Wind “plays” with entrance door to daycare center

The door slamming open led to costly damage

Directly opposite the daycare center is an open field and wind can blow freely. Unfortunately, the entrance door was repeatedly damaged as a result. When opening it, the wind often tore it out of visitors’ hands and it slammed against the façade at full speed. This didn’t do anyone any good: the façade was damaged, the cover of the overhead door closer was bent, the door hinges were distorted and even the door frame was torn out of the wall. Fortunately, no glass was broken.

Daycare center management commissioned DICTATOR to install a back checks

The daycare center management reacted quickly and asked DICTATOR for a solution. It was not that easy:

• there was virtually no space above the door
• the fixing on the door could only be done at the top, as it was an aluminum door with glass
• there was an overhead door closer fitted on the outside

But DICTATOR also finds a solution in such cases. A special mounting plate was made for fixing to the inside header, to which the mounting flange for the back check could then be securely attached. The back check now runs directly underneath the door frame and could be screwed to the door in the frame area at a padded point. As a result, the clearance height of the door (2 m high, 1 m wide) is only minimally reduced. And the overhead door closer could be left as it was. It works perfectly together with the new back check.

The newly developed back check of the 10-29 series with increasing, progressive damping is ideal for doors that are frequently used

DICTATOR has developed a new series especially for doors that are used a lot. Its great advantage: thanks to an elaborate internal construction, the soft-closing effect only sets in bit by bit when the door is opened quickly, so it is initially low and then gradually increases. For the user of the door, this means that the door opens completely without damping up to at least 50°, even when thrown open. And the wind still doesn’t stand a chance.

The wind caused considerable damage to the entrance door to the daycare center. It repeatedly tore the door out of visitors’ hands and slammed it against the façade.

A back check can almost always be fitted even if the space available is not ideal. DICTATOR works out a solution proposal.

Even the sun is happy: the new back check of the 10-29 series makes it even easier to operate the frequently used door.

Overhead door closers and back check work together without any problems. The arms do not get in each other’s way.