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Mozambique, Maputo
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709 Review
45 Karma

Review on Rok Hardware Overlay 04429A 15 Adjustment by Michael Mendoza

Revainrating 2 out of 5

The only 1/4 overlay around, but the soft close is mostly without function.

The closing springs on these hinges are too soft, allowing a cabinet door to close in a full 48 seconds with the default soft close setting. The soft setting gets too loose and just pops like normal. Apparently, the feature will still be completely disabled. Also, I'm concerned about the huge difference in spring tension and therefore closure time from loop to loop. That tells me there are some kinks that still need to be worked out in either the design or the manufacturing process. The door close time was between 20 and 48 seconds, which is much longer than the smooth close time of my standard big box hinge. I'm also a bit disappointed with the length of the included screw to connect the hinge to the cabinet frame. It's literally 1/2 the length of the ones in my big boxes. Sure it works, but in my crappy soft shell I need all the grip I can get to ensure a durable install. before installation I need. I've tested 12 out of 100 and all failed, I won't waste my time trying anything else.

Pros
  • Good product for the price
Cons
  • old