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Dormakaba Dorma 8916-AF89P Heavy-Duty Surface Closer, Parallel Flat Form Complete, Non-Hold Open, Tri-Pack, Reveals to 4 Inches DOR-8916-AF89P

Dorma 8916-AF89P Dorma 8916 AF89P Heavy-Duty Grade-1 Surface Door Closer, Non-Hold Open

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The 8900 door closer series designed to provide a highly flexible door control system suitable for institutional or high-traffic commercial applications. Its hydraulic control system features a full range spring power adjustment and backcheck, along with a narrow projection full cover and flatform style arm.

Door closer ANSI/BHMA Grade 1 certified.

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

SPECIFICATION

The heavy-duty 8900 Series is non-handed surface applied door closer with adjustable spring power and backcheck positioning adjustment. The 8900 has two independent, noncritical adjustment valves to control sweep and latch closing speeds. The backcheck positioning valve maintains an effective backcheck range on parallel arm applications. The 8916 will be available with field adjustable spring power from size 1–6 for barrier-free requirements. All closers to have field adjustable spring power from size 1–6 and meet barrier-free requirements. The 8956 will be adjustable size 5 to 6 +50% additional closing force over the size 6. All 8900 fully adjustable spring force door closers to include an integral design to positively stop
adjustment of the spring at the minimum and maximum spring force settings.

Optional Specification:

The 8900 Series closer will have delayed action (DA). Delayed action range will be
effective from maximum opening to Approx.ly 65°. All 8900 closers to have full metal
covers. All 8900 closers to have sex nuts with machine screws for 1-3/8" door (SN2). Closers to have self-drilling screws for steel doors and frames (DPK86). Closers to have selftapping screws for aluminum doors and frames (TPK86). Closers to have TORX security for all exposed fasteners (TX89).

FEATURES

Controlled opening with backcheck feature

The 8900 Series hydraulic backcheck feature protects doors and their adjacent structures. It’s valve adjustment regulates backcheck intensity. In addition, a backcheck positioning adjustment for parallel arm applications provides a consistent range similar to regular and top jamb applications.

Long term performance

The 8900 Series heavy-duty, 10 million cycle closers represent the latest in door control technology, combining over a quarter century of proven performance with its hydraulic control system and modern architecturally styled aesthetics. It results in the perfect combination of durability, reliability, and appearance.

Barrier-free

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

CERTIFICATION 

  • ANSI/BHMA A156.4 Grade 1 certified.
  •  U.L. & C.U.L. listed.
  •  Meets UL10C and UBC 7.2 (1997). 
  •  Meets ANSI/BHMA A117.1 and ADA for barrier  free accessibility.
  •  CSFM approved. 

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DORMA 8900 Installation Instructions

DORMA 8900 Technical Brochure

 

Manufacturer Resources

Product Specs

Product Group:
Door Controls
Series:
8900 Series
Grade:
Grade 1
Duty Level:
Heavy Duty
ADA Compliant:
Yes
Warranty:
25 Year
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:
SNB1 sex nuts and machine screws for 1-3/4" thick doors included standard
Closer Size:
1 to 6
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Product Model:
8916
Product Function:
Flat Non-Hold Open Arm
Door Hand Direction:
Non-Handed
Product Category:
Door Controls
Product Substrate:
Aluminum
Department:
Door Hardware

