Yale door closers are mainly used in commercial and public buildings but may also be used around the home where circumstances make their use desirable they have a variety of uses and applications one of the main ones being to keep a door closed to limit the spread of fire and draught throughout a building there are many different types of door closer available ranging from the simplest gate spring up to the more industrial floor springs this yale yalp2002 size 3 is a surface mounted door closer