Adjustment of a balcony door of a double-glazed window. How to adjust the double glazing of a balcony door? Varieties of door structures produced in the Russian Federation

Evgeny Sedov

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Installation of PVC structures with double-glazed windows makes housing more comfortable and warmer. However, often happy owners of balcony groups are faced with the need to regulate them. If there are problems with the mechanism, you can fix them yourself by following the instructions.

When you need to adjust the balcony door

As the PVC structure is used, the following problems may arise, indicating the need for its adjustment:

• cracks in glass;
• opening is difficult, requires excessive effort;
• the canvas touches the box when closing;
• the plastic balcony door creaks;
• the system is not held in the closed position if it is not locked;
• noticeable penetration of cold air from the street with a snug fit of the door to the frame.

Problems may not be as obvious. How to check:

1. To determine exactly if adjustment is needed, take plain paper and place it on the frame.
2. Then close the canvas, pull the sheet towards you.
3. Do this around the entire perimeter, track what efforts are being made to pull out the paper.
4. If in some place the sheet is pulled out easily, the canvas does not close tightly, it needs to be adjusted.

What to do if the balcony door does not close

The design intended for the balcony is less stable compared to the entrance group and windows, it easily sags under the weight of the canvas. You should not wait until the mechanism completely ceases to fulfill its function, it finally fails. If a problem occurs, configuration is required. How to adjust a plastic balcony door? You can use the help of a wizard for free if the warranty period is still running. Another option is self-configuration, in which savings on the cost of repairs are obvious.

How to adjust plastic balcony doors

Adjusting the operation of a PVC structure requires the availability of tools and tools. Self-configuration allows you to inexpensively solve problems in the operation of the sash. Before adjusting the plastic balcony door, prepare:

• a set of L-shaped hex keys (in most cases, a size of 4 mm is required);
• plastic pads:
• pliers;
• Phillips and wide-bladed screwdrivers.

How to adjust plastic doors on the balcony? First of all, it is necessary to establish the reasons leading to the violation of functions. To do this, you can open the sash wide open and carefully inspect the seal. Traces of compression on the cord indicate the nature of the displacement. An additional sign of deformation is a malfunctioning handle that turns with great effort or has limited travel.

Adjustment of the plastic balcony door when sagging

The significant weight of the double-glazed window and the frame leads to deformation of their position. How to raise the canvas if it sagged? Your actions:

1. Open the sagging canvas wide open.
2. Loosen the screw securing the decorative trim.
3. Close the sash.
4. Remove caps.
5. Adjust the long horizontal screws in the hinges. Raising the bottom corner near the handle requires adjustment at the top and in the middle. If you need adjustment over the entire height, tighten the three loops.

How to pull up the handle

Often the profile elements are "loose". If the case is not damaged, you need to tighten the fasteners. How to fix a door with a broken handle? Your troubleshooting steps:

1. Open the sash.
2. Disassemble the element base by rotating the trim 90 degrees.
3. Carefully tighten the exposed screws with a screwdriver, being careful not to damage the case.
4. Replace the cap.

How to fix grazing in the middle of the frame

If the sash catches the frame in the center, you need to move it towards the hinges. This is mostly enough to solve the problem. If these actions are not effective, the fittings must be replaced. How to adjust the plastic balcony door yourself and save on the repair cost? Your actions:

1. Turn the screw on the side with the adjusting key to bring the blade to the bottom loop. The sash should then retract.
2. Repeat the same at the top.

PVC balcony doors have become so commonplace in life that many people take them for granted. Therefore, the appearance of problems in their operation is a complete surprise for the owners. Many in a panic are urgently looking for phones of repairmen. Experience shows that in such situations there is no need to rush. It is not difficult to identify the problem yourself and fix it, because adjusting the plastic balcony doors with your own hands is not such a difficult matter.

For those who contact this type of repair for the first time, we will give detailed instructions on how to adjust the plastic door on the balcony yourself.

When to adjust the door

In the world, only accidents and catastrophes happen instantly. All other problems mature gradually. This thesis fully applies to the balcony door. As it is used, its geometry and clamping force gradually change, which over time, if appropriate measures are not taken, can lead to the replacement of fittings, completely or its individual elements. Diagnosing and fixing problems at an early stage is quite simple.

1.The clamping force can be checked in several ways:

• bring a burning match or candle to a closed door. If the flame began to play, then drafts are walking between the box and the door;
• put paper in the gap between the box and the door leaf. If it easily pulls out from under a closed door, appropriate adjustments must be made. Each side should be checked.

