Touch 'n Hold Smooth Dual Door Closer System (Cranberry) – Heavy-Duty - Touch-Button Hold Open Feature & Smooth Closing Motion - Storm & Security Door (Medium/Heavy Weight). New Door/Replace Old Unit

Our daughter stopped using our front door because the storm door kept hitting her in the back on the way out. Got this dual cylinder system for the storm door to replace old standard dual cylinder from another brand and had it professionally installed. This is so, so much better. Even though the price difference isn't all that much as compared with other closers, this set is everything the others are not. It works so smoothly, no hitting people when they leave yet is easily powerful enough to solidly close the door without excessive speed, force or slamming. I engaged the professional because I wanted to make sure there wasn't something simple I had missed with the first system which would have made the regular system perform much better, i.e. close securely yet not so fast as to hit people. The professional (who really is) despite numerous adjustments on the old system could never get it to work the way I thought it should--to simply close the storm door slowly enough to avoid hitting people and at the same time, be powerful enough to close and latch the door 100% of the time. With the other brand of standard cylinders, they were either too fast and slammed or too slow and not strong enough to actually latch the storm door securely every time (which is necessary when you have grandchildren and pets) whereas this set could be adjusted to close perfectly--slow enough to avoid hitting people but also firmly enough to securely latch the door every time. But that is less than half the reason to get this system. The real advantage comes in the the push button engagement for the cylinder lock "stay open" feature. The difference is simple but significant and this system is simply way easier and less complicated to use. Instead of having to stoop down and bend your back to reach your hand down to engage a fiddly ring (likely to have dirt on it after a period of use) and then slide it out to where you want, you simply step on a button on top of the bottom cylinder (or push the button with your hand) and it's locked. To unlock, you simply open the storm door a bit wider and that automatically disengages it and again there is no awkward stooping down to slide the ring past the fiddly "collars" at the end. This may seem trivial at first but if you have to do this often, it begins to make much more of a difference over time. For people who need to lock open a door frequently (as we do because we have a bunch of pets and Chewy delivers probably 3 x's a week), I myself am surprised at how much difference the extra convenience really makes. My wife thought it was a luxury frivolity but having used it now for a while I disagree. It's simply making something the way it should have been made from the start by everyone. Rarely does one product perform so much better than everyone else's and at the same time also save so much extra unnecessary work, time and frustration. This is a situation where this product stands above any other I've had and I totally recommend it. I wish I had installed it years ago. It's a night and day difference. Also, don't be tempted to save a few bucks and buy a single cylinder system, even this brand's. The reason is not power, but simply imbalance of stresses and forces. A dual system at the top and bottom balances the forces and simply works way better, especially over time and at times of stress like high winds. Single cylinders put all the stress on the top and bottom and can warp the door or cause uneven wear to the hinges and just aren't going to ever work as well, especially over the long haul. Also, I can't overstate the added convenience of having to simply push or step on a button on the top of the bottom cylinder to engage the stop function as opposed to having to stoop down every single time you need to lock the door open to fiddle with those rings and then to release them having to stoop again to slide them all the way back in as opposed to avoiding any stooping and just opening the door a little wider and having it automatically release. If more people realized how much better this system is than the standard ones, these would be flying off the shelves. One of my favorite products and I generally only review things I love or hate. I love this one. I honestly didn't think it would make that much difference but it does--I no longer get stressed whenever the pet food supplies arrive because I know I can just step on a button instead of all the stooping and fiddling. For people with bad backs or just generally older people, this is really a convenience and pain reducer. If anyone has an older parent dealing with pets or anyone needing to lock open their door frequently but also needing it to be 100% reliable in securely closing and latching the door, this would make a great gift. One of my favorite purchase on Amazon so far. Also, unless you are really handy, if you have the money hire a professional. You'll save a lot of time and stress.

I have lived in my home for almost 10 years, and the storm door would close at the bottom, but leave a bit of a gap at the top. I had a handyman look at it, and he said the frame was out of whack and it would be expensive to fix. Fast forward... the wind caught the door and broke the top cylinder. I ordered this set, not only was it very easy to replace the existing cylinders, but WOW, because of the spacers to determine the correct position, the door now closes perfectly! Obviously whoever installed the door didn't use spacers, and the handyman wasn't such a great handyman after all!

I purchased two of these to replace two worn out, broken ones. They work almost as well. The one on my back door has especially been useful with keeping my storm door from literally flying off the hinges!

It is windy by our house and we’ve been through a bunch of these on our Anderson storm door I usually replace with the more expensive Anderson brand but these are half the price and 10 times better would definitely recommend

Used existing actuator mounts. ( made sure they were correctly mounted) installed both upper and lower actuators. Adjusted slightly and no more getting your ankles cut up by the door slamming.

Dual door closures. Easy to install. Works great. I needed it to be color specific and it match my door.

This is an awesome product! Ones you adjust the setting. It worked so well I had to replace the one on the back door.

Amazon was the only place I was able to final these replacements. Somehow the top one in my storm door broke. You get two in package and one is for top and one is for bottom. My only problem has been trying to get the top one on. There’s not much clearance at the top and being disabled makes it hard to do. I know how; however, I don’t have the hand strength or agility (osteoporosis, swelling and stiffness) with my hands. I’m stage 3 Breast Cancer survivor but my scarring from the mastectomy prevents holding my arm up to do it and I have asked for help but seems my sons are too busy with their families to help. I’ve not given up though! It took a while to find them so I’m patiently waiting (and trying) until it goes into position and doesn’t cause me more pain fixing it.