Purchased the house a year ago and the glass shower door never fully closed by itself; there’s always about an 1/4-1/2 inch gap between the door and the stationary piece of glass. I’m not sure if it’s the springs in the hinges since they’re only 5 years old, or the door was just not hung properly. It’s level and I’ve removed the door strip seals to make sure they weren’t interfering. No help.
I’m not sure I’d be able to find compatible hinges. Any ideas?
The one solution I’ve seen online is to put spacers on the backside (exterior) part of the hinges but mine are single sided on the interior.

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Posted by calcotron

Member since Nov 2007

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Posted on 11/25/22 at 8:46 pm to HeyCap

My eyes aren't seeing it and I don't get it from the words. What isn't doing what? My only experience with frameless, they purposely had small gaps around the door. A little water might get out if you shower like a maniac or point the water at the gap, otherwise it's fine.

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Posted by notbilly

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Posted on 11/25/22 at 9:37 pm to HeyCap

I may be misunderstanding you...

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the glass shower door never fully closed by itself

I've never seen one that really does this. The hinge isn't spring loaded. It is made to stay open or stay closed (at a 90). But they usually aren't self closing.

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there’s always about an 1/4-1/2 inch gap between the door and the stationary piece of glass.

the standard gaps I've seen are 1/4" to 3/8", but gaps are normal.

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I’ve removed the door strip seals

I've never used these. A little water may escape during a shower, but as long as the water isn't spraying the door, that's normal.

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Posted by KTShoe

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Posted on 11/25/22 at 11:19 pm to HeyCap

Had a similar problem with the same type of hinges.
Problem 1 was the grip was slipping away from the hinge.
Problem 2 was the glass door was too heavy for the screws in the studs.
Problem 3 was there was no support at the bottom of the door.

When we remodeled, the contractor got a better hinge with a better grip, secured new screws and added a better, stronger seal strip at the bottom.

Your problem could be the the weight of the glass door compared to the hinges and their grip.

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Posted by ColdDuck

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Member since Sep 2006

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Posted on 11/26/22 at 10:29 am to KTShoe

I called the company that hung ours and they rehung it for like $100 bucks and replaced the rubber things. They were loosing grip. Worth it.

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Posted by HeyCap

Member since Nov 2014

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Posted on 11/26/22 at 11:16 am to calcotron

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My eyes aren't seeing it and I don't get it from the words. What isn't doing what?

It isn’t closing or staying shut. Even after pushing it closed it opens about an inch.

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notbilly

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I've never seen one that really does this. The hinge isn't spring loaded. It is made to stay open or stay closed (at a 90). But they usually aren't self closing.

Bad assumption on my part an out the springs. I’ve had doors like this in the past and once past a certain point they seemed to close by themselves. Maybe it’s the way they’re hung? ?????
Here’s a pic I took after I pushed the door closed and after it opened up.