How Do You Install A Safety Chain On A Storm Door?
• Open the storm door to 90 degrees. On the top of the entry door frame in the middle of the door opening, make a mark 19″ from the hinge side of the door. This is were the spring side of the chain stop is going to mark. Hold the bracket of the spring side of the chain door stop up to this mark, rotate the bracket 45 degrees towards the storm door, and predrill the 2 holes. Secure the bracket to the jamb with the 2 longest screws that came in the kit. Let the chain hang down in the opening. • Take the loose bracket in the kit and stick it in the last link on the chain that is hanging down in the door opening. The “T” part of the bracket should go into the link. Now extend that chain horizontally to the ground and at a 45 degree angle to the storm door. Mount that bracket near the top of the storm door. Usually it is at the tip of or just above the door closer piston that is mounted at the top of the storm door. • Close the storm door to check the clearance. If the chain does not get in
