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Norton Rixson 160 Series Light Commercial Surface Door Closer with Adjustable Spring

Norton Rixson 160 Series Light Commercial Surface Door Closer with Adjustable Spring

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Norton Rixson 160 Series Light Commercial Surface Door Closer with Adjustable Spring

Professional Light Commercial Door Control Solution

The Norton Rixson 160 Series door closer delivers reliable performance for light commercial applications with adjustable spring sizes 1-4 and a maximum door weight capacity of 250 lbs. Featuring cast aluminum body construction with independent latch, sweep, and backcheck intensity valves, this surface-mounted closer provides dependable control for office doors, utility doors, and strip mall applications. ANSI/BHMA A156.4 Grade 1 certified and ADA compliant for professional installations.

Professional Features & Benefits

  • Maximum Door Weight Capacity: Rated for doors up to 250 lbs with reliable spring control for consistent operation.
  • Adjustable Spring Configuration: Spring sizes 1-4 (161BF model) and fixed size 4 (164 model) accommodate various door weights and applications.
  • Cast Aluminum Construction: Durable cast aluminum body provides long-lasting performance in commercial environments.
  • Independent Valve Control: Separate latch, sweep, and backcheck intensity valves allow precise adjustment for optimal door operation.
  • Compact Design: Closer footprint of 3/4" x 9-1/16" with 2-5/8" projection fits standard door applications.
  • Tri-Packed Installation: One package covers regular, top jamb, and parallel arm mounting for installation flexibility.
  • Grade 1 Certification: ANSI/BHMA A156.4 Grade 1 rating and ADA compliance ensure code conformance for commercial applications.
  • Manufacturer Warranty: 5-year limited warranty provides added confidence and protection for professional installations.

Technical Specifications

  • Commercial/Residential: Commercial
  • Delay Function: No
  • Department: Door Hardware
  • Door Weight: 250 lbs.
  • Duty Level: Light Duty
  • Grade: Grade 1
  • Hold Open Feature: No
  • Product Category: Door Controls
  • Product Group: Door Controls
  • Product Subgroup: Door Closers - Surface Mounted
  • Product Type: Surface Mounted Door Closers
  • Series: 160 Series
  • Spring Type: Adjustable Size
  • Subcategory: Surface Closers
  • Traffic Rating: Low Traffic
  • Warranty: 5 Year Limited

Installation & Operation

  1. Review manufacturer specifications and verify door preparation requirements including door thickness, stile width, and handing as applicable to this product.
  2. Use manufacturer-provided templates to mark mounting hole locations accurately on door and/or frame surfaces.
  3. Prepare door and frame by drilling required holes and routing as specified in manufacturer instructions.
  4. Install all mounting hardware and secure the device to door and frame per manufacturer torque specifications.
  5. Adjust operational components for proper alignment, latching, and smooth operation throughout the full range of motion.
  6. Test device operation to verify proper function and make final adjustments as needed. Refer to manufacturer documentation for complete installation details and troubleshooting.

Professional Applications

  • Commercial Office Buildings
  • Strip Mall and Retail Establishments
  • Light Commercial Facilities
  • Utility and Service Areas
  • Multi-Tenant Properties
  • Educational Facility Interior Doors
  • Healthcare Administrative Areas

Why Choose Norton Rixson Quality?

Norton Rixson 160 Series door closers deliver professional-grade reliability with cast aluminum construction and Grade 1 certification for demanding light commercial applications. The 5-year limited warranty and ADA compliance ensure long-term performance and code conformance. Engineered for dependable control in high-volume after-market and storefront segments where consistent door operation is essential.

Product Specs

Series:
160 Series
Spring Type:
Adjustable Size
Traffic Rating:
Low Traffic
Warranty:
5 Year Limited
Product Group:
Door Controls
Product Subgroup:
Door Closers - Surface Mounted
Product Type:
Surface Mounted Door Closers
Subcategory:
Surface Closers
Door Weight:
250 lbs.
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Duty Level:
Light Duty
Grade:
Grade 1
Delay Function:
No
Hold Open Feature:
No
Product Category:
Door Controls
Department:
Door Hardware

