Introduction
People often ask, “How can I make my aluminium patio door roll better?” and “Why is my aluminium door not closing properly”?
As a professional expert at Aluminium door repairs in Stoke On Trent, I would like to give you a few little tips on what to look for and what you can do to make your patio door slide better. So let’s get started.
Visually inspect your aluminium patio door slide
So the first thing you want to do is actually give a visual inspection of your track. Now, if you see any dirt and debris, grass, fur, hair, whatever, rock, sand. It’s most likely that these issues caused your aluminium door not to close properly.
What do you need to do…?
Vacuum clean!
You need to grab your vacuum cleaner and vacuum out that whole track. So open your doors, close your doors, go through the whole length of it, and make sure you give it a good vacuum.
Finished vacuuming?
Start Spraying…
Once you’ve finished vacuuming, we always suggest grabbing some household cleaner and spraying that track system. Grab a nice clean cloth and give it a good wipe down. You’ll also remove any dust particles and boot or footprints. So always keep that track nice and clean to make your aluminium door close properly.
Now…
Inspect your door rollers, please
The next thing you want to do is give a visual inspection of your rollers. Now, your rollers are actually just on the bottom of the vents, obviously. So right there where you see the brass screws, there’s actually a double axle roller. And those wheels have to sit on that stainless steel track. In some cases, when the vent was installed, whether during aluminium door repairs in Stoke On Trent, installation or delivery or whatever, these wheels could have jumped off the track.
Then,
How to ensure the roller wheels are on track?
You want to make sure they’re on the track. You could actually still roll the sliders if they are off the track, but they will definitely bind and not work properly. So, visual inspection, give it a quick lift, and make sure it’s on the track. And that’s one of the most important things to maintain aluminium doors.
There’s also an adjustment screw, which is the bottom screw. If you get a screwdriver, it’ll actually lower the wheel if you’re actually high-centred on the track. As you will see lowering the wheel will raise the vent, and it won’t highly centre then. Then you want to bring it back up if it’s too high, just bring it counterclockwise back to normal. This is an instant way of fixing your sagging door-closing problem.
So the one thing you want to do though is make sure you equalise both tandem rollers on both sides of the vent because you do not want your aluminium patio door rolling kind of crooked down the track. You want to make sure it’s nice and square, going evenly.
So yeah…
Visual inspection
Make sure the wheels are on the track, give it a nice wipe-down, and check that they are nice and equal. If you’ve got a problem with your strike not matching properly, that’s just another little tip from aluminium door repairs in Stoke On Trent.
What if the strike plates do not match correctly?
There’s actually an adjustment screw at the very top. All you need is a flathead screwdriver. You can turn it in clockwise. What that’ll do is it’ll actually engage your strike plate to come out further. So if it’s not coming out far enough, what you want to do is just turn that until it comes out, and you can adjust it.
Bonus tip — Striking plates are adjustable
Another key feature about these strike plates is they’re actually adjustable, as you will see. The screws go in; you can put your three-inch juicer there once it’s in the right location. But these are actually adjustable, so if you put a fastener, you can back them off, and you can adjust to the right point and just put your three-inch screws in there.
Slide like a hot knife that smoothly glides through butter
So yeah, those are some tips about how to make your aluminium patio doors slide better.
My FINAL TIP, which is actually my favourite, is to give your track a nice spray on the bottom. That’ll wax up that roller, wax up that steel track, and it’ll glide so nice, like a hot knife through butter.
If it’s still a little sticky or if it’s a heavier patio vent, you can also spray the top pocket of the door, and it’ll slide even better.
That’s all!
Those are some tips on how to improve the roll of your patio door. We’d love to hear from you and hear your comments. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call or contact us at www.krowlfiredoors.co.uk. Whether you’re searching for aluminium sliding door repairs near me, we will assist you to our best.
