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Dormakaba DORMA TS9356 Cam Action Track Closer, Pocket/Pivot Application DOR-TS9356-Pocket

DORMA TS9356 Cam Action Track Closer, Pocket/Pivot Application

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Surface Applied Cam & Roller Closer

The TS93 Series represents the pinnacle of surface applied closers because of its unique cam and roller design. Doors equipped with the TS93 will open much easier than doors with rack and pinion closers with track arms. The TS93 is a closer with regular arm operating efficiency and track arm aesthetics.

Door closer ANSI/BHMA Grade 1 certified.

  • Unique cam and roller design
  • Easy opening
  • Possible push side installation
  • Hydraulic backcheck
  • Adjustable spring sizes
  • Meets barrier-free requirements

FEATURES

Push side installation

When necessary, push side installation provides the benefits of track arm assemblies with the closer mounted to the door and the track mounted to the stop, creating a more tamper-resistant application.

Adjustable Spring sizes for barrier-free requirements

The TS9315 will be available with field adjustable spring power from size 1 to 5 for barrier-free requirements. The TS9356 will be adjustable from size 5 to 6 with 50% adjustment.

Hydraulic backcheck

The backcheck feature ensures the safe deceleration and restraint of a door which has been flung open or caught by a gust of wind. This effectively reduces the danger of the door and adjacent wall being damaged.

Delayed action

The delayed action feature retards the closing cycle between 120° and 70° (approximate values for pull-side door leaf fixing). The extra time allowed for passage through the doorway can be essential for people with luggage or bulky items: mothers with prams, personnel with tea trolleys, post trolleys, hospital beds, etc.; and also for disabled people.

 

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Dorma TS93 Door Closer Technical Brochure

Dorma TS93 Door Closer Brochure

Manufacturer Resources

Product Specs

Product Group:
Door Controls
Series:
TS93 Series
Grade:
Grade 1
Duty Level:
Heavy Duty
ADA Compliant:
No
Warranty:
25 Year
Closer Size:
5 to 6
Product Subgroup:
Door Closers - Surface Mounted
Product Type:
Surface Mounted Door Closers
Subcategory:
Surface Mounted Closers
Endurance Cycles:
2,000,000
Fasteners:
Sex Nuts for 1-3/4" Door
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Product Model:
TS9356
Door Hand Direction:
Non-Handed
Mounting Method:
Pocket and Door or Wall
Product Category:
Door Controls
Product Substrate:
Aluminum
Department:
Door Hardware

