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Dormakaba DORMA 8616 Grade 1 Surface Closer, FHJ - Friction Hold Open, Top Jamb, 4"- 8" Reveal, Adjustable Size 1-6 DOR-8616-FHJ

DORMA 8616 Grade 1 Surface Closer, FHJ - Friction Hold Open, Top Jamb, 4"- 8" Reveal, Adjustable Size 1-6

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DORMA 8616 Series door closer

Grade 1 Surface Applied Door Closer

The 8616 door closer series is a non-handed surface applied door closer with adjustable spring power and backcheck positioning adjustment. It provides the flexibility needed to meet the many demands of commercial and institutional applications, including ADA barrier-free accessibility requirements.

Door closer ANSI/BHMA Grade 1 certified.

  • Adjustable spring sizes and power
  • Meets barrier-free requirements
  • Adjustable backcheck
  • Backed by 25 year warranty
 

Product details

Features

Modern aesthetics

The modern slim cover, flat form arm, and architectural finishes provide the aesthetic qualities required of architectural grade closers.

Applications

The 8600 Series is designed to provide a highly flexible door control system suitable for use on all hollow metal, aluminum, and wood doors typically used in commercial construction.

Controlled opening with backcheck feature

The 8600 Series door closer features a backcheck positioning adjustment for parallel arm applications, to maintain an ANSI backcheck range similar to regular and top jamb applications.

Barrier-free

This door closer series, with it’s adjustable spring size 1-6, also meets barrier-free accessibility requirements.

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Product Specs

Product Group:
Door Controls
Series:
8600 Series
Grade:
Grade 1
Duty Level:
Heavy Duty
ADA Compliant:
Yes
Warranty:
25 Year
Closer Size:
1 to 6
Product Subgroup:
Door Closers - Surface Mounted
Product Type:
Surface Mounted Door Closers
Subcategory:
Surface Mounted Closers
Door Weight:
180
Endurance Cycles:
10,000,000
Fasteners:
Sex Nuts for 1-3/4" Door
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Product Model:
8616
Product Function:
FHJ - Friction Hold Open, Top Jam
Door Hand Direction:
Non-Handed
Product Size:
48"
Product Category:
Door Controls
Product Substrate:
Aluminum
Department:
Door Hardware

