My front storm door is mounted so that the hinges are on the east, meaning that the open part of the door is exposed to the breezes much of the time, and this winter, we've had some very windy days (40-70 mph).
The wind can damage the door if it flings it open too violently, and this of course scares and concerns me.
But when my main front door is shut, and the storm door has the windows (not screens) in, the door won't shut all the way until it clicks firmly closed and latched. The air resistance as it closes, especially the final couple inches into the doorframe, slows the door enough that it won't shut.
I don't have a problem in the summer - with the screens in, the door closes and latches, even with the main front door closed.
I don't have a problem in the winter when the door closes and the main front door is open (such as when I'm entering the house).
The only problem is in the common scenario where people are leaving the house through the front door. They pull the main door shut, then the storm door won't close to latching.
I've played with the resistance/closing speed settings in the storm door, and even when I can make it slam hard with the main front door open, it won't close to latching with the main front door closed.
So what am I supposed to do, without just leaving the screens in even during the winter, if I want the door to properly close in the winter?