Dormakaba TS9356-TPKT180-RH-689 – Frequently Asked Questions

1) Is the TS9356 strong enough for a heavy exterior or oversized commercial door?
Spring power on the TS9356 is size 5 to 6, adjustable through that range with 50 percent adjustment, which is the top end of surface closer power and is what you want on a heavy or wide leaf. It is rated heavy duty, ANSI/BHMA Grade 1 certified, and tested to 2,000,000 cycles. If your door is a light interior leaf needing size 1 to 5, the TS9315 is the version with that spring range.
2) Does the DORMA TS9356 meet ADA barrier-free opening force?
No. The TS9356 is not ADA compliant. Its spring range starts at size 5, which is heavier than the opening force an accessible entrance allows. Dormakaba's own barrier-free option in the TS93 family is the TS9315, which adjusts from size 1 to 5. If the opening has to meet accessibility opening force, specify the TS9315 rather than the 56.
3) Do I have to order the DORMA TS9356 handed, and does the closer itself care which way the door swings?
The closer body is non-handed, but the pocket/pivot application is ordered as left hand or right hand, so you do need to know the swing before you order. Stand outside the opening on the side the door swings away from you: hinges or pivots on the left is left hand, on the right is right hand.
4) What fasteners come with the TS9356 and what door thickness are they cut for?
Sex nuts sized for a 1-3/4 inch door ship with the TS9356. That is standard commercial door thickness, so on a typical hollow metal or solid core commercial leaf you are covered out of the box. Sex nuts mean the closer through-bolts the door rather than relying on screws into the face, which is what you want on a heavy size 5 to 6 application.
5) What is the closest heavy duty Grade 1 surface closer to the DORMA TS9356 if I need a different brand on the same opening?
The DORMA TS9356 is a Grade 1, heavy duty surface mounted closer with an aluminum body and a 2,000,000 cycle endurance rating. The closest peers on those same headline specs are the BEST EHD9000 Series, an extra heavy-duty Grade 1 surface mounted closer with adjustable spring sizes 1-6, and the BEST HD8000 Series, a heavy duty Grade 1 surface mounted closer. Sargent also offers the 1431 Powerglide, a heavy duty Grade 1 surface closer with adjustable spring power, and the Falcon SC71A Series is a heavy-duty Grade 1 surface-mount closer. The difference to weigh is arm type: the TS9356 uses a cam and roller track arm, while those peers are conventional closers, so the opening geometry and the hardware already on the frame decide which one fits.
6) I need a slide track closer, not a standard arm - what else besides the DORMA TS9356 comes with a track arm?
The DORMA TS9356 is a cam action track closer and the track is central to how it works: the cam and roller design gives the easy opening of a track arm assembly. Among other brands, the Corbin Russwin DC5230 Series is a Grade 1 surface door closer supplied with a slide track arm as standard, mounted on the pull side, for doors 1-3/4 inch thick. Most of the other Grade 1 surface closers commonly cross-shopped against the TS9356 - the Norton Rixson 8501A, the Dexter DCH4000 Series, the Sargent 1331 - are tri-mount or regular arm designs, so a slide track is not what you get out of the carton. If the track is the reason you are looking at the TS9356, the DC5230 is the peer to put next to it.
7) The DORMA TS9356 is spring size 5 to 6 - what should I use on a lighter interior door instead?
The TS9356 is set up for the heavy end, with a closer size of 5 to 6 and heavy duty construction, which is more power than a standard interior office or corridor door needs. For lighter openings, the LCN 1250 Series is a light-duty surface-mounted closer with sizes 1 through 5 and all-weather fluid, and the BEST SL6000 Series is a Grade 1 light duty surface closer with adjustable spring sizes. Between those two extremes, the BEST HD7000 Series is a Grade 1 medium duty closer with adjustable spring power and backcheck control, and the Falcon SC81A Series is a Grade 1 medium duty cast aluminum closer. If you are standardizing a building, the wide-range adjustables such as the Arrow DCN325, adjustable spring size 1 to 6, cover both the light and heavy leaves off one part number.
8) I need an ADA barrier-free closer - is the DORMA TS9356 the right one or should I pick a different model?
The TS9356 carries an ADA Compliant value of No and its spring range is size 5 to 6, which is heavy power for an accessible opening. Where the spec calls for barrier-free opening force, look at closers built for it: the Cal-Royal 500S is a Grade 1 barrier free closer with adjustable back-check, the Cal-Royal N900PBF is a Grade 1 barrier free surface closer in the 900 Series, and the Calibre CA4001 is a Grade 1 closer with adjustable spring tension for ADA. The Calibre CA9901 is a Grade 1 ADA surface mount closer with a tri-pack arm in sizes 2 to 5, and the LCN 1250 is an ADA compliant light-duty closer in sizes 1 to 5. Those low-end spring sizes are what let you hit the opening force limit that the TS9356 spring range sits above.
9) I need a hold open closer - does the DORMA TS9356 hold open, and what are the alternatives?
