PDQ 3100 BC PA Door Closer - Tri Pack

PDQ 3100 BC PA Door Closer - Regular or Parallel Arm Mounting

• Traditional door style door control for use in commercial door applications
• Fasteners are provided to facilitate installation on wood, hollow metal and aluminum doors and frames
• The closers are non-handed and tri-packed for maximum versatility to permit regular, top-jamb and parallel arm installations
• Hole Pattern: 9-1/8" x 3/4"
• The common 9-1/16” mounting hole pattern permits simple installation on new and retrofit applications. Retrofits Yale® 50, Norton® 1600
• Maximum 3-11/16” reveal for Top Jamb.

• Separate hydraulic backcheck standard
• Hydraulic controlled closing standard

• Tri-packed for regular, top jamb and parallel arm installations
• Includes sex nuts/bolts and screws for wood, metal doors frames
• Self drilling self tapping screws standard
• Cast Aluminum closer body
  
• Twenty-five (25) year Limited Warranty
• UL listed for labeled swinging fire doors rated up to and including 3 hours
• Certified to ANSI/BHMA A156.4 Grade 1
• 3101BF Complies with ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and ICC/ANSI 117.1 for Accessible and Usable Buildings

• TAA compliant. Country of origin: KR

Closer Mounting Positions:  

Regular Arm                                                                                                 

• Regular arm mount is a pull side application with double lever arm. The closer mounts on the door and the arm mounts to the frame. It provides the most efficient operation for a door control and is commonly used on in-swing doors from corridors or other interior doors. Regular arm mount is a poor choice for exterior out-swinging doors as it would put the closer on the exterior of the building. The arm assembly projects directly out from the frame. That may be a concern for vandalism or aesthetics. Regular arm application can be used with non-hold open or hold open arms.

Top Jamb                                                                                       

• Top jamb mount is a push side double lever arm application that offers the best alternative to regular arm mount. The closer mounts to the frame and the arm mounts to the door. This application is commonly used on exterior out-swinging doors. It is a poor application for in-swinging doors from a corridor as it places the closer arm in a visible application projecting into the corridor. The arm projects out similar to regular arm mount. Therefore, it can be a concern for vandalism or aesthetics. Top jamb application can be used with non-hold open or hold open arms.

Parallel Arm                                                                                     

• Parallel arm mount is a push side double lever arm application. The closer is installed on the push side of the door and the arm is mounted to a parallel arm adapter plate installed to the frame soffit. The arm is approximately parallel with the face of the door, eliminating the projection condition evident with regular arm and top jamb applications. Parallel arm is often preferred where aesthetics or vandalism are concerns. Parallel arm is less efficient than regular or top jamb mounts due to the geometry of the arm. Parallel arm application can be used with non-hold open or hold open arms.