When your door suddenly slams somewhere in your house, it always leaves that annoying feeling of needless shock. This could be especially infuriating for the weak of heart in your home and God willing, they might not suffer an untimely heart attack. With door closers, the door’s slamming is hampered and this would simply mean less slams! Door closers are commonly placed on fire doors which need to be closed in fire emergencies to help prevent the spread of fire and smoke. For this end, choosing a door closer can involve the consideration of a variety of criteria. But in addition to the closer’s performance in fire situations, other criteria may include resistance to opening forces (for use by disabled) as well as health, safety, durability and risk measures; as well as vandalism/ligature and aesthetics factor. Buying one that won’t suit your door way is as worse as having never bought one at all!