Dormakaba Hardware 8616 AF86P FC SNB1 689 Grade 1, Door Closer with Flat Arm

No handing to specify. The 8616 is non-handed, so one unit covers both left and right hand openings. That is what makes it practical to buy in quantity for a building where the door swings are mixed, and it means a stocked spare fits whichever door fails next.

It ships as a tri-pack, meaning the arm and brackets for all three standard mounting positions come in the carton: regular arm on the pull side, top jamb, and parallel arm on the push side. You pick the position at install rather than at order time, so the same part number works whether the door pulls into the corridor or pushes out of it.

It always closes. The 8616 uses a flat non-hold-open arm, so the door returns to the latch every cycle. That is what you want on a fire rated opening or any door that has to stay latched, and it is the wrong choice for a receiving door or a kitchen door someone wants to prop. For hold open in the same class of closer, look at the Accentra 51 Series or the Orca BHDC1958 hold open version.

Yes, it is listed as ADA compliant, and the spring power is adjustable so you can dial the opening force down to what the accessible route requires on that specific door. Adjustable power is the reason it can meet ADA on an interior door and still be turned up for a heavier exterior leaf.

It is a Grade 1, heavy duty commercial closer, so it is built for the traffic on a main entrance, stairwell, or corridor door in a school, hospital, or apartment building, not just a back office. Grade 1 is the top ANSI/BHMA grade for cycle life and durability on a surface closer.

The Dormakaba 8616 is an adjustable power, ADA compliant closer with a non-hold open flat arm; delayed action is not part of its function. When an opening needs a slower initial sweep so a person or cart can clear the door, the Orca Hardware BHDC1958DA/PA is a delayed action closer with a regular arm and parallel bracket for 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Orca Hardware BHDC2011DA/PA is the same delayed action configuration in the BHDC2011 Series. Both keep the tri-packed non-hold open arm arrangement.

The Dormakaba 8616 is a Grade 1, heavy duty surface mounted closer with a tri-pack non-hold open flat arm. The closest peers on heavy duty Grade 1 are the BEST HD8000 Series, which is a heavy duty Grade 1 surface mounted closer, and the Falcon SC71A Series, a heavy duty Grade 1 surface mount closer. The Norton Rixson 1600BC Series is also heavy duty Grade 1, built for aluminum storefront doors with tri-style mounting. All three carry the same grade and duty level as the 8616, so any of them holds a heavy duty Grade 1 line on a spec.

The Dormakaba 8616 is supplied with a tri-pack non-hold open arm, so it will not hold a door open at a set point. For a hold open arm in a tri-packed closer, the Accentra 51 Series has a tri-packed hold open arm with adjustable spring sizes 1-6, and the Orca Hardware BHDC1958HO/PA is a hold open door closer with a parallel bracket for 1-3/4 inch doors. Either gives you the hold open function the 8616 does not provide.

No. The Dormakaba 8616 uses a flat arm in a tri-pack non-hold open configuration, which is a swinging arm that projects from the door. When the detail calls for a track rather than a projecting arm, the Corbin Russwin DC5230 in the DC5000 Series is a Grade 1 surface closer with a slide track arm standard for pull side mounting on 1-3/4 inch doors. That is a different arm geometry, not a variation of the 8616.

Not on grade. The Dormakaba 8616 is Grade 1; the Cal-Royal 400 Series is a Grade 2 commercial hydraulic closer, so it will not satisfy a Grade 1 line in a spec. If you want to stay in the Cal-Royal line at Grade 1, the 500S is a Grade 1 barrier free closer with adjustable back-check and the 700S in the 700 Series is a Grade 1 dual valve sized closer with an adjustable tube arm.

A full plastic cover is included, and the body is aluminum in 689 aluminum finish, the standard painted aluminum look that blends with most commercial frames and storefront. The cover matters on an occupied building: it hides the adjustment valves from tampering in a lobby or school corridor. If you are replacing a closer on a maintenance door and do not need the cover, Arrow's DCN314 and DCN325 are less-cover tri-pack closers.

No. Spring power is adjustable on the unit, so one part number covers a range of door sizes and you set it after it is hung. That removes the most common ordering mistake on closers, which is sizing the spring to the wrong door width and having to send it back.

For a heavy duty Grade 1 surface closer with a tri-pack non-hold-open arm, the nearest matches are the BEST HD8000 Series and the BEST EHD9000 Series, both heavy duty Grade 1, and the Design Hardware 116 and 416 Series, both heavy duty with a tri-packed non-hold-open arm. Sargent's 1431 Powerglide and the Falcon SC71A are the other heavy duty Grade 1 surface closers in the same bracket. Any of these fills the same role on a high traffic opening; the choice usually comes down to what the rest of the building is already standardized on.

Probably. The 8616 is a heavy duty Grade 1 unit built for high traffic openings. On a low traffic interior door, a light duty closer covers it: the Arrow DC314 and the BEST SL6000 Series are both light duty Grade 1, and the LCN 1250 Series is light duty with all-weather fluid. Stepping down saves nothing on fit, since these are all surface mounted, but it matches the hardware to the door.

Thru bolts are included with the arm pack. That matters on aluminum storefront and on hollow metal doors where sex bolts through the door are the right attachment rather than sheet metal screws into a thin skin.