Dormakaba 8616 FHJ 689 – Frequently Asked Questions

1) How heavy a door will the DORMA 8616 surface closer handle?
Up to 180 lb. Spring power is field adjustable across sizes 1 through 6, so the same unit covers a light interior door and a heavy exterior entrance, and it is rated heavy duty for commercial use on hollow metal, aluminum, and wood doors.
2) Does a friction hold open arm let the door stand open, or does it just close?
It holds open. The FHJ arm uses friction to hold the door at the open position you set, then releases when you pull the door past it. Pick this when you want a door propped for deliveries or ventilation. If the opening is a fire door or anything that must self close every time, do not use a hold open arm.
3) Is the DORMA 8616 closer ADA compliant for barrier free openings?
Yes. The 8616 is ADA compliant and the adjustable size 1 to 6 spring lets you dial opening force down to meet barrier free accessibility requirements on an interior opening.
4) What grade and cycle life does the DORMA 8616 carry for a school or hospital spec?
ANSI/BHMA Grade 1, tested to 10,000,000 cycles, heavy duty, commercial rated. That is the tier institutional and MRO specs normally call for on high traffic openings.
5) Can I use the DORMA 8616 on an aluminum storefront door?
Yes. The 8600 Series is built for hollow metal, aluminum, and wood doors used in commercial construction, and the body is aluminum. Top jamb mounting with a 4 to 8 inch reveal is a common storefront arrangement. Confirm your frame head gives you a flat mounting face within that reveal range.
6) What is a straight equivalent to the DORMA 8616 heavy duty Grade 1 closer with adjustable size 1-6?
For a heavy duty Grade 1 surface closer with adjustable spring sizes 1 through 6, the closest peers are the BEST EHD9000 Series extra heavy-duty surface mounted closer with adjustable spring sizes 1-6, the BEST HD8000 Series heavy duty surface closer with Grade 1 certification, and the Falcon SC71A Series heavy-duty surface-mount closer, also Grade 1 heavy duty. The Imperial USA TC4300 Series is likewise a heavy duty size 1-6 closer. The DORMA 8616 is Grade 1, heavy duty, adjustable size 1 to 6, and non-handed, so any of these covers the same power range on a commercial opening.
7) I need hold open on a top jamb mount - what else offers that besides the DORMA 8616 FHJ?
The 8616 in the FHJ configuration uses a friction hold open arm for top jamb mounting with a 4 inch to 8 inch reveal. Peers that also provide hold open include the Stanley Security A45-501HL, which is a long hold open arm standard for top jamb mounting, the Accentra 51 Series with a tri-packed hold open arm in sizes 1-6, and the Orca Hardware BHDC1958 hold open closer with a tri-packed hold open arm and parallel bracket. The A45-501HL is the one explicitly described for top jamb; the tri-packed units include top jamb among their mounting options.
8) My opening has a reveal deeper than 8 inches - what should I use instead of the DORMA 8616 FHJ?
The FHJ arm on the 8616 is sized for a 4 inch to 8 inch reveal on top jamb mounting, so a deeper reveal falls outside it. Consider a tri-mount closer that can be set up regular arm or parallel arm on the pull or push side instead: the Norton Rixson 8501A is a Grade 1 tri-mount closer with adjustable size 1-6 spring, the Dexter DCH4000 Series is a Grade 1 surface closer that tri-mounts regular, parallel or top jamb, and the Arrow DCN325 is a Grade 1 tri-pack regular/parallel arm closer with adjustable spring size 1-6. A parallel arm or pull side regular arm mount sidesteps the reveal limit entirely.
9) Do I need to order a left hand or right hand DORMA 8616?
Neither. The 8616 is non-handed, so one closer covers both left and right hand doors. That is useful if you are stocking spares across a building instead of tracking handing door by door.
10) What mounting fasteners come with the DORMA 8616, and will they suit a wood door?
Sex nuts sized for a 1-3/4 inch door are supplied. Through bolting with sex nuts is what you want on a wood or composite door where screws alone would pull out under repeated cycling. On hollow metal you may prefer to machine screw into reinforcement instead.
11) What finishes does the DORMA 8616 come in, and can I get a metal cover?
Three finishes: 689 aluminum, 693 black, and 695 dark bronze. The cover is a separate choice at order time, standard slim plastic cover, full plastic cover, or full metal cover. Go full metal where the closer is reachable in a corridor or a school and plastic covers get knocked off.
12) Why would I choose top jamb mounting instead of a regular or parallel arm closer?
Top jamb puts the closer body on the frame face above the door rather than on the door leaf, which is the usual answer on aluminum storefront and glass doors where there is no room on the stile, and on doors you do not want drilled. The 8616 keeps the body off the door entirely. If the closer has to sit on the push side of the door itself, a parallel arm version is the one to order instead; the 8600 Series includes backcheck positioning adjustment for those parallel arm applications.
13) What are the alternatives to the DORMA 8616 if I need another heavy duty Grade 1 surface closer?
