Over time, even a high-quality and properly installed plastic door can begin to sink and close poorly. This is due to the fact that an imbalance in their work begins to appear in its mechanisms during operation, which, as a rule, becomes the main cause of a strong door sinking. Eliminate such problems can be due to the usual adjustment. And for the doors and windows almost the same instruction is valid: there are no differences in the principles of adjustment.
Problems that require an adjustment
Problems and all sorts of faults, which can be eliminated through simple adjustment, a little. As a rule, due to the correct adjustment of the door, it is possible to eliminate faults that are associated with its incorrect position relative to the box.
During a long service life and with frequent use of the door, the moving mechanisms with which it is equipped begin to stray. As a result, the following problems may occur during its operation:
- Rubbing of a cloth concerning the lower part of a box (threshold).
- Rubbing the door in the middle part of the canvas, in the area of the handle.
- Impaired tightness, because of which the fabric is loosely attached to the box.
The most common problem that may arise during long-term operation of plastic doors is mashing the web relative to the bottom section of the box.
When such a problem arises, most people mistakenly believe that the door is out of order and needs to be replaced, but this is not at all the case.
As a rule, the canvas begins to rub against the bottom of the box due to the fact that the screws with which its moving mechanisms are equipped are insufficiently clamped and adjusted.
Another common problem that a host of plastic doors can face at any time is that the door starts to rub off in the handle area during operation.
In most cases, problems of such a plan arise because of the so-called temperature deformations of the web. This problem is resolved quite simply with the correct loop settings.
In addition, frequent changes in temperature, which are the cause of the deformation, can greatly disturb the tightness of the door unit.
As a rule, tightness is broken due to the fact that the canvas is not very tight to the box. It can also be broken due to frequent opening cycles or, conversely, closures in which the position of the so-called pressure roller is disturbed. In order to eliminate this problem, it is necessary to adjust the position of the clamp.
How to make adjustment: instruction
In order to independently adjust the sagging or poorly closing door, you need two hexagons for 4 and 6 millimeters. As a rule, other tools for adjusting the position of the blade relative to the box are not used.
In the case of sagging of the blade, during which it begins to rub the threshold of the box, you need to open the door and on the hinge, which is located in its upper part, find the hexagon screw.
It should be noted that on some plastic doors the manufacturer instead of the hexagon for mounting hinges uses a special screw for an asterisk. In this case, to adjust the web, you need to additionally purchase a special key.
To adjust the sagging door leaf, you must rotate the screw located in the area of the top hinge clockwise. Tighten the screw need a few full turns. Thanks to this manipulation, the door leaf is gradually aligned to a vertical level.
After this adjustment of the screw of the upper hinge, close the door and make sure that it fits snugly to the box.
If, after adjusting the top hinge, the door leaf sag was not completely eliminated, then in this case it is necessary to remove the protective cap, which is equipped with the lower canopy, and proceed to adjusting the bottom screw.
The lower adjusting screw is responsible for the position of the web relative to the threshold. To eliminate its sagging, you need to tighten or, on the contrary, depending on the location of the door leaf, unscrew the lower adjusting screw several turns.
If the canvas, when it is opened or closed, is rubbed off by the side parts of the box, it is necessary to regulate the lower canopy. However, in this case, use another screw during adjustment. The screw needed for adjustment is not at the top of the canopy, but on its side, on the inside of the door leaf.
Twisting this screw clockwise, the canvas begins to nestle closer to the canopy. In most cases, in order to eliminate mashing the canvas on the box, it is enough to turn the screw clockwise several times.
In order to eliminate the emergence of blowing and drafts, it is necessary to adjust the door clamp to the box. As a rule, such adjustment is carried out due to the rotation of special eccentrics, which are located in the area of the end of the plastic door. By installing them in the desired position, you can achieve a tight or, conversely, not very tight fit of the door leaf to the box.
Malfunction preventive measures
Adjusting the plastic door helps to eliminate most of the problems that may appear during its long operation. However, it is better not to bring up to the moment when she needs adjustment. In addition, sooner or later, due to its improper operation, a moment may come when even an adjustment cannot completely eliminate all the malfunctions that have appeared.
It is much easier to prevent the occurrence of faults of this kind, carrying out comprehensive and timely prevention of a plastic door and equipping it with additional options. For example, an indispensable device, which additionally should be equipped with every plastic door, is the so-called microlift. Especially important is its use during the operation of large and heavy doors.
The microlift does not allow the canvas to sag at the moment when it is in the closed position. The microlift is an additional support that is capable of taking on part of the load directly from the door itself.
The designs of the microlift may differ slightly in their structure from each other. However, as a rule, it is a special movable plate, which is located on the end of the canvas. In some cases, the lifter may take the form of a roller, which is located in the lower part of the door.
Also during the operation of the plastic door it is recommended to use a special opening limiter. It is a special tire that is able to take on a certain part of the loads that appear during the opening or closing of the web. The opening limiter allows not only to exclude the possibility of sagging of the canvas, but also protects it from the occurrence of all kinds of shocks that may occur from contact with the slopes.
Conclusion
Adjusting plastic doors is not a difficult process. Therefore, to accomplish it, it is not at all necessary to resort to the help of specialists and to spend our own money on it. In order to carry out the correct adjustment of the door leaf, it is necessary to stock up on hex keys and follow all the instructions above.
In addition, you can adjust the door handle when it is razbaltyvanii or jamming. To do this, you need to adjust and rotate the special plate, which is located at the base of the handle. To do this, rotate the plate 90 degrees and firmly tighten the screws on it with a screwdriver.
If the handle starts to turn with great difficulty, then in this case, to eliminate this problem, you need to use a special lubricant. It is necessary to lubricate all clamping mechanisms, platforms, eccentrics, as well as hinges. As a lubricant, you can use ordinary engine oil or a special silicone compound, which is designed to handle moving mechanisms.