Norton Rixson 164 TPN 690 – Frequently Asked Questions

1) Do I have to order a different Norton 160 closer for parallel arm mounting?
No. Every 160 Series closer ships tri-packed, meaning one carton covers regular arm, top jamb and parallel arm mounting. You decide at the door, not on the order form. That is what makes it a good stock item for a property manager who does not know which side of the opening the closer is going on until the truck is there.
2) Does the Norton 160 door closer come with hold open?
Both ways. The 160 Series is offered with a hold open arm and as a standard non-hold-open closer, and it is the arm choice that decides it, not a separate model. Pick hold open where you want the door to stand open on its own for deliveries or moving; pick non-hold-open on any door that has to close and latch every time. Adjustable spring size 1-4 is on both.
3) What spring size do I need, and is the Norton 160 adjustable?
Most of the 160 Series is field adjustable across spring sizes 1 through 4, so one closer covers narrow interior doors up through wider commercial openings. There is also a fixed size 4 version if you already know the door needs full power and you would rather not have the setting drift. Adjustable is the safer buy when you are outfitting several doors of different widths.
4) Is the Norton Rixson 160 closer Grade 1 and ADA compliant?
ANSI/BHMA A156.4 Grade 1 certified and ADA compliant. That matters for an MRO or institutional buyer standardizing a facility: the Grade 1 rating is the top certification tier under A156.4, and it holds even though this is a light duty, low traffic closer. Duty level and grade are separate things, so do not read light duty as a lower certification.
5) How much clearance does the Norton 160 closer need on the door face?
The closer body measures 3/4 x 9-1/16 inches with a 2-5/8 inch projection off the door. Check that projection against anything close to the opening, a wall return on a top jamb install, a soffit, or a door that swings back against a corridor wall, because that is the dimension that usually causes trouble on a tight storefront head.
6) Is a light duty closer like the Norton 160 enough for a main entrance door?
Not for a busy main entrance. The 160 Series is rated light duty and low traffic, so it belongs on offices, utility doors, tenant suite doors and interior openings. A high-cycle front entrance wants a heavier body: the BEST EHD9000 Series is extra heavy duty with sizes 1-6, and the Sargent 281 Powerglide is a heavy duty cast iron closer. Putting a light duty closer on a front door is the most common way one gets replaced early.
7) The 160 Series is rated low traffic. What should go on a high traffic entrance instead?
The Norton Rixson 160 Series is a light duty closer with a low traffic rating, aimed at office, utility, and multi-tenant interior openings. For an opening seeing constant use, step up to a heavy duty body: the Sargent 1431 Powerglide and Sargent 281 are both Grade 1 heavy duty surface closers, the BEST HD8000 and EHD9000 Series are Grade 1 heavy duty, and the Falcon SC71A is a Grade 1 heavy duty surface-mount closer. Between the two, the BEST HD7000 Series and Falcon SC81A sit at medium duty with Grade 1 certification.
8) The 160 Series tops out at spring size 4. What surface closer covers a heavier door that needs size 5 or 6?
The Norton Rixson 160 Series carries an adjustable spring in sizes 1 through 4 and is rated for doors up to 250 lbs. For an opening that calls for more spring power, the Arrow DCN325 is a Grade 1 surface closer with adjustable spring size 1 to 6, tri-packed for regular and parallel arm. The Accentra 2701 is an architectural closer with tri-pack mounting and adjustable spring sizes 1 to 6, and the Accentra 51 Series covers sizes 1 to 6 with a tri-packed hold open arm. The Dorma 8916-JT is a heavy duty Grade 1 closer adjustable size 1 to 6 for frame face, pull side mounting.
9) What is the closest equivalent to a Norton Rixson 160 Series door closer from another brand?
The Norton Rixson 160 Series is a light duty, Grade 1 surface closer with adjustable spring sizing, tri-packed for regular, top jamb, and parallel arm mounting. The closest match on those same points is the Arrow DCN314, a Grade 1 light duty surface closer supplied as a tri-pack for regular and parallel arm with adjustable spring size 1 to 4. The BEST SL6000 Series is also a Grade 1 light duty surface closer with adjustable spring sizes. Either lands in the same duty and grade band as the 160 for office, utility, and strip mall openings.
10) What closer should be used instead of a Norton Rixson 160 Series when the door needs delayed action?
The Norton Rixson 160 Series does not include a delay function. For an opening where the door must stay open longer before it starts to close, such as an accessible entrance or a door used with carts, the Orca Hardware BHDC1958DA and BHDC2011DA are delayed action closers with a regular arm and parallel bracket, tri-packed non-hold open, for 1-3/4 inch doors. Both keep the same surface-mounted, tri-pack arm approach as the 160 while adding the delay valve.
11) Does the Norton 160 door closer have a delayed action or delayed closing feature?