Dormakaba 8916 AF89P 689 – Frequently Asked Questions

1) Will the Dorma 8916 closer handle a heavy 3-0 x 7-0 exterior door, or do I need a bigger closer?
The 8916 is rated for doors up to 180 lbs and its spring power is field adjustable across sizes 1 through 6, so you set the power to the door rather than ordering a fixed size. It's a heavy-duty closer tested to 10 million cycles, which is the range you want for an entrance that gets constant traffic. If the opening needs more force than a size 6 delivers, the 8956 in the same 8900 family is adjustable size 5 to 6 plus 50 percent additional closing force over a size 6.
2) Is the Dorma 8916 door closer handed? I need the same closer for left and right hand doors.
Non-handed. One 8916 works on a left hand or right hand door, so a property manager standardizing across a building stocks a single part number instead of a pair. It ships tri-pack, meaning the same closer covers regular arm, top jamb, and parallel arm mounting, and the AF89P configuration is the parallel arm flat form with a full cover.
3) What mounting screws come with the Dorma 8916, and what do I order for a 1-3/8 inch door?
SNB1 sex nuts and machine screws for 1-3/4 inch thick doors are included as standard, so a normal commercial wood or hollow metal door needs nothing extra. For a 1-3/8 inch door, specify SN2 sex nuts with machine screws. Steel doors and frames take the DPK86 self-drilling screw pack, aluminum doors and frames take TPK86 self-tapping screws, and TX89 gets you TORX security heads on all exposed fasteners.
4) Does the Dorma 8916 closer meet ADA opening force requirements for a barrier-free opening?
Yes. The 8916 meets ANSI/BHMA A117.1 and ADA for barrier-free accessibility, and the field adjustable spring from size 1 to 6 is what makes that possible: you can dial the closing force down to the low end on an interior accessible opening and up for a heavier exterior door without swapping the unit. The closer also carries an integral stop that prevents adjusting the spring past its minimum and maximum settings.
5) Can I use the Dorma 8916 on a fire rated door assembly?
Fire door use is covered: the 8916 is UL and cUL listed and meets UL10C and UBC 7.2 (1997), and it's CSFM approved. Note the arm function on the AF89P is non-hold open, which is what a fire rated opening requires anyway, since a fire door has to self-close and latch rather than stand open on a mechanical hold.
6) I need a closer that holds the door open. The Dorma 8916-AF89P does not. What do I use instead?
The 8916-AF89P is built with a flat non-hold open arm, so it closes the door on every cycle. For an opening that has to stand open, the Accentra 51 Series is a tri-packed hold open arm closer adjustable size 1 to 6, and the Orca Hardware BHDC1958HO/PA is a hold open closer with a parallel bracket for 1-3/4 inch doors. The Stanley Security A45-501HL uses a long hold open arm in a top jamb application. Match the arm function to the opening before matching the body.
7) What is the closest heavy-duty Grade 1 equivalent to the Dorma 8916 from another manufacturer?
The Dorma 8916 is a heavy-duty, ANSI/BHMA Grade 1 surface closer with field adjustable spring power from size 1 to 6. The closest cross-brand matches on those same three points are the BEST EHD9000 Series, an extra heavy-duty Grade 1 surface closer with adjustable spring sizes 1-6, and the BEST HD8000 Series, a heavy duty surface closer with Grade 1 certification. The Sargent 1431 Powerglide is also a heavy-duty Grade 1 surface closer with adjustable spring power, and the Falcon SC71A is a heavy-duty Grade 1 surface-mount closer. Any of the four sits in the same duty and grade class when a spec calls for a heavy-duty Grade 1 surface closer.
8) The Dorma 8916 is more closer than an interior office door needs. What is a lighter option?
The 8916 is specified as heavy duty for institutional and high-traffic commercial openings. For lower-traffic interior doors, lighter Grade 1 surface closers include the BEST SL6000 Series, a light duty Grade 1 closer with adjustable spring sizes, the Falcon SC61A in cast aluminum at light to medium duty, and the LCN 1250 Series, a light-duty surface closer with spring sizes 1-5 and all-weather fluid that is ADA compliant. The BEST HD7000 Series sits between the two as a medium duty Grade 1 closer with adjustable spring power and backcheck control, which keeps the backcheck feature the 8916 has.
9) Should I order the delayed action option on the Dorma 8916 closer?
Delayed action (DA) is worth it where people need extra time to get through, a healthcare corridor, a door used with carts, or an opening serving wheelchair traffic. On the 8900 Series the delay is effective from the maximum open position to roughly 65 degrees, then the closer sweeps as normal. The 8916 is orderable with or without the delayed function, and both versions come in all four finishes: 689 aluminum, 693 black, 695 dark bronze, and 696 satin brass.
10) What is backcheck on a door closer and do I need it on a parallel arm installation?
