Stanley Security D-3550/D-4550 Track/Arm C-Stop Pull Side

All three standard mountings are covered: hinge (pull) side surface mount, top jamb on the push side, and parallel arm on the push side. The closer itself is catalogued for pull side mounting, which is the hinge-side application with the track/arm running back over the door. If your opening has a projecting frame or you need the closer out of the swing path on a corridor, use the parallel arm push side option instead.

It runs all-weather hydraulic fluid, so the closing speed holds steady instead of slowing to a crawl in the cold and racing in the heat. That is what you want on a building entrance, a stairwell to an unheated shaft, or any leaf exposed to outdoor temperature swings. It is a commercial-rated closer, not a residential unit.

Yes, the D-455 is ADA compliant, which is the deciding factor on any barrier-free opening where the opening force has to stay low enough for someone in a wheelchair to pull the door. If you are specifying for a school, clinic, or public-accommodation entrance, that is the box this closer ticks.

The Corbin Russwin DC5230 is the closest match, a Grade 1 surface closer with a slide track arm as standard and pull side mounting, listed for 1-3/4 inch doors. The Dorma 8916-JT is another jamb track closer, heavy duty Grade 1, mounted to the frame face on the pull side with an adjustable size 1 to 6 spring. Both give you the same low-profile track geometry rather than a projecting arm.

The Corbin Russwin DC5230 is the closest match in intent: it is a Grade 1 surface door closer with a slide track arm as standard and pull side mounting, in the DC5000 Series, and it is listed for 1-3/4 inch doors. The Stanley Security D-455 unit is likewise a surface mount closer set up for pull side mounting, with hinge (pull side) mount plus top jamb and parallel arm mount details, and uses all-weather fluid. If the opening already has a track cut into the pull side, the DC5230 lands in the same place with the same arm style.

The Dorma 8916-JT is a Grade 1 heavy duty surface closer with jamb track and frame face mounting on the pull side, adjustable size 1 through 6, in the 8900 Series with a flat non-hold open arm. It reaches the same pull side track territory the Stanley Security D-455 closer covers, but the 8916-JT arm is non-hold open rather than a hold open track arm, so an opening that has to stand open on its own needs a different arm choice.

The Cal-Royal 500S is a Grade 1 barrier free closer with adjustable back-check, and the Cal-Royal N900PBF in the 900 Door Closer Series is a barrier free Grade 1 hydraulic surface closer. The Calibre CA9901 is a Grade 1 tri-pack arm closer in size 2 through 5 described as ADA, and the Imperial USA TC4300 Series is a heavy duty size 1 through 6 ADA closer. The Stanley Security D-455 closer is also ADA compliant, so any of these can carry an accessible opening.

The Falcon SC91A is a light duty cast aluminum surface-mount closer carrying Grade 3, and the Cal-Royal 400 Series is a Grade 2 commercial hydraulic closer. Both are surface mounted closers that install in a similar spot, but they sit at a different ANSI grade than the Grade 1 units in this class, so on a specification that calls out Grade 1 they will not satisfy the drawing. The Arrow DCN500DP parallel drop plate is another item that shows up in closer searches and is a mounting plate for the DCN500 rather than a closer at all.

Several cover the full range: the Accentra 2701 Series architectural closer with tri-pack mounting and adjustable spring sizes 1 through 6, the BEST EHD9000 Series with adjustable spring sizes 1 through 6, the Arrow DCN325 Grade 1 surface closer with adjustable spring size 1 through 6, and the LCN 1450 with cast aluminum construction and spring sizes 1 through 6. A single adjustable model across a facility means one part number on the shelf and the size set at each opening.

A track arm carries a slider in a channel mounted on the door or frame, so it sits tight and low profile with nothing projecting into the opening, and the C-Stop version builds the stop into the track so the door cannot be thrown past its limit into a wall. A conventional swing arm projects out from the door and needs a separate overhead stop or a wall bumper to protect the leaf. On tight corridors, high-traffic pull-side entrances, and anywhere the arm would be grabbed or vandalized, the track is the better choice. Where you have plenty of clearance and want maximum power efficiency, a standard arm closer such as the Sargent 1431 Powerglide or the Falcon SC71A heavy duty is the alternative.

Not on its own. A pull-side track closer suits interior and entrance doors where you want the arm tucked out of reach and an integral stop, and the D-455 covers hinge, top jamb, and parallel arm mounting so it flexes across openings. But if you want a single part number that goes up whichever way the door swings, a tri-mount closer shipped with regular, parallel, and top jamb hardware in the carton is what property managers usually stock. The Norton Rixson 8501A and the Dexter DCH1000 are both Grade 1 tri-mount closers, and the Calibre CA9901 is a Grade 1 tri-pack arm size 2 to 5 ADA closer. Buy one model, mount it three ways, keep one shelf.

