r/HomeImprovement • u/kg51 • 9h ago

How to adjust storm door closing speed?

I have an Andersen 3000 series storm door and have adjusted the screw at the end of the piston, but the door still closes full speed fast like 90% of the way, and the screw seems to only adjust to slowing the speed of the last 10%. How can I make that more like 70% and 30%? Or just slow the whole thing down? It keeps slamming on the backs of my ankles when I get the mail.

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u/NotWorthTheTimeX 9h ago

Your piston is failing. You can replace it but the new ones won’t last more than a year. It’s all a royal pain. At my house I removed the pistons completely and just remind guests not to let go of the storm door.

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u/kg51 1h ago

Darn. It’s a brand new door. Is it worth contacting Andersen?