Sliding Patio Door Wheel Adjustment

Regular vacuuming of the track will help keep the door sliding smoothly.
Sliding patio door wheel adjustment. The sliding screen door lowers which makes it possible for you to remove the sliding screen door. Open the door slightly and look at the reveal or. Adjust sliding glass door rollers this video is going to show you how to adjust your door s rollers to ensure smooth operation and maintain weather tightness. Open your pella sliding door halfway.
Your first step is to remove the screen door from its tracks photos 1 and 2. Most sliding glass doors contain two sets of rollers one on each side of the bottom of the door. Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends. Turning this screw raises or lowers the roller.
If your sliding patio door is hard to slide while opening and closing the rollers may need be to adjusted. How to adjust the rollers on pella sliding doors. If it s too low use a flat pry bar to raise the door while you turn the adjusting screw clockwise. There s an adjustment screw for each wheel near the corners of the door s frame.
Locate the first screw on the sliding screen door wheel assembly. Locate the adjustment screws on the lower edges of the door. Turn the screw. If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction.
Turning the screw clockwise will cause the sliding screen door to become higher as the wheels lower. Use the screwdriver to adjust this first screw. Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier. Pry the caps away with a putty knife to access the roller adjustment screw for each roller.
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. If the side with the adjusting screw is too high causing it to bind at the top turn the screw counterclockwise. Download instructions for more information.