Closet Door Jamb Switch Installation

Add or remove shimming so the door fits.

Closet door jamb switch installation.

For pricing and availability. Door jamb switches offer convenience because most closet lights are hard to reach or hard to find in the dark. The only drawback is that when the door is opened this switch activates more slowly than some other proximity type switches. It is usually 3 4 seconds before the lights come on.

You can hold the jamb in place by lightly hammering in a few nails. With this type of switch it will not be necessary to switch the closet light on or off manually. Look for the gap between the door and jamb to be one eighth of an inch 32 cm on all sides. Shim between the side jambs and the studs to fill in the spaces between them.

Place the door inside the jamb. Find door jamb kits at lowe s today. Hold the door against the jamb to check for clearance. Shim the jamb plumb to make it level and straight.

Slip shims under the side jamb until the head jamb is level. Find a store near me. On the hinge side start with the bottom and top of the jamb. This process will allow you to install a prehung door by yourself in under 15 minutes.

The door jamb switch can be a very useful device that can be installed on the hinge side of a closet door. The door needs to fit comfortably inside the jamb. If you are not installing a jamb switch simply skip over step 2. Dark closets are scary places that spawn monsters and send unsuspecting children to other dimensions.

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. Additionally a light switch inside a closet can be difficult to reach and the door jamb switch eliminates this problem. Skip to main content. How to install a closet door jamb switch.

The switch is nicely concealed and it appears to be well made. Installation was easy enough. Mounting the jamb switch will add a little bit of time to the install but automating closet lights is well worth it. I m using this to switch the leds in a closet and it works very well for that.

Unless of course you have installed a door jam.