Pella Wood Sliding Door Adjustment

When locking the sliding door the latch should catch the lock strike in the jamb without effort.
Pella wood sliding door adjustment. With both traditional and contemporary styles they complement any home. 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. Ogee interior and exterior. Making the adjustments correctly will realign the door to reduce these problems.
Operable sizes up to 10 x 10 for 2 panel doors and 20 x 10 for 4 panel doors. Sliding patio doors don t swing open so they require less space to operate. Performance grade up to pg75. Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends.
Adjusting the rollers on your pella sliding door may be necessary to keep the door operating smoothly. Installed in each pella sliding door is a mechanism that moves the location of the lower track guide. Over time the framing of your home settles. Turning this screw raises or lowers the roller.
The sliding panel should glide across the tracks when you open the door without jamming. Video of the day. Operable door panels are on the exterior for added resistance to water infiltration and air. Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier.
If the movement of your locked sliding door appears excessive or you have difficulty placing the. If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction. Pine mahogany and douglas fir. Available in three wood types.
Available with 1 2 3 or 4 panels. As the framing inside the door opening settles the tracks raise or lower with the floor.