Pella Wood Sliding Door Adjustment

Lower the rollers by turning the screws in the bottom corners of the door counterclockwise to provide clearances then lift the door and angle the bottom away from the frame to remove it.

Pella wood sliding door adjustment.

Ogee interior and exterior. If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction. Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends. As the framing inside the door opening settles the tracks raise or lower with the floor.

Available in three wood types. Available with 1 2 3 or 4 panels. The sliding panel should glide across the tracks when you open the door without jamming. If the movement of your locked sliding door appears excessive or you have difficulty placing the.

Adjusting the door incorrectly could cause the lower guide to break or worse cause the door to jump the lower track. Performance grade up to pg75. Making the adjustments correctly will realign the door to reduce these problems. Pine mahogany and douglas fir.

Sliding patio doors don t swing open so they require less space to operate. Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier. Discover pella s energy efficient replacement windows and doors. Installed in each pella sliding door is a mechanism that moves the location of the lower track guide.

Operable door panels are on the exterior for added resistance to water infiltration and air. Video of the day. Operable sizes up to 10 x 10 for 2 panel doors and 20 x 10 for 4 panel doors. With both traditional and contemporary styles they complement any home.

When locking the sliding door the latch should catch the lock strike in the jamb without effort. Adjusting the rollers on your pella sliding door may be necessary to keep the door operating smoothly.