DORMA P86 Parallel Arm Soffit Bracket, For Non-Hold Open and Plunger Hold Open Arms

The P86 is the soffit bracket that mounts on the underside of the door frame head (the soffit) so a parallel arm closer arm has something to attach to. It is the bracket furnished standard with 8600 Series closers in non-hold open and plunger hold open parallel arm applications, so if yours went missing during a re-hang or got bent, this is the replacement piece, not a whole new closer.

Both. The P86 bracket is for use with Dorma 8600 and 7000 series closers, and it is the bracket furnished standard on 8600 Series parallel arm installs. It is matched to the arm type, not just the closer body: non-hold open arms and plunger hold open arms. If your closer uses a different arm style, this is not the bracket for it.

The bracket is 3-1/2 by 3-1/2 inches, so you need a flat soffit face on the frame head that will take that footprint clear of the stop and clear of the door swing. On a narrow aluminum frame head, check that dimension before you drill, because a soffit bracket that overhangs the stop will not sit flat and the arm geometry goes off.

No. The soffit bracket belongs to a parallel arm installation, where the arm runs flat along the door face on the push side and picks up on the frame soffit. A regular arm or top jamb mount does not use it. If you are converting an existing 8600 or 7000 closer from regular arm to parallel arm because of a door swing or clearance problem, that is when you need this bracket.

No need. On 8600 Series closers in non-hold open or plunger hold open parallel arm applications, the P86 soffit bracket is furnished standard with the closer. Order it on its own when you are replacing a damaged bracket, changing an existing closer over to parallel arm mounting, or restocking a maintenance shelf.

Six finishes: 689 aluminum, 690 dark bronze, 691 light bronze, 693 black, 695 dark bronze, and 696 satin brass. Match the BHMA number on the closer cover you already have rather than going by the name, since 690 and 695 both read as dark bronze and are not the same finish. The bracket itself is aluminum.

Grade 1 and ADA compliant, and it is a commercial part rather than a residential one. That matters on institutional work where the closer assembly has to hold up to high traffic and the opening force requirement applies to the whole installation, arm and bracket included.

It is built for non-hold open arms and plunger hold open arms. A plunger hold open uses a spring-loaded plunger in the arm that catches at the hold open point, and the P86 is the soffit bracket sized for that arm and for the plain non-hold open arm. Other hold open arm styles use their own bracket, so match the arm you actually have on the door before ordering.

Yes. The cover choice is full plastic cover (FC) as the default or full metal cover (FMC). Institutional and school openings that see abuse usually get specified with the metal cover; the plastic cover is the standard furnish.