The sliding panel should glide across the tracks when you open the door without jamming.
Sliding glass door adjust.
How to adjust sliding glass door rollers for a smoother ride.
Adjusting the rollers on your pella sliding doors raises or lowers the door panel as necessary to get the door working.
Be sure to wipe up any excess that gets on the floor it can make the floor very slippery adjusting the height.
Over time the framing of your home settles.
On the bottom portion of your sliding glass door you should see a small hole on each side of the door.
Spray the entire sliding glass door track with a silicone based lubricant to ensure your door glides smoothly.
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.
All it takes is a few turns of the adjusting screw on the edge of the bottom rail of the door.
Every standard sliding glass door has adjustable rollers that help it slide back and forth within the track.
How to adjust sliding glass doors.
On my door the holes had plastic plugs in them.
As the framing inside the door opening settles the tracks raise or lower with the floor.
These holes hide the adjustment screw for the coordinating rollers.
Inside a standard sliding glass door there are adjustable rollers that help it slide back and forth on the track.
They may be covered by plug covers.
The best time to be sure a sliding patio door is properly adjusted is before it starts sticking in its track or hopping out of it.