It is considered ideal if the paper sheet is pulled with the same force from all sides of the sash - the geometry is not broken, and the clamping force, if necessary, can be easily adjusted.

2. The most difficult case is when the geometry begins to change at the door. There are also several ways of early diagnosis:

• open the door to 45 o and leave for a short time. If it spontaneously, without the help of the wind, completely opened or closed, the door sagged due to the weakening of the upper hinge;
• go out to the balcony. Close the door. Along the inner perimeter of the door frame, using its edge as a ruler, draw on the door a diagram of its fit to the frame profile. The lines should be parallel to the edges of the door, and the width of all drawn stripes should be the same. Any deviations require a new adjustment of the door hardware.

Attention: different widths of strips vertically, for example, from the side of the handle 5-6 mm, and loops 3-4 mm, rather indicate a factory defect than the need to carry out adjustment work.

• carefully inspect the seals. If the geometry is broken, some of them will be deformed (crumpled) in a different way.

If time is lost For a successful repair, it is necessary to determine the cause of the malfunction.:

• the lower part of the door began to cling to the sill of the door frame. The reason is always the large weight of the door. Door fittings are designed for weight up to 120-135 kg. The door together with a single-chamber double-glazed window weighs 35-40 kg. With an increase in the number of chambers, glass thickness or glazing area, the weight of the door approaches 60 kg, which is critical for hinges of any manufacturer. The metal of the canopies during the operation of the door corny gets tired, as a result of which the sash sags;

• the door leaf clings to the door frame in the middle. Two reasons are possible here: the door profile has been deformed outward or it is shifted to the side under the influence of high temperature (the door leaf expands, and the hinges push it onto the box from the front side);
• door doesn't close well- in the pressed position, the handle does not lead the trunnions into the reciprocal bar (in the language of specialists - the answer). There are also two reasons here: the door has settled, as a result of which the eccentrics (hooks) of the striker plate do not reach the grooves of the answer; the profile of the door leaf was deformed inward, pulling the hooks behind it - they stopped reaching the answer, or the box bent outward with the same result;
• the door leaf does not fit snugly against the frame. In order not to blow, it is necessary to adjust the trunnions and the otvetka;
• handle jammed– the door was opened too quickly;
• the handle is loose or broken. This occurs during intensive use of the door leaf;
• cracked glass in double glazing– there was a distortion of a profile of a door leaf;
• cracked plastic door frame or door leaf- the reason is in the shrinkage of the house, and not in the door.

Balcony door adjustment

Regardless of the reasons for which there were problems at the doors to the balcony, to adjust them you will need:

• furniture keys No. 4 and 5;

• slotted and Phillips screwdriver;
• construction square;
• pliers;
• plastic pads.

Tools available. Now let's look at how to adjust the plastic balcony door in each case.

Pens

It is not possible to adjust the balcony door with the handle. It only removes the trunnions of the striker from the grooves of the answer (opens the door) or fixes them there (closes). Intensive use often makes this process difficult: the handle does not work well. Problems can be easily fixed by doing the repair yourself. The main thing is to figure out what happened. Pen:

• loosened;
• broke down;
• jammed;
• turns hard.

Loosened. Weak landing of the handle on the door (staggering in the hands) speaks of the untwisted hardware holding it. The problem is eliminated very simply: the bar covering the mounting plate must be slightly pushed towards itself, and then rotated 90 o (see photo). Use a screwdriver or Phillips screwdriver to tighten the screws until they stop. Put the plank back in place.

The handle broke. The technology process is similar to the previous type of repair:

1. the bar is pulled back and turned to the side;
2. self-tapping screws are completely unscrewed;
3. the broken handle is removed;
4. a new handle is put in the same position as the old one (depending on whether the door is open or closed);
5. the mounting plate is attached;
6. the pad returns to its place.

Jammed. Due to the careless, or rather, hasty opening of the doors, the locking mechanism does not always have time to work, after which the handle cannot be turned - it wedges. This situation is not uncommon, but it is possible only at doors that open in 2 planes.

The lock protects the locking mechanism from further manipulations with the open door handle - if you turn the handle in the open sash to the “ventilation” position, you can disable all the fittings.

The locking mechanism is mounted on the end of the door immediately below the handle mechanism (a number of manufacturers produce fittings with a lock at the bottom of the door leaf). At the same time, it can have a different look and method of removing the blockade from the handle, which is clearly seen in the above photo.

