Repairing a balcony door: possible malfunctions and their

Setting up a balcony door is quite important. Her work and the issue of energy saving depend on it.

If it is not correct to make all the adjustments, then gaps are formed through which cold air flows. Today we will review the scheme of the balcony door, its system of work and set out how to repair the plastic balcony door.

In the video in this article, you can see the principle of operation of the entire system and better understand how and what to do.

Possible problems in the door

Repairing a balcony door can be a big problem, but this is if you are not familiar with the principles of its operation. After all, the double-glazed window of the balcony door doesn’t take long to repair, when you know the possible cause of the breakdown and ways to fix it.

Let's look at these two questions in order, which will help solve possible problems quickly and efficiently. After all, everything can be done without any problems with your own hands, and then the price of work will be reduced to the cost of components. The instruction will be as follows

Work features

Repairing a plastic balcony door is not a difficult process, but you have to understand the operation of the system as a whole, then it will be much easier to sort out certain repair issues. Balcony door often fails, so you have to face some problems in terms of repair.

For example, it is often difficult to open and close the door, you may be confronted with the fact that the door handle (see. Handles for entrance doors, we choose the most suitable one) became loose or completely broken, besides the glass unit regularly fails, etc. This means that it is necessary to apply appropriate measures to solve such problems.

 So:

• Having noticed that the door leaf has become poorly opened and closed, know that it is necessary to make an elementary adjustment of the loopback mechanism (see Balcony door adjustment - if the warranty period has passed), this process usually lasts no more than half an hour and the problem is solved immediately.
• As soon as the first adjustment occurs, as a rule, it is carried out during the installation of the door unit, you will encounter a web subsidence under its own weight, after a while such troubles may appear. So you need to tighten the loop fasteners to solve the problem.

Attention: If the loops are weak, then the problem is already more complex, which means that they will need to be replaced using more powerful loops.

• If it is blowing from the balcony door, then one of the fault options is that the door handle just loosened up. Then you need to turn or remove the decorative cap, then tighten all the dangling screws with a screwdriver. Everything is easy and simple.
• Having noticed that the handle or the lock construction as a whole has broken, it is necessary to understand exactly which part of the failure occurred. Remember that when you go to specialized stores, you can easily purchase individual fittings that are designed for plastic doors.
• In that case, if the breakdown will be insignificant, you will need to change the mechanism that failed, but if we are talking about a more complex problem, when the lock failed, the mechanism changes completely. Without experience, to do the work will not be easy.
• Damage of a double-glazed window. Just want to note that this is quite a serious failure, because in this case it is necessary to repair the door of plastic, which means that a person who has no experience in this matter will not be able to hold it.
• Replacing the panel in the balcony door should be done by experts. Therefore, it’s not worth doing it yourself. You can just ruin everything.

Attention: Do not forget about technological standards, which imply that there must be a vacuum inside the glass unit, which means you should not try to change the glass yourself, how often many people do it.

After all, you can not do this job without special equipment, and therefore you should not even try to do it. In that case, if you start replacing the glass yourself, then in the inner chamber, outside, as a rule, condensate sedimentation will begin, and this can adversely affect the performance characteristics of the structure.

When do you need adjustment

As a rule, many owners often expect the door to the balcony to stop closing, only after that they begin to take some measures to solve the problem, but do not need to do so.

 So:

• As soon as you notice that the door leaf has become loosely pressed against the frame or has slightly sagged, then know that you need to perform an adjustment or call the master. Indeed, otherwise, the sealing of the door will become worse, and it may even happen a breakdown.
• To check whether there is a need to adjust the clamping of the balcony door, you need to use a regular sheet of paper that fits on the frame of the open door. Then you need to tightly close the sash, sipping a piece of paper on yourself.
• Such actions should be repeated around the perimeter, paying attention to how hard you pull out a sheet of paper. If you feel that you are taking it out with ease, then the product flap is not pressed tightly against the frame. How to properly adjust the balcony door?

Attention: In general, it should be noted that the device of a plastic door will allow you to make adjustments for various parameters, this is an advantage when comparing with a wooden door. You must clearly understand how to properly adjust the door, because sometimes you need to do it without fail, and at any time.

But the help of specialists is necessary in any case, especially if the product is under warranty. After all, in this way, masters will be able to solve this problem with high quality and inexpensively, they will eliminate any malfunctions - this is their job.

Profile restoration

If we talk about the surface of plastic doors, then it is durable, but this does not mean that the coating will not be subjected to various damages. In any case, over time, the coating of the door unit will be scratched, and this, in turn, will adversely affect the appearance of the product.

Attention: Wanting to repair the door, namely, to restore the plastic profile, you know that to do this work at home will not work, and therefore, in any case, you need the help of specialists.

The only thing you can do yourself is to repair the threshold of the balcony door, here you just need to replace it and insert a new element into the necessary grooves.

Seal Replacement

The door, as a rule, serves an important purpose, because it is able to protect the room from noise, dust, cold and other climatic influences, so first of all, you should take this into account.

So, you need to be aware of how important the sealing system is and how important it is to perform a replacement if necessary.

So:

• Before you begin to repair a plastic door, you must select a product that will fit the door according to the dimension, technical characteristics.
• After that, we remove the old rubber cord and in its place fasten the new one.
• Fastening is done in a special slot, and the clamp should be carried out from the top and gradually move to the bottom. If you immediately start from the middle, then it will not be properly distributed along the groove and there will be wrinkles, and this will lead to the penetration of air from the outside.

Caution: Remember that if the warranty period for the door has not expired, then, of course, it is best to trust such work to the specialists of the company where you purchased the product. After all, in this way all problems will be fixed for free.

Repair of aluminum structures

It is necessary to restore aluminum doors in the case when the profile of the canvas, frame will be in a satisfactory condition, but as for the replacement of fittings, then know that it may be needed at any time.

Warning: You should never wait for the moment when the door finally fails. Often, many owners do this, because then you can face serious problems. Everything must be done on time and not delay.

• Usually there are problems with the bearing parts of aluminum blocks, namely - locking mechanisms and hinges. Therefore, it is best if the replacement of such elements will be made by specialists who have experience and experience.
• Doors made of MDF material are not durable, so you can use them as interior doors, but you should never install them next to those rooms that give a large amount of moisture, because the moisture resistance of such products leaves much to be desired.

Now the decision to take only you. You know that it is always possible to repair the balcony door yourself, but in some cases it is best to trust this work to professionals.