Pella Storm Door Latch Won T Open

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Pella storm door latch won t open.

Pella offers a complete selection of windows and doors including a collection of storm doors. Pella storm doors and screen doors are built with the quality and craftsmanship that go into all of our products. If the door hangs or doesn t latch the door latch is not properly aligned. When this happens the storm door deadbolt and latch side rail are likely misaligned which can prevent the deadbolt from retracting.

Pella s attractive selection of storm doors are designed to suit your preferences including screens that roll out of sight or decorative designs. I have a full view pella storm door that is now refusing to open. A loose handle should be tightened to function properly. Once the mechanism has been released adjust stiff pella sliding door locks by loosening the screws holding the latching strikes on the inside of the door frame.

Pry off the plastic covers loosen the screws and slide the strikes up or down a few millimeters. The door might be difficult to latch and release if the strikes are misaligned. If you have a pella storm door carry out the proper ongoing maintenance on the door to avoid future problems with the door s operation. To help you find the perfect finishing touch we partnered with baldwin the 1 premium hardware brand.

If the handle must be lifted to open or close the door the hardware is upside down. The handle is moving freely on both sides and it appears to be unlocked but it just won t open. This will loosen the tension on the deadbolt allowing it to retract and the door to open. This will loosen the tension on the deadbolt allowing it to retract and the door to open.

I even walked around to the outside of the door and nothing. One problem that might arise is when it is difficult if not impossible for you to open the storm door. A pella storm door that is difficult to open or close may be the result of a faulty or misaligned door latch. To unjam the deadbolt remove the latch side rail installation screws.