For accessories "Maco" you need to press the latch and move it to the "vertically down" position, and then change the position of the handle. For other manufacturers of fittings, it is enough to press the tongue of the lock that holds the handle to the end of the door and also turn the door handle.

Difficult to turn. The problem of a hard-to-turn handle arises in one case - for a long time, preventive work was not carried out to care for the fittings. Due to the accumulated dirt, the striker plates move with difficulty. Repair is simple - just clean the fittings, and then lubricate all metal parts. The process of lubricating fittings can be seen in the work: "" - it is the same as that of the eurowindow.

Important: if the handle turns hard with the sash tightly pressed against the door frame, the problem is in the trunnions and otvetka. The repair is simple - either switch the trunnions to summer mode, or put thin, no thicker than 1 mm gaskets under the strikers.

Clamp

The simplest type of adjustment is to set the door pressing force against the frame. During the installation of the door, installers install a standard (medium) version of the fit of the sealing rubber bands to each other. Over time, they wear out and the balance is disturbed. You can adjust the pressure of the balcony door in 2 ways: turn the trunnions of the striker plate or adjust the striker plate (the euro window does not have this option).

Pin (eccentric) can be found on the ends of the door:

• two or three on the front side;
• one or two on the back;
• 1 - top and bottom (if a tilt mechanism is installed).

From different manufacturers, it has a different look, which can be clearly seen in the photo:

• locking eccentric, regulates the pressing force - the first in the photo;
• anti-burglary locking eccentric with adjustable clamping force - medium;
• locking anti-burglary eccentric (adjusts the height of the hook and the clamping force) - the third.

The pin can be in 3 positions:

• neutral or standard, with medium downforce;
• summer - pressing is weak;
• winter - pressing as strong as possible.

You can determine the clamping force by the mark on the eccentric or its position. At the oval, the vertical position means weak pressure (transferred to summer), at an angle - standard, horizontal - strong (winter period). The round eccentric has a risk. If it is turned to the street - the summer version of the pressure, to the apartment - the winter one, up - the middle one.

You can change the position of the trunnion with a hexagon (furniture key) or pliers. Sometimes, to adjust the eccentric, you need to pull it towards you. Pliers (wrench) will be required for Maso products, where the eccentrics are oval.

Mechanisms of accessories "Roto" are regulated by a furniture key. Some models of balcony door fittings have the ability to adjust the pressure through the striker. To do this, she has an adjusting screw for a hex key (see photo, option "A"). Turning in the direction of the clock hand strengthens the pressure, against - weakens.

You can also change the contact force of the upper corner of the door in the hinge area using the adjusting screw on the folding scissors. To do this, the door leaf must be opened in two positions at once. First, it swings open, after which the lock latch is pressed against the fittings, and the handle is moved to the “ventilation” position. After that, the door closes a little and leans back.

There is an adjusting bolt for a furniture key on the scissors plate (see photo). Twisting it, increase downforce, twisting - weaken.

When sagging

Eliminating the problem of a door clinging to the threshold is carried out using the adjusting screws in each hinge, which are responsible for changing the position of the door horizontally. At the same time, we note that a sash with two opening modes has 2 hinges, and with one 3. Therefore, with three hinges, adjustments must be made on each of them.

To fix the problem, it is necessary to raise the lower, opposite to the upper loop, corner. To do this, the top of the door is taken away to the hinge, and the bottom, on the contrary, is wrung out from it. If necessary, the sash can be slightly raised.

Work is performed in the following order:

• the door opens at 90 o (a smaller angle is also possible, but in this case it is rather difficult to make adjustments);
• with a hex wrench, tighten the adjusting screw 2 turns;
• on the middle loop, tighten the screw half a turn;
• on the hinge at the bottom of the door, unscrew the screw one turn (against the clock);

• close the door and look at the position of the lower corner, as well as the position of the hooks in relation to the striker.

If the door still clings to the threshold, the adjustment process must be continued, but the number of revolutions must be reduced. Often, after leveling the door, the bolt hooks either do not fit with the answer at all, or they fix the door poorly. In this case, the reciprocal bar is rearranged. The problem can be solved by lifting the door leaf up.

To do this, the screw located in the lower loop (responsible for the vertical) must be tightened in the course of the clock. To have access to it, you need to remove the decorative elements of the loop. The hex key is inserted into the loop itself from above.

Attention: Rehau and Veka have different door hinges. To set them up, you need a different tool. But the adjustment technology is the same.