No delay function on the 160 Series. If you need the door to pause open for someone slower moving through it, a wheelchair or a cart, look at a delayed action closer instead, such as the Orca Hardware BHDC1958 delayed action model or the BHDC2011 delayed action model, both of which mount to 1-3/4 inch doors with a regular arm and parallel bracket.
12) Can I adjust the closing speed and latch speed separately on the Norton 160?
Yes, there are three independent valves: latch, sweep and backcheck intensity. Sweep controls the main closing travel, latch controls the last few inches so the door pulls into the strike without slamming, and backcheck cushions the door if someone throws it open into a wall. On a windy storefront entrance the backcheck valve is the one you will spend time on.
13) Does the Norton 160 door closer include a cover?
The cover is a choice you make when ordering, not something that comes on every unit. One 160 Series configuration is listed as packed with cover, and cover is a required selection on the order. If the closer is going on a visible lobby or storefront door, take the cover; on a back-of-house utility door plenty of buyers skip it.
14) I need a Grade 1 tri-pack closer but the Norton 160 is out of spec for my door. What else works the same way?
Several closers pack the same three mounting options. The Arrow DCN314 is a Grade 1 light duty tri-pack with adjustable spring size 1-4, effectively the same envelope of use. The Dexter DCH1000 Series is a Grade 1 tri-mount closer with a full cover. The Design Hardware 116 Series is a tri-packed non-hold-open arm closer in heavy duty if you need more body. All three let you decide regular, top jamb or parallel at the opening.
15) What is a cast iron alternative to the cast aluminum Norton Rixson 160 Series closer?
The Norton Rixson 160 Series uses a cast aluminum body with independent latch, sweep, and backcheck valves. Where a cast iron body is preferred, the LCN 1261 is a surface-mounted closer with cast iron construction and adjustable spring sizes 1 to 5, rated light to medium duty, and the Sargent 281 Powerglide is a cast iron surface closer in heavy duty Grade 1. Staying in aluminum, the LCN 1450 is a medium duty cast aluminum closer with spring sizes 1 to 6 and the Falcon SC61A is a Grade 1 cast aluminum closer rated light to medium duty.
16) Is the Arrow DCN500DP a substitute for a Norton Rixson 160 Series closer?
No. The Arrow DCN500DP is a parallel drop plate for the DCN500, a mounting accessory rather than a closer body, so it does not replace the Norton Rixson 160 Series. The 160 is a complete surface-mounted closer rated for doors up to 250 lbs. If the substitution question is really about a closer, the Arrow DCN314 is the Grade 1 tri-pack surface closer with adjustable spring size 1 to 4 in that same range.
17) Which door closer matches a Norton Rixson 160 Series for an ADA barrier free interior opening?
The Norton Rixson 160 Series is ADA compliant with adjustable spring sizing so opening force can be tuned down on an accessible interior door. Comparable barrier free options include the Cal-Royal 500S, a Grade 1 barrier free closer with adjustable back-check, the Cal-Royal N900PBF barrier free Grade 1 hydraulic closer, the Calibre CA4001 with adjustable spring tension for ADA, and the Calibre CA8001P, a Grade 1 size 1 ADA closer in a parallel arm configuration.
18) What finishes does the Norton Rixson 160 closer come in?
Two: 689 aluminum and 690 dark bronze. Both are available across the arm choices, hold open and non-hold-open alike. For a property manager matching a run of existing openings, 689 aluminum is the usual match for clear anodized aluminum storefront and 690 dark bronze for dark anodized frames.
19) What is the Norton 160 closer body made of?
Cast aluminum. It is the same material class as the Falcon SC61A light to medium duty closer and the Falcon SC81A medium duty closer, both cast aluminum bodies. Cast aluminum keeps weight down on the door leaf; where a job spec calls out cast iron specifically, the Sargent 281 is the cast iron option.
20) Is a Dormakaba 7414 a drop-in replacement for a Norton Rixson 160 Series closer?
They are close on sizing but not on duty rating. The Dormakaba 7414 is a Grade 1 medium duty closer in size 1-4, the same spring range the Norton Rixson 160 Series covers with its adjustable size 1-4 spring. The difference is body class: the 160 is rated light duty for low traffic openings, the 7414 medium duty. Mounting also needs checking against the existing prep, since the 160 arrives tri-packed for regular, top jamb, and parallel arm.
21) What surface closers are comparable to the Norton Rixson 160 Series for a fixed-size rather than adjustable spring?
The Norton Rixson 160 Series is offered both ways: an adjustable size 1-4 spring and a fixed size 4 spring version, both tri-packed for regular, top jamb, and parallel arm mounting. On the fixed or standard arm side, the Calibre CA5501 is a Grade 1 standard arm surface mount closer and the Calibre CA8001P is a Grade 1 parallel arm closer in a fixed size 1. The Accentra 1900 Series is a traditional surface mounted closer, and the Corbin Russwin DC3200 is a Grade 1 regular arm surface closer for 1-3/4 inch doors.
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