Closet Door Jamb Switch Installation

How to install a prehung interior door with jamb switch.

Closet door jamb switch installation.

Find a store near me. This process will allow you to install a prehung door by yourself in under 15 minutes. Door jamb switches offer convenience because most closet lights are hard to reach or hard to find in the dark. Mounting the jamb switch will add a little bit of time to the install but automating closet lights is well worth it.

Shim the jamb plumb to make it level and straight. Slip shims under the side jamb until the head jamb is level. You can hold the jamb in place by lightly hammering in a few nails. Look for the gap between the door and jamb to be one eighth of an inch 32 cm on all sides.

Dark closets are scary places that spawn monsters and send unsuspecting children to other dimensions. On the hinge side start with the bottom and top of the jamb. The door needs to fit comfortably inside the jamb. I m using this to switch the leds in a closet and it works very well for that.

With this type of switch it will not be necessary to switch the closet light on or off manually. Hold the door against the jamb to check for clearance. For pricing and availability. It is usually 3 4 seconds before the lights come on.

Shim between the side jambs and the studs to fill in the spaces between them. 4 5625 in x 6 8 ft interior pine door jamb kit. Additionally a light switch inside a closet can be difficult to reach and the door jamb switch eliminates this problem. Skip to main content.

Find door jamb kits at lowe s today. Installing a door jamb light switch adds the functionality of putting a light in a closet and the convenience of not needing to turn the light on and off manually. The only drawback is that when the door is opened this switch activates more slowly than some other proximity type switches. The door jamb switch can be a very useful device that can be installed on the hinge side of a closet door.

Place the door inside the jamb. If you are not installing a jamb switch simply skip over step 2. Installation was easy enough. Add or remove shimming so the door fits.

The door frame should be slightly smaller than the opening it fits to allow for adjustments.