When touching the middle part

And now let's look at how to adjust the balcony door if it touches the box with the middle part. The step-by-step procedure is as follows: the door leaf moves towards the hinges with the horizontal adjustment screws. First you need to tighten in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe lower loop, then the upper one.

The opposite problem is possible here: the hooks do not reach the gaps in the strikers. In this case, with the help of horizontal adjusting screws, the entry of the striker hooks into the grooves of the striker plate on the front side of the door is adjusted. From the back you can:

• eliminate the deformation of the door leaf with a gasket between the double-glazed window and the door profile;
• adjust the strikers for the hooks in a new way - put plastic linings under them.

How to transfer the balcony door from one mode to another

Balcony doors, like plastic windows, must be adjusted twice a year for clamping force. Unfortunately, the vast majority of owners forget about it.

For winter mode

There is nothing complicated about how to adjust a plastic balcony door for the winter:

1. open the door;
2. we examine its ends from all sides - the locations of the eccentrics are determined;
3. furniture key (pliers) all eccentrics are transferred to winter mode. Oval in a horizontal position, round with a mark towards the room.

If everything is done correctly, during the cold weather it will not blow into all the cracks and holes.

For summer mode

With the onset of heat, the clamping of the seals must be loosened. Otherwise, they will wear out quickly. To do this, the pins are adjusted on the open door. They must be set to the "summer mode" - oval vertically, round with a mark towards the street.

Preventive maintenance of the balcony door

In order for plastic doors to serve for a long time and not create problems for their owners, they need to be done regularly at the beginning of winter and summer:

• Remove dirt and then wash. First, the plastic is washed (door frame and door leaf), then the double-glazed window. It is necessary to wash the balcony door both from the outside and from the inside. Cleaning solutions should not contain aggressive chemicals (acids and alkalis) and abrasives. For glass, a variety of home-made cleaning agents or those purchased at a store (“Sekunda Super”, “Synergetic”, etc.) are used. It is better to wipe plastic parts with a soft cloth or sponge, and a double-glazed window with special napkins or a rubber scraper;
• Wash, dry, and then lubricate the sealing gum and metal parts of the valves;
• Adjust the eccentrics for the upcoming season.

Conclusion

The problems that arise during the operation of the balcony door are eliminated mainly by various kinds of adjustments:

• poor clamping of the seals is eliminated by adjusting the trunnions;
• the sagging door is lifted with horizontal adjusting screws;
• raise the door without changing the location of the corners relative to the box, you can use a screw inside the lower canopy;
• deformation of the door profile is removed by a side gasket under the double-glazed window, boxes - by installing a gasket under the reciprocal strips.

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If you installed high-quality plastic doors on the balcony and did it right, they will serve reliably for many years. The only problem that can be encountered during their operation is a possible imbalance in the operation of the mechanisms. Everything is fixed by adjusting the fittings, such work can be done by hand.

Is it possible to independently adjust the plastic balcony door

Over time, any plastic door begins to sag, due to which its snug fit is not ensured, heat and sound insulation characteristics deteriorate. This is due to the fact that the canvas is heavy and often used. Usually, adjusting the position of the door horizontally, vertically and pressing it can be done independently.

Even the highest quality balcony door eventually requires adjustment of fittings.

In order for the service life without adjustment of the structure to be as long as possible, it is recommended to control the installation process, while paying attention to such indicators:

• the tightness of the canvas to the door frame around its entire perimeter;
• no displacement of the structure vertically and horizontally;
• independent opening and closing of the door - it should be absent;
• the need for effort during operation - the canvas should move easily.

Do not wait until the balcony door stops closing or opening. If the first malfunctions are detected, the necessary adjustment must be immediately made in order to prevent more serious damage to the web, box or locking mechanisms.

To determine the place where the displacement occurred, you can use a sheet of paper: it is placed on the frame and the canvas is closed, after which it is started to move. It will be difficult to do this in a place of skew. The tightness of the door is determined using a regular pencil or marker. A line is drawn along the sash, after which the doors are closed. If after opening the line is displaced, then there is insufficient clearance in this place and adjustment must be made.

Required tool

To adjust the plastic door, you will need the following set of tools:

What issues can you fix yourself?

