Turn the screw.
Pella sliding glass door hard to open.
Standard sliding glass doors all have tracks.
Clean the sliding glass door track.
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Clean well and apply a silicon spray.
Typically this is the result of dirt or debris inside the sill track.
Pry the caps away with a putty knife to access the roller adjustment screw for each roller.
Open your pella sliding door halfway.
Lower the rollers by turning the screws in the bottom corners of the door counterclockwise to provide clearances then lift the door and angle the bottom away from the frame to remove it.
The track acts as a guide for the door and also allows roller wheels to help the door run smoothly.
How to adjust the rollers on pella sliding doors.
If after inspecting the track rollers and alignment and your door is still difficult to open and close it may be time for replacement.
Sometimes a sliding door sticking can be caused by the door simply being too old and has underwent years of wear and tear.
Over time the sliding glass door track accumulates dirt and grime.
If that doesn t help you may need to remove the door itself and clean the rollers on the top and bottom of the door.
Never leave the glass door unattended.
First all you need to do is simply give the sliding door track a good scrubbing.
First slide open the door completely and remove the head stop.
Be sure to brush down both sides of the track as well as help scrub out the dirt that exists in the middle move the door along the track to expose the front scrub move the door back to the closed position scrub and so on.
Sliding doors are very heavy very breakable and very expensive this is a two person job.
Then lift the door up and out of the track laying it down carefully across two sawhorses.
On some occasions you may notice resistance when you try to open or close the pella sliding doors.
This slows down your door considerably.
Clean the track with a vacuum broom or small brush.
Sounds like there may be dirt in the tracks.