Over time the framing of your home settles.
Pella sliding door height adjustment.
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The sliding panel should glide across the tracks when you open the door without jamming.
Installed in each pella sliding door is a mechanism that moves the location of the lower track guide.
When adjusting the rollers you will need to adjust each side of the panel.
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If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction.
Adjusting the rollers on your pella sliding doors raises or lowers the door panel as necessary to get the door working smoothly.
Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends.
You can alter the height of these rollers by accessing the adjustment screws which are set into slots on the door s outer edges perpendicular with the rollers themselves.
How to adjust a pella sliding door latch.
Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier.
Locate the adjustment screws on the lower edges of the door.
How to fix a glass sliding patio door that dosnt roll close or lock properly.
The wheels on the glass sliding patio door have an adjustment screw at the bot.
Turning this screw raises or lowers the roller.
This adjustment screw will move the roller height up or down and thus your sliding glass door height will go up or down by as much as 1 4 inch or 1 2 cm.
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.
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Tinker around with the roller screws to see if the door glides better when it s at a lower or higher height.
Adjusting the door incorrectly could cause the lower guide to break or worse cause the door to jump the lower track.
Your pella sliding door has a built in latching mechanism that extends into the lock strike when you place the latch in the locked position.