Any home master can fix the following malfunctions of a metal-plastic door with his own hands:

• sagging of the canvas - this will be indicated by its touching over the threshold, such a malfunction is associated with a large weight of the door, which makes it shift in the vertical direction;
• a gap between the door frame and the leaf, which indicates a violation of the quality of the door leaf pressure;
• touching the side of the door frame, this is due to the displacement of the canvas in the horizontal direction, which is caused by the peculiarities of operation or weather conditions;
• violation of the work of the handle, there is a weakening of its fastening, which is why the mechanism ceases to work correctly;
• tight closing of the door - this is caused by a diagonal displacement, a malfunction of the locking mechanism or a strong pressing of the sash to the frame.

Balcony plastic door does not close well

If the plastic balcony door began to close poorly, then the handle may not work properly. During the operation of the door, this part constantly rotates, which leads to a weakening of its fastening and a deterioration in performance. In order to restore functionality, you must perform the following steps:

If such an adjustment did not bring the expected result, then most likely the body is damaged, so the handle needs to be replaced.

Sagging plastic balcony door

If you find that while closing the balcony door, it touches the threshold, then this means that the canvas has sagged and needs to be adjusted. This is easy to do, just follow these steps:

How to adjust the pressing density of the balcony door

You can detect a violation of the pressure of the door leaf to the frame when examining the seal, the problem is indicated by the deformation of the material.

There are several ways to adjust, everything will depend on the design of the fittings used:

Balcony door hinge adjustment

With the help of the hinges on which the plastic balcony door is attached, it is possible to adjust the canvas both in the horizontal and vertical directions.

Horizontal adjustment is performed in the following sequence:

Vertical adjustment of the hinges allows you to move the door leaf up or down.

One way to troubleshoot is to adjust the double-glazed window. This option is used when other methods failed to achieve the expected result. It is more complicated, but even in this case you can handle it without the help of specialists:

Video: adjusting a plastic balcony door

Repair of a plastic balcony door

Before proceeding with the repair of the balcony door, it is necessary to determine the type of malfunction. There are a number of problems that are quite difficult to solve on your own, so you have to call the master. Serious damage to a plastic door includes:

• cracks in the double-glazed window, frame;
• violation of welds;
• destruction of accessories;
• tearing out the loop.

All other repairs can be done independently.

How to properly dismantle

If it became necessary to dismantle the plastic door, it is necessary to prepare a screwdriver and pliers. The sequence of work is as follows:

Removing a double-glazed window

If you need to remove the double-glazed window, then it is more convenient to do this after you have dismantled the canvas. But another option is also possible, when the door will remain in place. To do this, you will need a special spatula, but if it is not available, then you can use a spatula or knife, rubber suction cups. Work is recommended to be done with gloves.

Sequence of work:

Balcony door replacement

If it is necessary to replace the balcony door, then all work after dismantling will be carried out in the reverse order:

Balcony door insulation

If you purchased a high-quality plastic balcony door and installed it correctly, then it does not need additional insulation. When choosing a design, it is recommended to give preference to triple glazing. In addition, pay attention to the profile from which the door is made. The five-chamber option is optimal.

Such a question as the insulation of plastic doors is associated with the elimination of secondary causes of cold entering the apartment:

• poor sealing between the doorway and the frame;
• lack of insulation of slopes and threshold;
• violation of the position of the door leaf.

First you need to determine the cause of the penetration of cold air. To check the condition of the slopes, you can use a candle that will indicate the problem area. In the same way, the threshold and the door leaf are checked along its entire perimeter.

Before insulating the slopes, it is necessary to check the quality of the sealing of the seam between the door frame and the opening. If it is bad, then part of the foam is cut out, after which the gap is blown again with the same material.

To insulate slopes, you can use plastic, drywall or foam. If the first two materials are used, then the crate is first made. It can be made of metal profile or wooden bars. After that, a layer of mineral wool is laid and everything is sewn up with plastic or drywall. Additional finishing may be required.

Plastic, drywall or foam plastic can be used to finish the slopes, but the last two options will still have to be puttied and painted

You can also insulate with foam. To do this, cut out pieces of the required size and use special glue to mount them on the slopes. Styrofoam will also have to be puttied and painted.

A well-installed and properly insulated balcony door will help raise the temperature in the room by several degrees.

You can insulate the threshold with polystyrene foam, which is mounted with dowels, and then finished with ceramic tiles. You can also use special plastic products that are sold with the door, but often home craftsmen lay an ordinary window sill.

To insulate the threshold, sheets of expanded polystyrene are used, which are then covered with tiles or plastic overlays.

Video: disassembly and assembly of a plastic balcony door

Adjusting a plastic balcony door is not a difficult task, so you can handle it on your own. To do everything right, you first need to determine the cause of the violation of the normal performance of the structure, and then study the sequence and technology for its elimination. It is enough to spend a little time once to figure out how to do everything right, and then you can make the adjustment yourself.

