Andersen Patio Door Hard To Open

First slide open the door completely and remove the head stop.

Andersen patio door hard to open.

Applies to the a series or 400 series fre. Any idea what the problem could be. 400 frenchwood white pine left hand sliding patio door with built in blinds and nickel hardware model 9174156 3 052 18. Andersen gliding patio doors open your home to the outdoors and allow you to make better use of space with their sliding design.

Standing on the inside grab the handle on the active door and simultaneously push out forward and down just as hard as you can. Shop the andersen online parts catalog. Sometimes patio doors become hard to open even when the track is clean. Gliding patio doors also called sliding glass doors gliding patio doors have at least one door panel that glides smoothly past another door panel to save room where you need it.

Learn how to adjust hinges on the andersen frenchwood outswing patio door for optimal and smooth door operation. Find replacement parts for windows patio doors etc. Sliding doors are very heavy very breakable and very expensive this is a two person job. The best way to lubricate any lock is to disassemble it and use an aerosol lubricant to flush away grime and coat the moving parts of the lock.

Never leave the glass door unattended. Then lift the door up and out of the track laying it down carefully across two sawhorses. Buy window parts patio door parts direct from andersen s online parts store. In addition to cleaning and lubricating sliding door tracks you want to lubricate the door lock.

The fix for post 2005 frenchwood patio doors at least the in swing version in which both doors open is to do the following as per our conversation with the anderson customer service folks.