Backcheck is hydraulic resistance near the end of the swing that keeps the door from being thrown into an adjacent wall by wind or a shove, and it's the feature that saves doors and frames on exterior openings. The 8916 has an adjustable backcheck valve to set the intensity, plus a separate backcheck positioning adjustment specifically so parallel arm mounting gets the same effective backcheck range as regular arm and top jamb applications. Sweep and latch speeds run on two independent, noncritical valves, so tuning one doesn't throw off the other.
11) What other heavy-duty Grade 1 surface closers compare to the Dorma 8916?
For a like-for-like heavy-duty Grade 1 surface closer, the BEST HD8000 Series and the BEST EHD9000 Series are the closest peers, and the Falcon SC71A Series and Sargent 1431 Powerglide are heavy-duty Grade 1 as well. The Sargent 281 Powerglide is heavy duty in a cast iron body if you want metal rather than the aluminum substrate the 8916 uses. What separates the 8916 is the stated 10 million cycle endurance rating with field adjustable spring 1 through 6.
12) Is a heavy-duty closer like the Dorma 8916 overkill for a low-traffic interior office door?
Probably, yes. The 8916 is built for institutional and high-traffic commercial openings at 10 million cycles. On a light interior door that sees a few dozen cycles a day, a light-duty Grade 1 unit does the job, the Arrow DCN314 (adjustable size 1 to 4) or DCN325 (size 1 to 6), the BEST SL6000 Series, or the LCN 1250 Series in sizes 1 to 5. Where you want the 8916 is a main entrance, a stairwell, or a corridor door that gets pushed through all day.
13) Does the Dorma 8916 need a separate closer for each mounting style, or is one unit enough?
One unit covers all three. The 8916 ships tri-pack, so the same closer mounts regular arm (pull side), top jamb, or parallel arm (push side) depending on how the frame and stop are laid out. The AF89P configuration is set up parallel arm with the flat form arm and full cover, and its backcheck positioning adjustment is there specifically to keep backcheck effective in that parallel arm orientation, which is where a lot of closers lose it.
14) Is the Dorma 8916 Grade 1 certified for a spec that calls out ANSI/BHMA?
It meets ANSI/BHMA A156.4 Grade 1, which is the closer standard a commercial spec normally cites. Pair that with the 10 million cycle endurance rating, UL and cUL listing, UL10C, UBC 7.2 (1997), CSFM approval, and ANSI/BHMA A117.1 barrier-free compliance, and it covers most institutional submittal requirements without a substitution request.
15) Is an Arrow DC314 or DCN314 a drop-in match for a Dorma 8916 opening?
Both are Grade 1 surface closers, but the duty class differs. The Dorma 8916 is heavy duty and rated for 10,000,000 cycles on doors to 180 pounds. The Arrow DC314 of the DC300 Series is a Grade 1 surface closer specified as light duty, and the Arrow DCN314 is likewise light duty, supplied less cover with a regular and parallel arm tri-pack and adjustable spring size 1 to 4. On a high-traffic institutional opening the 8916 was chosen for, the light-duty Arrows sit in a different service class and top out at spring size 4.
16) My spec calls for a slide track closer, not a projecting arm. What replaces the Dorma 8916 there?
The 8916-AF89P uses a flat form arm in a parallel arm application, a projecting arm rather than a track. When the drawing calls for a track, the Corbin Russwin DC5230 Series is a Grade 1 surface closer supplied with a slide track arm as standard in a pull side mounting for 1-3/4 inch doors. Corbin Russwin also lists double lever regular arm Grade 1 closers in the DC6200 and DC8200 Series for pull side mounting if a conventional arm is acceptable, and the DC3200 Series for a regular arm surface mounting.
17) Can I put a Grade 2 closer on the opening where the Dorma 8916 is specified?
The Dorma 8916 is ANSI/BHMA A156.4 Grade 1 certified and heavy duty. The Cal-Royal 400 Series is a commercial hydraulic door closer certified to Grade 2, so it does not satisfy a Grade 1 line item. Within Cal-Royal, the 500S is a Grade 1 barrier free closer with adjustable back-check and the 700S is a Grade 1 dual valve sized closer with an adjustable tube arm; the N900PBF of the 900 Series is a Grade 1 hydraulic barrier free surface closer. Those are the ones to hold against a Grade 1 specification.
18) I want delayed action like the Dorma 8916 DA option but from a different brand. What offers it?
The 8916 is available with delayed action as an option, effective from maximum opening to approximately 65 degrees. Among other brands, the Orca Hardware BHDC1958DA/PA is a delayed action closer with a regular arm and parallel bracket for 1-3/4 inch doors, using a tri-packed non-hold open arm, and the Orca BHDC2011DA/PA is the same delayed action arrangement in the BHDC2011 Series. Delayed action and hold open are different functions - the BHDC1958HO/PA is the hold open version and will not behave the same way.
19) What tri-pack heavy-duty closers compete with the Dorma 8916 for a standardization program?