Before you adjust the plastic balcony door, you should get acquainted with useful recommendations. They will achieve a positive result.

Before adjusting the double-glazed balcony door, it is necessary to establish the cause of the malfunction. There may be the following options:

• The lower end of the sash touches the threshold. This means that the balcony plastic door sank under its own weight. The design has an impressive mass, therefore, as a result of constant physical impact, the fittings (especially the hinges) begin to deform.
• The sash shuffles in the middle of the frame. Most often this is due to lateral displacement. It can be caused by thermal or physical deformation.
• The balcony door does not close well, and cracks appear. This is due to poor fixation of the sash with a seal.
• The handle wobbles and does not sit well in the grooves. In this case, the problem is solved by adjustment.

In order for the adjustment of the pressure of the plastic balcony door to be required as rarely as possible, it is necessary to adhere to some practical recommendations from experts.

• Before buying, pay special attention to the choice of accessories. Its technical characteristics must fully correspond to the weight of the structure.

Tip: the lion's share of modern mechanisms is designed for a mass of 100-120 kg, and this is enough in most cases. However, if you have a particularly heavy construction (for example, a 3-4-chamber double-glazed window, then you should purchase more powerful models).

1. Use a sag compensator (also called a microlift). This is a small and cheap mechanism that will prevent the leaves from sagging under their own weight. Its use is fully justified.
2. Adjustment of a PVC double-glazed balcony door will be required much less often if you use an opening limiter.
3. When operating, avoid sudden movements or applying too much force. Often, problems with mechanisms arise precisely because of not too careful use.

Instructions for correct setting

In order to adjust the balcony door, you will need a set of hexagons. So let's take a look at the different configuration options.

Troubleshooting pen issues

In most cases, there is only one problem - the handle itself loosened in the grooves. Fixing it is very simple and for this you will need a standard Phillips screwdriver. You need to do the following:

1. Pry off the plastic cover with something sharp, such as a knife.
2. Rotate it clockwise 90 degrees.
3. Tighten the existing bolts until they stop, but not too tight.
4. Put the cover in place.

If this procedure does not help, and the play remains, most likely the handle is faulty and needs to be replaced. To do this, just unscrew the bolts and pull out the handle and insert a new one in the same way.

Dealing with bad pressure

To check if customization is required or not, you can follow a simple procedure:

• We place a sheet of paper on the frame of the open sash.
• We close it and try to stick out the sheet.
• We carry out this procedure around the entire perimeter.
• If it pulls out with great difficulty, everything is in order. Otherwise, you will need to adjust the balcony door to clamp what, and we'll talk further.

So, the sequence of actions looks like this:

1. We examine the general condition of the structure (we pay special attention to the sealant).
2. You also need to make sure that the handle closes all the way.
3. If there are problems with the movement of the door, they can be eliminated by adjusting the screws in the hinges (in most cases there are 3 of them).
4. We open the door wide open, unscrew the screws and remove it from the hinges.
5. As a result, we will see a long screw located horizontally. It must be tightened and the structure returned to its place.
6. If the operation did not help, we twist the eccentrics - these are mechanisms located at the end of the sash. They are responsible for the level of its pressure. They are usually hexagonal in shape.

Correctly eliminate sagging

If adjustment of the balcony plastic door is necessary due to its sagging, then the following manipulations will be required:

• We open the sash.

Please note: some hardware models will require an asterisk key.

• Using a 4 mm hexagon, we turn the screw at the end of the door (usually it is located next to the top hinge). We make several turns clockwise.
• We return the sash to its place (close).
• We remove the plastic lining from the lower loops. This will allow you to get to the adjusting screws.
• Tighten the screw located on top. As a result, we will raise our sash, giving it the correct position.
• We carefully check the move. If problems are still observed, repeat the operation until they are eradicated.

To ensure the most comfortable operation, we recommend regularly lubricating the hinges and other moving parts. For this, the universal tool WD-40 is perfect.

We solve the problem with touching in the middle of the frame

This problem is much easier to fix. Our task is to move the sash closer to the hinges. This is done as follows:

• We take the sash to the lower loop. To do this, tighten the side adjustment screw. In the end, she should be attracted.
• Repeat the procedure for the top loop.

In most cases, these manipulations are sufficient. If they did not allow you to get rid of the problem, most likely, the fittings need to be replaced.

Conclusion