PROBLEM WITH SLIDING GLASS DOORS
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PROBLEM WITH SLIDING GLASS DOORS
Good Morning! I am having trouble with my main entrance aluminum sliding glass doors. The rollers on one door are grinding on the bottom slide rail and I can't seem to adjust them on my own. I have fiddled with it and it only seems to make it worse. Does anyone out there know of a shop or person who is experienced with adjusting this type of doors and can come to my home and remedy the situation? I thank you in advance for your recommendations!
Last edited by semperfiguy on November 21, 2020, 10:49 am, edited 1 time in total.
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I’m guessing you mean aluminium not UPVC as I don’t think they have rollers as such, more sliders.
I had all my bathroom & closet mirrors fitted by a glass company called Kanye on Prajak Sillapakom Road more or less opposite the Good Corner restaurant/Nutty Park.
Their main line of business seems to be aluminium doors & windows when I looked in the factory & showroom. They were quite amenable to working “outside the box” (my mirrors), perhaps they could help.
EDIT
Just realised you may be talking about wooden doors in which case sorry, can’t help
I had all my bathroom & closet mirrors fitted by a glass company called Kanye on Prajak Sillapakom Road more or less opposite the Good Corner restaurant/Nutty Park.
Their main line of business seems to be aluminium doors & windows when I looked in the factory & showroom. They were quite amenable to working “outside the box” (my mirrors), perhaps they could help.
EDIT
Just realised you may be talking about wooden doors in which case sorry, can’t help
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You need to screw the rollers lower
Sometimes easiest to take the door down and adjust with no weight on the rollers
Sometimes easiest to take the door down and adjust with no weight on the rollers
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Try and post a picture here of the bits of the rollers you can see. Chances are they are some type of plastic. That's what I have on the horrible dark bronze aluminum door and window frames on our house. My experience with these on our heavier sliding glass doors has been good whereas the ones on the lighter windows have degraded. That's because they see a lot of sunlight whereas the front doors are mostly shaded. Unlike the rollers in sliding mossie screens, the door and window rollers don't appear to be easily replaceable. They look like they're built into the box frame sections during assembly with no visible rivets to drill out.
I pull the windows out, clean the wheels and guides before spraying with a light silicon lubricant. Good for maybe 4 or 5 months before they squeak and grind again but using a paintbrush to clean the dust and grit out before another light spray sorts them out again.
I pull the windows out, clean the wheels and guides before spraying with a light silicon lubricant. Good for maybe 4 or 5 months before they squeak and grind again but using a paintbrush to clean the dust and grit out before another light spray sorts them out again.
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hi semper ,
every alu sliding door has 2 holes left ,right ,upper, lower ,
you need to use the bottom hole as shown on my picture look you locate the screw head which is about 5 cm inside , and turn in your case the screw clockwise to level up ,and repeat if needed on the other side ,(turning counter clock wise will lower the door more) , if you do not see any height change maybe the mechanism broke down or the top is set too low ?, for the top side turning clockwise will push the door down and counter clock gives more space to level up , normally you will only have to adjust at the base of the door ...as info
every alu sliding door has 2 holes left ,right ,upper, lower ,
you need to use the bottom hole as shown on my picture look you locate the screw head which is about 5 cm inside , and turn in your case the screw clockwise to level up ,and repeat if needed on the other side ,(turning counter clock wise will lower the door more) , if you do not see any height change maybe the mechanism broke down or the top is set too low ?, for the top side turning clockwise will push the door down and counter clock gives more space to level up , normally you will only have to adjust at the base of the door ...as info
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forget to mention , check also if the wheel is on the guiding rail , it didn't come of ?..
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I had the same problem 3 days ago, I was ready to go and buy some new wheels for the door...
And then at four in the morning I heard an almighty thump...
My 30 kilo dog had run into the door...Next morning the door was back to perfect...Sliding perfectly.
So if you guys want to borrow my dog for the night she is available..!!!!
And then at four in the morning I heard an almighty thump...
My 30 kilo dog had run into the door...Next morning the door was back to perfect...Sliding perfectly.
So if you guys want to borrow my dog for the night she is available..!!!!
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