The TS9356 is described with delayed action, which retards the closing cycle between 120 and 70 degrees to give extra passage time, but that is a slowed close rather than a mechanical hold open. If the door has to stand open on its own, the Accentra 51 Series is an industrial closer with a tri-packed hold open arm in sizes 1 to 6, the Orca Hardware BHDC1958HO/PA is a hold open closer with a parallel bracket for 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Stanley Security A45-501HL comes with a long hold open arm as standard for top jamb mounting. Where you want the passage-time behavior instead of a latch-open, the Orca BHDC1958DA/PA is a delayed action closer with a regular arm and parallel bracket, which is the closer function to the TS9356.
10) Can a track arm closer be mounted on the push side of the door for security?
Yes, and that is one reason to pick the TS93 cam and roller design. In push side installation the closer body mounts on the door and the track mounts to the stop, which puts the hardware where it is harder to tamper with while keeping the low profile of a track assembly. Pull side and push side are both valid applications.
11) Why choose a cam action track closer over a standard rack and pinion closer with a track arm?
Opening effort is the difference. A rack and pinion closer with a track arm loses mechanical advantage at the start of the swing, so the door feels heavy at the pull. The TS93 cam and roller design gives regular arm operating efficiency with track arm looks, so the door opens noticeably easier while the hardware stays tucked against the frame. If appearance does not matter and you just need power on a heavy leaf, a conventional heavy duty regular arm closer such as the BEST EHD9000 Series or the Sargent 1431 Powerglide does the same closing job with a projecting arm.
12) What does the delayed action feature on the TS93 do, and is it worth it on a healthcare or senior housing door?
Delayed action slows the closing cycle between 120 and 70 degrees, which buys extra seconds at the widest part of the swing. On a hospital, senior housing, or hotel opening that is where it earns its keep: beds, carts, trolleys, luggage and prams all need more time in the doorway than an able-bodied person walking through. The door still closes fully, it just holds the wide part of the arc longer before the main closing speed takes over.
13) Will the TS9356 stop the door from slamming into the adjacent wall in a windy entrance?
Hydraulic backcheck is built in and that is the feature doing that job. It decelerates and restrains a door that gets flung open or caught by a gust before the leaf reaches the wall, protecting both the door and whatever is behind it. On an exposed entrance with a size 5 to 6 spring behind it, backcheck is not optional equipment, it is the reason the frame survives the first winter.
14) What Grade 1 heavy duty surface closer could I use instead of the DORMA TS9356 if I do not need the track application?
Several heavy duty Grade 1 surface closers cover the same traffic without the track. The BEST EHD9000 Series is extra heavy duty with adjustable spring sizes 1 to 6, the BEST HD8000 Series is heavy duty Grade 1, the Falcon SC71A Series is a heavy duty Grade 1 surface mount, and the Norton Rixson 1600 Series in the 1600BC configuration is a heavy duty Grade 1 aluminum storefront closer with tri-style mounting. What you give up going that route is the concealed-look track arm and the cam and roller opening effort; what you gain is a wider spring range on the ones adjustable from size 1, which the TS9356 does not offer since it starts at size 5.
15) I need a slide track closer but on a standard hinged commercial door, not a pocket application. What else is there?
The Corbin Russwin DC5230 Series is the closest peer for that: a Grade 1 surface door closer with a slide track arm as standard, pull side mounting, listed for 1-3/4 inch doors. It gives you the track arm look on a conventional opening. The TS9356 pocket/pivot version is the one to reach for when the application is a pocket or a pivot-hung leaf rather than a standard butt-hung door.
16) I manage a building with DORMA TS93 closers already on some doors. Will the TS9356 match them?
If the existing openings are TS93 closers, the TS9356 is the same series and the same cam and roller mechanism, in 689 aluminum, so it looks and behaves like what is already hanging. The thing to check is spring size: the 56 covers size 5 to 6 for heavier leaves, while lighter doors in the same building would have been fitted with the TS9315 at size 1 to 5. Match the version to the door weight, not just the series.
17) Will a Stanley pivot work in place of the DORMA TS9356 on a pocket or pivot door?
No. The TS9356 is a hydraulic surface mounted closer for pocket and pivot applications - it controls the closing cycle with backcheck and delayed action. The Stanley Security 327 heavy wardrobe pivot, for doors 1-3/8 inch or 1-3/4 inch up to 150 pounds, and the Stanley Security 341 wardrobe pivot for flush recessed or overlay doors 1-1/8 inch to 1-3/8 inch are hanging hardware: they carry and swing the leaf, with no hydraulic control at all. The word pivot appearing in both is the trap. A pivot-hung leaf that needs controlled closing takes a closer such as the TS9356 in addition to the pivots, not instead of them.
18) What is a simpler alternative to the DORMA TS9356 for a standard commercial door with a regular arm?
The TS9356 is a cam action track closer with a track arm, mounted pocket and door or wall, which is more assembly than a plain regular-arm application needs. For a conventional pull-side regular arm, the Corbin Russwin DC3200 is a Grade 1 closer with a regular arm and surface mounting for 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Corbin Russwin DC6200 Series is a Grade 1 surface closer with a double lever regular arm, pull side mounted, also 1-3/4 inch. The Orca Hardware BHDC1958RA/PA ships as a regular arm with a parallel bracket for 1-3/4 inch doors, which covers either mounting off one box. All three are ordinary hydraulic closers rather than cam and roller units, so opening feel differs from the TS9356.
