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Commercial door hinges and pivots
Full mortise ball bearing hinges, continuous geared hinges and pivot sets for heavy, offset-hung and center-hung doors.
Hinges and pivots for existing openings
A commercial door hinge carries the weight of the door, and the extra load a closer puts on it, through every swing, which is why commercial doors hang on ball bearing, continuous or pivot hinges.
Hinges and pivots for existing commercial doors, from ball bearing butt hinges to continuous geared hinges that carry the door along its full height.
Electrified hinges, which carry power into the door, are under electrified hardware.
How it is specified
- Size. On a 1-3/4 inch door, Hager specifies a 4-1/2 inch hinge up to 36 inches wide, 5 inch from 36 to 48 inches and 6 inch over 48 inches; doors 2 inches or thicker take 5 or 6 inch heavy weight hinges.
- Bearings. Hager says to use ball bearing hinges with a door closer.
- NRP. NRP means non-removable pin: the pin cannot be driven out from the unsecured side, which matters on any exterior outswing door.
- Continuous geared. A geared continuous hinge spreads load along the full height of the door and is the answer to a door that has already sagged, or to a high traffic opening.
- Pivots. A pivot set carries the door from the floor and the head of the frame instead of the jamb, on heavy, offset-hung or center-hung doors.
Types of door hinges for commercial doors
What usually fails
A squeal is a worn bearing and a warning. A door that catches the frame at the top corner, or will not latch without a shove, has usually dropped on its hinges, and the screws have often pulled in the frame too. That is the moment to consider a continuous geared hinge.
Photograph one hinge open, the top of the door against the frame, and the door edge, and measure the hinge leaf rather than guessing it.
Questions about hinges and pivots
Why do most parts here have no price?
Most of this category is configured and special order: the part number only exists once the options are set. Some parts we list show a price on their own page; everything else is quoted with the part number, grade, finish, price and lead time, within one business day.
What does NRP mean and do I need it?
Non-removable pin. It keeps the pin from being driven out, so the door cannot be lifted off from outside. You need it on any exterior outswing door, because the pins are on the unsecured side.
My door has dropped. Do I need a continuous hinge?
Often, yes. A geared continuous hinge spreads the load along the whole height of the door instead of three points, which is why it is the usual answer to a door that has sagged once already.
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