Mckinney Spring Hinge Overview
Our contractor grade MacPro® adjustable spring hinges are best utilized as a door closing device alternative and are ideal for retrofit applications in apartments, hotels, dormitories, and office buildings.
- For standard weight hinge applications requiring self-closing control
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Contractor grade
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NFPA requires a minimum of two hinges on labeled doors
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Conforms to ANSI/BHMA 156.1, 156.7, 156.17
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UL Listed - MPS60
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MPS679 - Set of two MPS60 spring hinges and one MPB79 full mortise butt hinge MPS60 - Set of three per box
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Product Specs
- Subcategory:
- Spring Hinges
- Corner Style:
- Square Corners
- Product Group:
- Door Hinges and Pivots
- Product Subgroup:
- Spring Hinges
- Product Type:
- Hinges
- Features:
- Recommended for Standard Weight, Medium Frequency Doors, or Doors With Closing Devices, Recommended to Hang Door for 180˚ Swing
- Commercial/Residential:
- Commercial
- Product Model:
- MPS60
- Product Size:
- 4.5" x 4.5"
- Product Category:
- Door Hinges and Pivots
- Product Substrate:
- Steel
- Department:
- Door Hardware
McKinney MPS60 4-1/2X4-1/2 26D – Frequently Asked Questions
1) Will a McKinney MPS60 spring hinge drop into my existing 4-1/2 inch hinge cutouts?
If those cutouts are square corner, yes. The MPS60 measures 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 inches with square corners, the same footprint as the square corner hinges used on most commercial openings, so it seats in an existing square corner mortise without new routing. If the door and frame were cut with radiused corners (1/4 inch and 5/8 inch radii are the two common ones), a square leaf will not sit in the pocket and you need a radius corner hinge instead. Pull one existing leaf and look at the corner before you order.
2) Can I use McKinney MPS60 spring hinges instead of a door closer on apartment or hotel doors?
That is the job the MacPro MPS60 is built for. It is a contractor grade adjustable spring hinge used as an alternative to a door closing device, and McKinney aims it at retrofit work in apartments, hotels, dormitories and office buildings. It is recommended for standard weight, medium frequency doors. Where it stops being the right choice is an opening that needs closing behaviour you can tune: delayed action, backcheck, a separate sweep and latch speed. A spring hinge gives you closing force and nothing else, so if the spec on the drawing calls for those functions, you still need a surface closer.
3) Are McKinney MPS60 spring hinges heavy duty enough for a high traffic building entrance?
No. The MPS60 is contractor grade and recommended for standard weight, medium frequency doors, so a heavy door or a constantly used main entrance is past what it is meant to carry. For that opening, hang the door on a heavy weight bearing hinge and control it with a separate closer. In the same 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 size, the Don-Jo HWBB84545 is a heavy weight full mortise ball bearing hinge; the Ives 3CB1HW is a heavy weight concealed bearing full mortise hinge. Neither one self-closes, so the closer is not optional if you go that route.
4) How many McKinney MPS60 spring hinges do I need per door, and how many come in a box?
MPS60 spring hinges come three per box, which covers a standard three hinge door. You can hang all three as spring hinges, or run McKinney's mixed setup, MPS679, which is two MPS60 spring hinges plus one MPB79 full mortise butt hinge on the same door. On a labeled door, NFPA requires a minimum of two hinges.
5) My hinge spec calls for ANSI/BHMA conformance. Does the McKinney MPS60 meet it?
Conforms to ANSI/BHMA 156.1, 156.7 and 156.17, and the MPS60 is UL Listed. A156.17 is the standard that covers self-closing hinges and pivots, which is the one that matters when a spring hinge is doing the closing on the opening. That combination is what a submittal package for a commercial door usually asks for on a self-closing hinge.
6) What other 4-1/2 inch square corner spring hinge can I use in place of the McKinney MPS60?
Stanley Security's 2060R is the closest cross brand match: a full mortise spring hinge, square corner, 4.5 by 4.5 inches, ferrous steel base, and it is listed heavy duty rather than the MPS60's contractor grade for standard weight, medium frequency doors. The MPS60 is a steel hinge in the same size and corner style. Watch out for the other 4-1/2 square corner hinges in the same size bracket, like the Orca Hardware 3535 Series ball bearing hinge: it will fit the same prep, but it has no spring, so the door will not self-close without a closer added.
7) What is the closest equivalent to the McKinney MPS60 spring hinge from another manufacturer?
The McKinney MPS60 MacPro is a 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 inch square corner spring hinge on a steel base, used as an alternative to a door closing device. The nearest match by another maker is the Stanley Security 2060R, a full mortise spring hinge with square corners in the same 4.5 by 4.5 inch size on a ferrous steel base, carried at a heavy duty rating. Both seat in the same 4-1/2 inch square corner hinge prep and both close the door through spring tension in the barrel, so the swap does not change the door or frame machining.
8) The door already has a surface closer - what 4-1/2 inch square corner hinge should I use instead of the McKinney MPS60?
The MPS60 is a spring hinge, so its purpose is self-closing control; on an opening that already closes itself the spring is duplicating work the closer is doing. For a plain hanging hinge in the same 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 inch square corner size, the Orca Hardware 3535 is a square corner ball bearing commercial hinge at a medium duty rating, and the Don-Jo HWBB84545 is a heavy weight full mortise ball bearing hinge in that same 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 inch size. Either hangs the door on the identical prep the MPS60 uses, with no spring tension to adjust.