19) Is the Arrow DC314 or DCN314 a substitute for the DORMA TS9356?
Both are Grade 1 surface closers, but the duty level is not the same. The TS9356 is heavy duty with a 2,000,000 cycle endurance rating and a spring range of size 5 to 6. The Arrow DC314 in the DC300 Series is a Grade 1 surface mounted closer rated light duty, and the Arrow DCN314 is a light duty Grade 1 surface closer supplied less cover with a regular or parallel arm tri-pack, adjustable spring size 1 to 4. That spring ceiling of 4 puts it below where the TS9356 starts. For a heavy or wide leaf, the Arrow that gets closer on range is the DCN325, adjustable spring size 1 to 6, though it is also a light duty unit.
20) For an aluminum storefront entrance, is the DORMA TS9356 the right closer or is there a better fit?
The TS9356 has an aluminum body and is a heavy duty Grade 1 commercial closer, and it is built for a pocket, door or wall mounting with a track. For a standard aluminum storefront leaf, the Norton Rixson 1600 Series aluminum storefront closer is purpose-named for that application, heavy duty and Grade 1, with tri-style mounting so you can go regular, parallel or top jamb depending on how the header sits. The Norton Rixson 1601P in the same 1600 Series is a Grade 1 tri-mount closer rated medium duty with a 180 degree swing, which matters where a sidelite or return wall is not in the way. The choice comes down to whether the opening has the pocket the TS9356 track is meant for.
21) Which closers besides the DORMA TS9356 offer backcheck for a door exposed to wind?
Backcheck is one of the TS9356 headline features - hydraulic backcheck decelerates and restrains a door flung open or caught by a gust, which protects the leaf and the adjacent wall. Among other brands, the BEST HD7000 Series is a Grade 1 medium duty surface closer specified with adjustable spring power and backcheck control, and the Cal-Royal 500S is a Grade 1 barrier free closer with adjustable back-check. The Norton Rixson 1600BC Series aluminum storefront closer is a heavy duty Grade 1 unit for exterior aluminum entrances. On an exposed exterior opening, the deciding factor between them is usually mounting: the TS9356 wants the pocket or a door and wall track, the others are conventional arm mountings.
22) Is a Cal-Royal 400 Series closer equivalent to the DORMA TS9356?
Not on the grade. The TS9356 is ANSI/BHMA Grade 1 certified, heavy duty, with a 2,000,000 cycle endurance rating. The Cal-Royal 400 Series is a Grade 2 commercial hydraulic door closer, which is a different certification tier and a different traffic expectation. If you want Cal-Royal at the Grade 1 level, the 700S Series is a Grade 1 dual valve sized closer with an adjustable tube arm, and the 500S is a Grade 1 barrier free unit. Where a specification sheet calls out ANSI Grade 1, the 400 Series will not satisfy it.
23) For a high traffic institutional corridor, what compares with the DORMA TS9356 on endurance?
The TS9356 is a heavy duty Grade 1 commercial closer rated to 2,000,000 endurance cycles, which is the number a facility standard usually keys on. The peers built for the same traffic tier are the BEST EHD9000 Series, an extra heavy-duty Grade 1 closer with adjustable spring sizes 1 to 6, the Sargent 281 Powerglide, a heavy duty Grade 1 closer with cast iron construction, the LCN 1460T, a heavy duty Grade 1 commercial closer in a powder coat finish, and the Design Hardware 416 Series heavy duty closer. For standardizing a whole facility, the wide adjustable spring peers such as the Imperial USA TC4300 Series, a heavy duty size 1 to 6 closer, let one model cover both the heavy exterior leaves and the lighter interior ones.
24) What is the TS9356 closer body made of and what finish does it come in?
Aluminum body, supplied in 689 aluminum finish. That is the standard painted aluminum architectural finish, so it blends with clear anodized aluminum storefront and typical commercial frames without a special order.
25) Is the DORMA TS9356 suitable for a house or is it a commercial-only closer?
Commercial. The TS9356 is a heavy duty, Grade 1 closer with a size 5 to 6 spring and a 2,000,000 cycle rating, which is specified for high traffic openings in buildings, not residential entries. A residential or light commercial door would be over-sprung on it. For lighter work the Deltana DC10, DC40, DC50 and DC70 closers are the residential-scale options.
26) The DORMA TS9356 is non-handed but sold left hand and right hand - which competing closers avoid handing altogether?
The TS9356 is listed as non-handed in its door hand direction, and it is stocked in a left hand and a right hand configuration in 689 aluminum finish, which reflects the track and pocket application. If you would rather carry one part number across an inventory of mixed-hand doors, the tri-mount and tri-pack closers ship with the brackets to go either way: the Dexter DCH1000 Series is a Grade 1 surface closer with tri mount for regular, parallel or top jamb and a full cover, the Norton Rixson 8501A is a Grade 1 tri-mount closer with an adjustable size 1 to 6 spring, and the Accentra 2701 Series is an architectural closer with tri-pack mounting options and adjustable spring sizes 1 to 6. Those cover more openings per SKU, at the cost of the track aesthetics the TS9356 gives you.
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