The 8916-AF89P is a non-handed heavy-duty closer supplied tri-pack, which is what lets one part number cover regular, top jamb and parallel arm openings across a building. Design Hardware offers the 116 Series and 416 Series, both heavy duty with a tri-packed non-hold open arm, and the 316 Series at medium to heavy duty with the same arm function. The Accentra 2701 Series is a tri-packed non-hold open arm architectural closer, and the Dexter DCH1000 Series is a Grade 1 tri-mount closer with a full cover for regular, parallel or top jamb mounting. Each of those gives the same one-SKU-many-openings behavior.
20) Which of these part numbers look like Dorma 8916 alternatives but are not closers at all?
Several items sit near surface closers in a search but do a different job. The Arrow DCN500DP is a parallel drop plate for the DCN500, a mounting accessory rather than a closer. The Stanley Security 327 is a heavy wardrobe pivot for 1-3/8 inch or 1-3/4 inch doors up to 150 pounds, and the Stanley 341 is a wardrobe pivot for flush recessed or overlay doors 1-1/8 inch to 1-3/8 inch - both are pivots, not door controls. Stanley 57-0100 is a box of 100 steel machine screws for architectural hinges. None of them will close a door; the 8916 is the closer itself and ships with SNB1 sex nuts and machine screws for 1-3/4 inch thick doors.
21) For an aluminum storefront entrance, is the Dorma 8916 the right closer or is there a better-suited model?
The 8916 is a heavy-duty Grade 1 aluminum-body closer whose backcheck positioning valve maintains an effective backcheck range on parallel arm applications, which is the usual storefront mounting. A closer built specifically for that opening is the Norton Rixson 1600BC Series aluminum storefront door closer, heavy duty and Grade 1 with tri-style mounting. The Norton Rixson 1601P of the 1600 Series is a Grade 1 tri-mount closer rated medium duty with 180 degree swing if the door swings wide. For aluminum doors and frames the 8916 can be ordered with self-tapping screws (TPK86).
22) Are the Calibre closers interchangeable with the Dorma 8916 on a Grade 1 ADA opening?
All four Calibre models are Grade 1: the CA9901 is a tri-pack arm size 2-5 ADA surface mount closer, the CA4001 is an adjustable spring tension ADA hydraulic closer, the CA5501 is a standard arm surface mount closer, and the CA8001P is a parallel arm size 1 ADA surface mount closer. Grade matches the 8916, but arm and spring range do not line up the same way - the 8916 is field adjustable size 1 to 6, so the CA9901 stops short of size 6 and the CA8001P is a fixed size 1. For a parallel arm opening needing the top of the range, that difference decides it.
23) Is a Falcon SC91A an acceptable substitute for the Dorma 8916?
No on grade. The Dorma 8916 is ANSI/BHMA Grade 1 and heavy duty; the Falcon SC91A of the SC90A Series is a light duty cast aluminum closer certified Grade 3. If the substitution has to hold a Grade 1 line item within Falcon, the SC71A is the heavy-duty Grade 1 model and the SC81A is the medium duty Grade 1 model.
24) For a medium-traffic commercial door, what sits one step below the Dorma 8916?
The 8916 is built for institutional or high-traffic commercial applications at heavy duty. For medium traffic, the Sargent 1131 is a Grade 1 adjustable surface closer described for medium-traffic commercial applications, the Sargent 1331 is a Grade 1 medium duty closer with a universal aluminum body, and the Norton Rixson 8501A is a Grade 1 tri-mount closer at medium duty with adjustable size 1-6 spring, which keeps the same spring range as the 8916.
25) I need a closer in dark bronze or black to match existing hardware. Which alternatives to the Dorma 8916 come finished?
The Dorma 8916-AF89P is offered in 689 aluminum, 693 black, 695 dark bronze and 696 satin brass, so a dark bronze or black opening is covered directly. Among other brands, the LCN 1460T is a heavy duty Grade 1 commercial closer supplied with a powder coat finish, and the Accentra 1900 Series is a traditional surface mounted closer. Matching an existing fleet of doors is usually easier when the finish code is called out, as the 695 dark bronze and 693 black options are.
26) The Dorma 8916 comes with a full metal cover. Which comparable closers do not?
The 8916 is specified with a narrow projection full cover and all 8900 closers have full metal covers. If cover style matters to the elevation, note that the Arrow DCN314 and Arrow DCN325 are both supplied less cover, so the closer body is exposed. The Dexter DCH1000 Series is a Grade 1 tri-mount closer listed with a full cover, and the Design Hardware 316 Series is supplied with a cover. Confirm the cover before comparing two closers on appearance.
27) Will an aluminum-body closer hold up where the Dorma 8916 is used, or should I look at cast iron?
The Dorma 8916 uses an aluminum body and is rated heavy duty at 10,000,000 cycles. Comparable aluminum-body closers include the Sargent 1331, a Grade 1 medium duty closer with a universal aluminum body, the LCN 1450 in cast aluminum at medium duty with spring sizes 1-6, and the Falcon SC81A, a medium duty cast aluminum Grade 1 closer. If the job is written for cast iron instead, the Sargent 281 Powerglide is a heavy-duty cast iron surface closer and the LCN 1261 is a cast iron closer with adjustable spring sizes 1-5.
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