DormaKaba Hardware 8916 AF89P FC SN1 Grade 1, Heavy Duty Surface Door Closer

Handing isn't a factor. The 8916 is non-handed, so one unit covers left hand and right hand openings, and you can stock a single part number across a building instead of splitting your order by swing.

Heavy duty and Grade 1, so it's built for the openings that get hit all day: main entrances, corridors, stairwells, restrooms in a school or hospital. On a low-traffic interior office or closet door that force is more than you need, and a light duty Grade 1 unit like the Arrow DC314 or the BEST SL6000 Series is the closer sized for that job.

The 8916 is ADA compliant and its spring power is adjustable, so you can dial the closing force down to what the accessible opening requires and still have the door close and latch. That adjustment is also how you tune it after a windy exposure or a stiff weatherstrip changes what the door needs.

The Dormakaba 8916 AF89P FC SN1 carries a flat arm non-hold open tri-pack arm. Closers with the same tri-packed non-hold open arm function include the Accentra 1101BF, the Accentra 2701 of the 2700 Series, the Design Hardware 116 Series heavy duty closer, the Design Hardware 416 Series heavy duty closer, and the Orca Hardware BHDC1958RA/PA. A tri-pack ships the brackets for regular, parallel and top jamb mounting in one carton, so the same part covers push side or pull side openings.

The Dormakaba 8916 AF89P FC SN1 uses a non-hold open arm, so it closes the door every cycle. For an opening that has to stand open during deliveries or moves, the Accentra 51 Series carries a tri-packed hold open arm in sizes 1 through 6, the Orca Hardware BHDC1958HO/PA is the hold open version of that series with a parallel bracket for doors 1-3/4 inch thick, and the Stanley Security A45-501HL is a long hold open arm for top jamb mounting. Hold open and non-hold open are different arm assemblies, so the choice is made at order time.

The Dormakaba 8916 AF89P FC SN1 is Grade 1. Grade 1 surface closers that meet the same line on a drawing include the Corbin Russwin DC8200 Series and DC6200 Series double lever regular arm closers for pull side mounting on 1-3/4 inch doors, the Norton Rixson 8501A tri-mount with adjustable size 1 through 6 spring, the Cal-Royal 700S dual valve sized closer with adjustable tube arm, and the Dexter DCH1000 Series tri-mount closer with full cover. The Cal-Royal 400 Series is Grade 2 and will not satisfy a Grade 1 specification.

The Dormakaba 8916 AF89P FC SN1 uses a flat arm non-hold open tri-pack, which is a projecting arm assembly. Where the drawing calls for a 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 the requirement is instead a double lever regular arm on the pull side, the Corbin Russwin DC3200 Grade 1 regular arm closer and the DC8200 Series cover that arrangement.

No. The Dormakaba 8916 AF89P FC SN1 is a Grade 1 heavy duty closer. The Falcon SC91A Series is a Grade 3 light duty cast aluminum surface closer, a different grade and duty class, so it is not a like-for-like swap on an opening specified for the 8916. Falcon's SC71A Series heavy duty Grade 1 closer is the match within that brand, and the SC61A Series is Grade 1 in a light to medium duty build.

Strictly commercial. It's a Grade 1 heavy duty unit for commercial openings, not a residential storm-door or interior closer. For institutional buyers standardizing a facility, the Grade 1 rating is the line most specs are written to.

A full plastic cover is included, so the body is concealed once it's up. Worth knowing if you're comparing against less-cover models like the Arrow DCN314 or DCN325, which are sold without one and need the cover added to finish the same look.

Thru bolts are supplied with the closer. On a hollow metal or a wood door where sex bolts through the leaf are the right fix rather than sheet metal screws into a thin skin, you have the fasteners in the carton and don't need a separate mounting kit.

One finish: 689 aluminum, on an aluminum body. 689 is the standard painted aluminum finish used across commercial door hardware, so it lines up with the aluminum closers already on most commercial openings. If your building is standardized on a dark bronze or a plated finish, this is not the match.

Several closers cover the same heavy duty Grade 1 surface-mount slot: the BEST HD8000 Series and EHD9000 Series, the Falcon SC71A, the Sargent 1431 Powerglide and Sargent 281, and the Norton Rixson 1600BC. If the spec permits a step down in duty, the Sargent 1131 and 1331 and the Norton Rixson 8501A are medium duty Grade 1 units. Design Hardware's 116 and 416 Series are heavy duty closers that also come with a tri-packed non-hold-open arm, the closest match to how the 8916 is configured.

No. The 8916 closes on a standard sweep with a non-hold-open arm and no delayed action. For an opening where someone is pushing a cart or a gurney through, a delayed action closer holds the door back before it starts to close: the Orca BHDC1958 DA and BHDC2011 DA are delayed action units built for exactly that.

