The wheels on the glass sliding patio door have an adjustment screw at the bot.
Pella sliding door height adjustment.
Most sliding glass doors contain two sets of rollers one on each side of the bottom of the door.
The sliding panel should glide across the tracks when you open the door without jamming.
Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends.
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.
Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier.
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Adjusting the door incorrectly could cause the lower guide to break or worse cause the door to jump the lower track.
Making the adjustments correctly will realign the door to reduce these problems.
Turning this screw raises or lowers the roller.
Tinker around with the roller screws to see if the door glides better when it s at a lower or higher height.
Over time the framing of your home settles.
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As the framing inside the door opening settles the tracks raise or lower with the floor.
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Locate the adjustment screws on the lower edges of the door.
Adjusting the rollers on your pella sliding doors raises or lowers the door panel as necessary to get the door working smoothly.
When adjusting the rollers you will need to adjust each side of the panel.
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.
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.