The BEST EHD9000 Series is an extra heavy-duty Grade 1 surface closer with adjustable spring sizes 1 through 6. The Sargent 1431 Powerglide is a Grade 1 heavy duty surface closer with adjustable spring power, and the Falcon SC71A is a Grade 1 heavy-duty surface-mount closer in the SC70A Series. All three are heavy duty commercial units in the same surface mount family as the Stanley Security D-455 closer, which is rated for commercial use and uses all-weather fluid for exterior temperature swings.

Two arm-style hold open closers cover that. The Accentra 51 Series is an industrial door closer with a tri-packed hold open arm and adjustable size 1 through 6. The Orca Hardware BHDC1958HO/PA is a hold open closer with a parallel bracket and a tri-packed hold open arm, listed for 1-3/4 inch doors. Both hold the door open at the arm rather than through a slide track, which changes the header layout compared with the track-and-arm setup on the Stanley Security D-455 closer.

Yes. The Dexter DCH1000 Series is a Grade 1 surface closer with tri mount, meaning regular, parallel or top jamb mounted, and a full cover. The Norton Rixson 8501A is a Grade 1 tri-mount surface closer with an adjustable size 1 through 6 spring, medium duty, in the 8000 Series. Either one covers a plain interior opening with a conventional arm, where the Stanley Security D-455 closer is set up as a track and arm C-stop assembly for pull side work.

Delayed action slows the closing cycle so a slow-moving user or a cart can clear the opening, then the door still shuts. The Orca Hardware BHDC1958DA/PA and BHDC2011DA/PA are delayed action closers with a regular arm and parallel bracket, both with tri-packed non-hold open arms for 1-3/4 inch doors, so the door always returns to closed. A hold open closer such as the Orca BHDC1958HO/PA keeps the door standing open until it is pushed shut. On a fire rated opening that must self-close, the non-hold open arm is the one to specify.

The BEST SL6000 Series is a Grade 1 light duty surface closer with adjustable spring sizes, the Norton Rixson 160 Series is a Grade 1 light duty light commercial closer with an adjustable spring, and the LCN 1250 Series is a light duty closer in sizes 1 through 5 with all-weather fluid and ADA compliance. Each is a lighter unit than the heavy duty closers on main entrances while still surface mounting at the head of the door.

The Norton Rixson 1600 Series aluminum storefront door closer uses tri-style mounting and is a Grade 1 heavy duty unit in the 1600BC Series, built for storefront work. The Norton Rixson 1601P is a Grade 1 medium duty tri-mount closer with a 180 degree swing if the opening needs the wider swing. Both differ from a pull side track and arm assembly in how the arm lands on the door face.

Both are Grade 1 surface door closers supplied less cover with a regular and parallel arm tri-pack, and both are light duty. The difference is spring range: the DCN314 adjusts across size 1 through 4 and the DCN325 across size 1 through 6. The wider range on the DCN325 suits heavier or wider leaves, while the DCN314 covers the lighter openings.

The Sargent 281 Powerglide is a heavy-duty Grade 1 cast iron surface door closer in the 281 Series, and the LCN 1261 is a surface-mounted closer with cast iron construction and adjustable spring sizes 1 through 5 in the 1260 Series, rated light to medium duty. Cast iron bodies are the usual answer where a closer takes physical abuse rather than just traffic.

The Sargent 1131 is a Grade 1 adjustable surface closer for medium-traffic commercial applications, the Sargent 1331 is a Grade 1 medium duty closer with a universal aluminum body, the BEST HD7000 Series is a Grade 1 medium duty closer with adjustable spring power and backcheck control, and the Falcon SC81A is a Grade 1 medium duty cast aluminum surface-mount closer in the SC80A Series. All four sit between the light duty office units and the heavy duty entrance units.

Aluminum painted, finish code 689, which is the standard commercial closer finish and matches the aluminum storefront and hollow metal frames it usually goes on. It is the only finish this closer is built in, so if the project schedule calls for dark bronze or a plated finish you are choosing a different closer, not a different option code.

A surface mounted closer bolts to the face of the door and the frame, so it does not need any prep in the header and it will go onto an opening that never had a closer or one where a concealed unit has failed. That is the usual reason a property manager switches to surface: no frame to open up, no header to re-machine. What you do need is enough flat top rail and the right mounting bracket for your reveal.

Both are Grade 1 surface door closers with a double lever regular arm and pull side mounting, listed for 1-3/4 inch doors, and both fit the same pull side position as the Stanley Security D-455 closer. They come from separate families: the DC6200 sits in the DC6000 Series and the DC8200 in the DC8000 Series, which matters when a spec or an existing building standard calls out one family by number.

The Dexter DCH1000 Series is a Grade 1 tri mount surface closer supplied with a full cover, and the Design Hardware 316 Series is a medium to heavy duty closer supplied with a cover and a tri-packed non-hold open arm. The DORMA 7303 Series is offered in a painted finish as a Grade 1 medium duty surface-mounted closer. The Stanley Security D-455 unit comes in 689 aluminum painted, so a painted cover keeps the head of the door consistent.