9) Can I get McKinney MPS60 spring hinges to match the satin chrome hinges on the rest of my doors?
Satin chrome is one of the three finishes offered: 626 satin chrome, BSP black suede powder, and 600 primed for painting. Order 626 when the building is standardized on satin chrome hardware and you want the spring hinges to disappear into the set. The 600 is the one to specify when the hinges get painted out with the door and frame.
10) Will a Stanley FBB191 4-1/2 inch hinge do the same job as the McKinney MPS60?
Not the closing part. The Stanley Security FBB191 in 4.5 by 4.5 inch is a 5-knuckle full mortise standard weight hinge - it takes the same size prep and hangs the door, but nothing in it pulls the door shut. The McKinney MPS60 is a spring hinge for standard weight applications that require self-closing control, which is the function it adds over a butt hinge. If the door has to latch on its own, the FBB191 leaves you needing a closer as well; if the door is closed by something else, the FBB191 covers the hanging.
11) I need a non-removable pin hinge on an outswinging door - which hinges carry NRP?
Two in the same general class: the Deltana CSB45N is a 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 inch square hinge sold in pairs with a non-removable pin, and the Hager BB1168 NRP is a full mortise ball bearing heavy duty hinge with a non-removable pin. Both are hanging hinges and neither closes the door, so on an outswing that also has to self-close the usual build is one of those plus the McKinney MPS60 spring hinge or a surface closer doing the closing.
12) Can the McKinney MPS60 carry power through the hinge to an electrified lock?
No - the MPS60 is a mechanical spring hinge and its added function is self-closing control, not power transfer. Running power through the hinge means an energy transfer hinge: the Command Access ETH-CB70 is a 3-knuckle standard weight steel base energy transfer hinge at a medium duty rating, the Stanley CECB1900R54L is a 3-knuckle concealed bearing concealed conductor hinge, 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 inch square corner standard weight in a left-handed 4-wire configuration, and the BEST CECB179-12C is a steel full mortise concealed bearing electrified hinge with a 12-wire quick connect. On an opening that needs both, the transfer hinge takes one position in the prep and the MPS60 or a closer does the closing.
13) My hinge prep has radius corners instead of square - what fits there?
The McKinney MPS60 has square corners and will not seat correctly in a radius corner mortise. For a 1/4 inch radius, Orca Hardware makes the 4014 in 4 by 4 inch and the 3514 in 3.5 by 3.5 inch, both plain bearing commercial hinges at a medium duty rating. For a 5/8 inch radius, the Deltana DE44R5TA is a 4 by 4 inch steel security hinge sold in pairs and Delaney's exterior residential hinge is 4 by 4 inch with the same 5/8 inch radius. None of those close the door, so a radius corner opening that has to self-close needs a closer added.
14) The jamb is cut for 3-1/2 inch hinges - what square corner options work at that size?
The McKinney MPS60 is 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 inch and needs the matching prep, so a 3-1/2 inch cutout calls for a different hinge. At 3-1/2 by 3-1/2 inch with square corners there is the Emtek 91013 residential plain bearing pair, the Emtek 92013 heavy duty plain bearing pair, the Emtek 94013 heavy duty ball bearing pair, the Schlage Residential S3P1010 square corner plain bearing mortise hinge in a pack of three, and the Deltana DSB35 residential square hinge pair. All of them hang the door only, so self-closing on a 3-1/2 inch opening has to come from a closer.
15) The door has to swing in both directions - can I use the McKinney MPS60?
No. The MPS60 is recommended to hang a door for a 180 degree swing, which is a single direction opening on a mortised hinge prep. A door that swings both ways runs on a double acting pivot instead - the BEST DAP-3 is a heavy duty double acting pivot for commercial interior doors. That changes the preparation entirely: the pivot mounts at the top and bottom of the door rather than in a 4-1/2 inch hinge mortise in the edge.
16) Is a spring hinge like the McKinney MPS60 the right choice for a detention or high abuse opening?
The MPS60 is a contractor grade hinge aimed at retrofit work in apartments, hotels, dormitories and office buildings, on standard weight, medium frequency doors. Detention and high abuse openings run on purpose built hinges: the BEST BB855 is a heavy-duty steel double weight concealed ball bearing prison hinge, the Stanley BB855 is a double weight prison hinge in 5 by 6 inch furnished with no holes and not swaged, and the Hager 990 STEEL is a full surface prison hinge in 3 by 4 inch with a welded tip. Those are hanging hinges built for abuse, not self-closing devices.
17) How do I keep the finish consistent when only some hinges on the door are spring hinges?
The McKinney MPS60 is offered in 626 satin chrome, BSP black suede powder, and 600 primed for painting. If the door is being built with spring hinges in some positions and butt hinges in the others, Don-Jo's heavy weight ball bearing hinges come in satin chrome too - the HWBB84545 and HWBB74545 in 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 inch and the HWBB85045 in 5 by 4-1/2 inch - so a 626 MPS60 and a satin chrome butt hinge read the same down the edge of the door. The 600 primed option exists for the other route, where every hinge on the opening gets painted to match the frame.
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