Comparable heavy duty Grade 1 surface closers include the BEST HD8000 Series and the extra heavy duty BEST EHD9000 Series, the Sargent 1431 Powerglide, and the Falcon SC71A. For a hold open arm specifically, the Accentra 51 Series is offered with a hold open arm and adjustable size 1-6, and the Stanley Security A45-501HL is a long hold open arm in a top jamb configuration.
14) Is a lighter duty closer enough for an interior office door instead of the 8616?
Often, yes. The 8616 is a heavy duty Grade 1 unit meant for high traffic and doors up to 180 lb. On a low traffic interior office door, a light duty Grade 1 closer such as the BEST SL6000 Series or the Arrow DCN325 with adjustable size 1-6 will do the job. Step back up to the 8616 class when the door is an exterior entrance, a stairwell, or anything cycling constantly.
15) The DORMA 8616 is more closer than I need for a light traffic interior office door - what is a lighter option?
The 8616 is a heavy duty Grade 1 closer rated to 10,000,000 cycles, which is more than a low traffic interior opening requires. Lighter Grade 1 alternatives include the BEST SL6000 Series light duty surface closer with adjustable spring sizes, the Arrow DC314 from the DC300 Series, listed light duty Grade 1, the Norton Rixson 160 Series light commercial closer, and the LCN 1250 Series light duty closer in sizes 1-5 with all-weather fluid. If you want a middle step rather than full light duty, the BEST HD7000 Series is medium duty Grade 1 with adjustable spring power and backcheck control.
16) Is the Cal-Royal 400 Series a substitute for the DORMA 8616?
They sit at different certification levels. The DORMA 8616 is ANSI/BHMA Grade 1, heavy duty, with a 10,000,000 cycle endurance rating. The Cal-Royal 400 Series is a Grade 2 commercial hydraulic closer. If the specification on your drawing calls for Grade 1, stay within Grade 1 peers such as the Cal-Royal 500S barrier free closer with adjustable back-check or the Cal-Royal 700S Series dual valve sized closer with adjustable tube arm. The same caution applies to the Falcon SC91A, which is Grade 3 light duty.
17) What looks like an alternative to the DORMA 8616 closer but is not one?
A few items in the same door hardware aisle are not closers at all. The Arrow DCN500DP parallel drop plate is a mounting accessory for the DCN500, not a closer body. The Stanley Security 327 and 341 are wardrobe pivots, and the Stanley Security steel machine screws for architectural hinges are fasteners sold by the box. None of those will control an opening. The DORMA 8616 is a complete surface mounted Grade 1 closer with the friction hold open top jamb arm and sex nuts for a 1-3/4 inch door.
18) I need a non-hold-open closer on the same aluminum storefront doors where I used the DORMA 8616 - what matches?
The 8616 body is aluminum substrate and the 8600 Series is intended for hollow metal, aluminum and wood doors in commercial construction. For a non-hold-open arm on comparable storefront openings, the Norton Rixson 1600 Series aluminum storefront closer with tri-style mounting is heavy duty Grade 1, and the Accentra 2701 Series architectural closer offers a tri-packed non-hold open arm with adjustable spring sizes 1-6. The Design Hardware 416 Series is also heavy duty with a tri-packed non-hold open arm.
19) Which alternatives to the DORMA 8616 also meet ADA barrier-free requirements?
The DORMA 8616 is ADA compliant and meets barrier-free accessibility requirements through its adjustable spring size 1-6. Peers described the same way include the Imperial USA TC4300 Series Grade 1 heavy duty size 1-6 ADA closer, the Cal-Royal N900PBF barrier free Grade 1 hydraulic closer, the Cal-Royal 500S Grade 1 barrier free closer, the Calibre CA4001 adjustable spring tension ADA hydraulic closer, and the LCN 1250 Series, listed ADA compliant in sizes 1-5.
20) I want a slide track closer instead of the DORMA 8616 arm - what is available?
The 8616 in the FHJ configuration uses a friction hold open arm rather than a track. If the opening calls for a slide track, the Corbin Russwin DC5230 Series is a Grade 1 surface closer with a slide track arm standard for pull side mounting on 1-3/4 inch doors. If you want to stay with a conventional arm but change the geometry, the Corbin Russwin DC6200 and DC8200 Series are Grade 1 surface closers with a double lever regular arm for pull side mounting.
21) Is there a delayed action alternative to the DORMA 8616 for an accessible entrance?
The 8616 provides adjustable backcheck and a friction hold open arm, but delayed action is a separate feature. The Orca Hardware BHDC1958 delayed action closer and the Orca Hardware BHDC2011 delayed action closer both use a regular arm with parallel bracket on 1-3/4 inch doors and carry a tri-packed non-hold open arm. Choose one of those if the opening needs a slow initial sweep for accessibility rather than a hold open.
22) What does the backcheck on the 8600 Series closer actually do for me?
Backcheck cushions the door near the end of its swing so wind or a shoved door does not slam the leaf into the wall or tear the arm loose. It is adjustable on the 8616, which matters on exterior openings that catch gusts.
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Does the Dormakaba 8616 FHJ 689 come with a warranty?
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