

To install the plugs, you need to drill two holes with a diameter of 8 mm. Find out if such a service is provided in the place where you order drilling for awnings.

Mounting the strike plate

The strike plate can be secured to the side wall using self-tapping screws, Euroscrews, and the most reliable way is with Euroscrews of smaller diameter through spacer plugs.

The structure of the chipboard is loose and a self-tapping screw or Euroscrew may eventually break out of the chipboard and you won’t be able to screw it back in, you’ll have to glue in the chips, re-drill, and then, it won’t last long, you’ll have to change the side wall. Only a bar for spacer plugs will ensure long-lasting and reliable fastening.

Drilling is done with a drill with a diameter of 5 mm, similar to drilling for Euro screws.