That's the point of the adjustable power design. Because spring force is adjustable in the field and the closer is non-handed with a tri-pack arm, one part number can be tuned to a narrow interior door or a wide entrance and mounted whichever way the frame allows. For a property manager or MRO buyer standardizing a fleet of openings, that cuts what you have to keep on the shelf down to one closer and one finish.

The Dormakaba 8916 AF89P FC SN1 ships as a tri-pack, so the parallel arm brackets come in the carton along with regular and top jamb. Purpose-built parallel arm alternatives include the Calibre CA8001P parallel arm size 1 ADA surface mount closer of the CA8000 Series and the Orca Hardware BHDC1958RA/PA, a regular arm closer supplied with a parallel bracket for 1-3/4 inch doors. If the mounting is regular arm only, the Calibre CA5501 is a standard arm surface mount closer.

Both are heavy duty surface mounted closers. The Dormakaba 8916 AF89P FC SN1 is Grade 1 with an aluminum body, a flat arm non-hold open tri-pack and a full plastic cover, supplied non-handed. The LCN 1460T is a heavy duty Grade 1 commercial surface closer in the 1460T Series with a powder coat finish. For a cast iron body instead, the Sargent 281 Powerglide is a heavy duty Grade 1 cast iron surface closer, and the LCN 1261 of the 1260 Series is a light to medium duty cast iron closer with adjustable spring sizes 1 through 5.

The Dormakaba 8916 AF89P FC SN1 is built heavy duty for high traffic. On a low-traffic interior door, a lighter Grade 1 closer covers the same job: the BEST SL6000 Series is a light duty Grade 1 surface closer, the Norton Rixson 160 Series is a light duty Grade 1 light commercial surface closer, and the Arrow DC314 of the DC300 Series is a light duty Grade 1 surface closer. For a middle position, the BEST HD7000 Series and the Sargent 1131 are medium duty Grade 1 closers.

The Dormakaba 8916 AF89P FC SN1 includes a full plastic cover. If the specification calls for the body left exposed, the Arrow DCN314 is a Grade 1 surface closer supplied less cover with a regular and parallel arm tri-pack and adjustable spring size 1 through 4, and the Arrow DCN325 is the same less-cover configuration with adjustable spring size 1 through 6. On the covered side, the Design Hardware 316 Series ships with a cover and the Dexter DCH1000 Series is a tri-mount closer with a full cover.

The Dormakaba 8916 AF89P FC SN1 is ADA compliant with adjustable power. Other ADA closers include the Cal-Royal 500S barrier free Grade 1 closer with adjustable back-check, the Cal-Royal N900PBF barrier free Grade 1 hydraulic closer of the 900 Series, the Calibre CA9901 tri-pack arm size 2 through 5 ADA surface mount closer, the Calibre CA4001 adjustable spring tension ADA hydraulic closer, and the LCN 1250 Series light duty ADA closer with all-weather fluid in sizes 1 through 5.

No. The Arrow DCN500DP is a parallel drop plate for the DCN500, a mounting bracket rather than a closer, so it does not replace the Dormakaba 8916 AF89P FC SN1. The same goes for the Stanley Security 327 heavy wardrobe pivot for doors 1-3/8 inch or 1-3/4 inch up to 150 pounds, the Stanley Security 341 wardrobe pivot for 1-1/8 inch to 1-3/8 inch doors, and the Stanley Security steel machine screws for architectural hinges sold in boxes of 100. If you are replacing a closer, compare against a closer such as the BEST EHD9000 Series extra heavy-duty surface closer with adjustable spring sizes 1 through 6.

The Dormakaba 8916 AF89P FC SN1 is a standard non-hold open closer. For delayed action, the Orca Hardware BHDC1958DA/PA is a delayed action closer with a regular arm and parallel bracket for 1-3/4 inch doors carrying a tri-packed non-hold open arm, and the Orca Hardware BHDC2011DA/PA is the same delayed action arrangement in the BHDC2011 Series. Delayed action slows the door through the first part of its swing so a cart or a resident has time to clear the opening.

The Dormakaba 8916 AF89P FC SN1 is a non-handed heavy duty Grade 1 closer with an aluminum body, which is why one part number covers both leaves of a pair. For storefront work specifically, the Norton Rixson 1600 Series aluminum storefront closer is a heavy duty Grade 1 unit with tri-style mounting, and the Norton Rixson 1601P is a Grade 1 medium duty tri-mount closer rated for 180 degree swing. Falcon's SC81A Series is a medium duty Grade 1 cast aluminum closer for the same class of opening.

The Dormakaba 8916 AF89P FC SN1 has adjustable power for tuning the closing force on site. Where you need a broad spring range in one part, the BEST EHD9000 Series extra heavy-duty closer adjusts across sizes 1 through 6, the Imperial USA TC4300 Series is a Grade 1 heavy duty ADA closer sized 1 through 6, the Accentra 2701 covers sizes 1 through 6 with tri-pack mounting, and the LCN 1450 medium duty closer has a cast aluminum body with spring sizes 1 through 6. The Accentra 1101BF adjusts across the narrower sizes 1 through 4.