Sliding Door Latch Adjustment
Luckily this is an easy fix and all that you need is a screwdriver small chisel hammer and a pencil or marker.
Sliding door latch adjustment. If a patio door is difficult to operate won t lock properly or is loose or drafty make adjustments to the roller latch or strike to fix the issue. I used a steak knife to pry the plugs loose. Beginning to make sure the door will latch properly. The problem of a door not latching is commonly caused by a misaligned strike plate so the first thing you have to do is to check the strike plate first for alignment.
Rotate the lever on the inside of your door to the locked position. Download instructions for more information. How to adjust a pella sliding door latch. There are holes on your sliding glass door that conceal the adjusting screws to these rollers.
On my door the holes had plastic plugs in them. Open your pella sliding door to access the latch mechanism along the edge of the door. Find the adjustment screw above the exposed.