It is advisable to use three hinges on each door.
How to install swinging door floor hinge.
The door shown above and below separates the kitchen from the formal dining room.
Measure a distance of 1 2 inch from the hinge side of the door face.
This old fashioned double acting floor hinge allows your door to swing up to 116 degrees in each direction and stop open at 88 and 116 degrees.
How to install a swinging door.
Even if the hinges you are installing are non adjustable tension you should reverse the hinges on one door for proper operation.
A butler hinge is also called a swinging door hinge and a double acting floor hinge it is a floor mounted hinge with spring tension that allows a door to swing in or out of a room and return to the closed position when let go.
The spring tension is easily adjusted to regulate the closing speed.
This refers to whether the adjustment point faces the ceiling or the floor.
Installing double acting spring hinges on double doors.
Next install the floor hinge.
Draw a line up from the bottom of the door on the hinge side at the 1 2 inch measurement.
There is an exclusive alignment screw to center the door and a tension screw for weight.
Double action hinges can be installed with the tension up or down.
The center hinge should be installed as close as possible to the top hinge for maximum support.
The floor hinge swings both ways with a hold open feature at 88 and 116 degrees.