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Digit

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9. Venting is fine

Reply to Thor_MN (Reply #8)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 04:57 PM

Mar 2015

Just be careful with the interior door. If the pressure that is normally built up is released
As you said, with the interior door closed, air is trapped between the doors as the storm closes. If instead the interior door is OPEN when the storm closes, there is no cushion and no place for air to be trapped. The storm door would close much, much faster, basically causing it to SLAM shut, especially if an adjustment had been made.

The storm doors on my own house don't have this issue and for the life of me I can't figure out why. If it was just changing out the closer, I would do that. It is very frustrating.

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How to make a storm door latch! [View all] Digit Mar 2015 OP

Wat you might do is call the manufacturer Larson/Tradewinds Wash. state Desk Jet Mar 2015 #1

Larson could not resolve it Digit Mar 2015 #2

I'm confused dolphinsandtuna Mar 2015 #3

Wind chain Digit Mar 2015 #4

thanks, now I understand it. dolphinsandtuna Mar 2015 #5

One could "vent" the gap between interior and exterior doors Thor_MN Mar 2015 #6

Then as you said, the pressure is released Digit Mar 2015 #7

No... Thor_MN Mar 2015 #8

Venting is fine Digit Mar 2015 #9

Again, no. Why would one set the door to close with the air resistance when one has removed it? Thor_MN Mar 2015 #10