Surface mounted. It screws to the face of the door or the frame with no routing, no header prep, and no cutting into the door, which is what makes it a retrofit on an existing opening rather than a frame replacement job.

The Dormakaba 8616 is a heavy duty Grade 1 closer. For an interior office or low traffic door where heavy duty is more than the opening calls for, the BEST SL6000 Series is a light duty Grade 1 surface mounted closer with adjustable spring sizes, and the Arrow DC314 in the DC300 Series is a light duty Grade 1 surface mounted closer. The Norton Rixson 160 Series is light duty Grade 1 for light commercial openings. All three still certify to Grade 1 while running a lighter duty level than the 8616.

The Dormakaba 8616 ships as a tri pack arm closer with thru bolts, so one unit covers regular, parallel, and top jamb mounting. Other tri-pack closers include the Accentra 1101BF with a tri-packed non-hold open arm and adjustable spring sizes 1-4, the Accentra 2701 in the 2700 Series with a tri-packed non-hold open arm and adjustable spring sizes 1-6, the Design Hardware 116 Series heavy duty tri-packed non-hold open closer, and the Dexter DCH4000 Series, a Grade 1 surface closer that tri mounts regular, parallel, or top jamb. If you are stocking one closer to fit any hand or mounting on a building, these all carry that same tri-mount flexibility.

The Dormakaba 8616 is a full plastic cover door closer, so the body is concealed once installed - the usual choice when the closer is on a visible interior opening. Among peers, the Dexter DCH1000 Series is a Grade 1 tri mount surface closer with a full cover, and the Design Hardware 316 Series is supplied with a cover. By contrast the Arrow DCN314 and DCN325 are both specified less cover, so the body stays exposed unless a cover is sourced separately.

The Dormakaba 8616 is a heavy duty Grade 1 commercial closer. For an entrance taking harder use than heavy duty covers, the BEST EHD9000 Series is an extra heavy-duty Grade 1 surface mounted closer with adjustable spring sizes 1-6. Cast iron bodies are another route on abusive openings: the Sargent 281 Powerglide is a heavy duty Grade 1 cast iron surface closer, and the LCN 1261 is a cast iron closer with adjustable spring sizes 1-5 in light to medium duty. The 8616 and the EHD9000 both carry Grade 1, with the BEST unit stepping up to extra heavy-duty.

The Dormakaba 8616 is ADA compliant with adjustable power, which is what lets it be set to an opening force a facility can pass. Other ADA closers include the Calibre CA9901, a Grade 1 tri-pack arm size 2-5 ADA surface mount closer, the Calibre CA4001, a Grade 1 adjustable spring tension ADA hydraulic closer, the Imperial USA TC4300 Series, a heavy duty size 1-6 ADA closer, and the LCN 1250 Series, a light duty ADA compliant closer with sizes 1-5 and all-weather fluid. The Calibre CA9901 is the nearest in arm type, sharing the tri-pack arm with the 8616.

It is a different configuration. The Dormakaba 8616 is a non-handed closer with a tri-pack flat arm that can be mounted regular, parallel, or top jamb. The Stanley Security A45-501HL in the D-455 series is a long hold open arm standard, top jamb unit - it holds the door open and is set up for top jamb. If your opening is a top jamb application that needs hold open, that is the unit; if you need the door to close every time and the flexibility to mount three ways, stay with the 8616.

The Dormakaba 8616 is a Grade 1 heavy duty surface closer. In the Corbin Russwin range, the DC8200 Series is a Grade 1 surface closer with a double lever regular arm for pull side mounting on 1-3/4 inch doors, and the DC6200 Series is the same double lever regular arm, pull side configuration in the DC6000 Series for 1-3/4 inch doors. The DC3200 in the DC3000 Series is a Grade 1 closer with a regular arm, surface mounted, also for 1-3/4 inch doors. The difference from the 8616 is arm type: those Corbin units are specified with regular or double lever arms rather than a tri-pack flat arm.

The Dormakaba 8616 is rated heavy duty, which suits a high traffic opening. On a medium traffic interior door, the Sargent 1131 is a Grade 1 medium duty adjustable surface closer built for medium-traffic commercial applications, and the Norton Rixson 8501A in the 8000 Series is a Grade 1 medium duty tri-mount surface closer with an adjustable size 1-6 spring. The Norton Rixson 1601P in the 1600 Series is also Grade 1 medium duty with a tri-mount design and 180 degree swing. The 8501A and 1601P both keep the tri-mount flexibility the 8616 offers.

The Dormakaba 8616 has an aluminum substrate and comes in a 689 aluminum finish. Peers built on aluminum include the Falcon SC81A Series, a medium duty Grade 1 cast aluminum surface mount closer, the Falcon SC61A Series in light to medium duty Grade 1 cast aluminum, the LCN 1450, a medium duty closer with cast aluminum construction and spring sizes 1-6, and the Sargent 1331 Series, a Grade 1 medium duty closer with a universal aluminum body. If you are matching material and appearance across a run of doors, these share the aluminum body with the 8616.

No. The Arrow DCN500DP is a parallel drop plate made for the Arrow DCN500 closer, not a closer itself and not a part for the 8616. The Dormakaba 8616 is supplied as a tri pack arm closer with thru bolts covering regular, parallel, and top jamb mounting. Order the drop plate only against the Arrow closer it is built for.