hmm still dwelling on door seal issue

Hi further to my last post, I'm still a little perplexed by the seal on my new upvc doors. The outside one just does not compress at all.. now could this be a design feature so that as the internal one beds in the external one starts to take up the slack ? They dont seem to be letting in any draughts but the external seal has a clear gap ( fraction of a mm ) when I shine a torch at it. Can someone else go and have a look at their doors to see if they are the same ? Have I just got doors with rubbish seals on them ? maybe I'll give the installers a bell and ask them if it's normal oo er.. worried now !

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srp
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Try this trick to see if the seals are actually 'touching' - take a strip of newspaper around 50 - 100mm wide and open the door. Place the strip of paper between the seal and the door and then close the door and 'drag' the paper out. If you cannot easily do that - or there is a slight resistance to the pull as it comes out then the seals are working as they should.

If there is absolutely no resistance, then the seals are not working - armed with this fact, its time to complain to the installers.

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Brian G

I have just checked mine and I can't see any gaps, the external seals are in contact with the frame. As well as the newspaper test you could also pour or spray some water on and see if it trickles past the seals.

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Codswallop

Had a similar problem. After a battle with the 'installer' and no 'joy' eventually they got a guy from the door manufacturer down who found the frame was incorrectly installed, insufficient shimming. He realigned the frame and reshimmed now both seals engage when door closed and latched. So much for a FENSA certified installer!

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Edward W. Thompson

blimey thanks for that I'd better give them a call today. I was thinking that maybe the frame was a bit warped, when I undo the bolts the seal tightens up a bit. Shining a torch in there you can see a gap ( can see light reflecting from door frame ! ) If no joy i guess I'll have to have the thing out myself and do it properly.

-- Si

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srp

I just called the chap who fitted it he says he's fitted hundreds and never had any problems.. hmm I must admit I feel like I'm being a little bit of a perfectionist, however it should definiatly seal up nice and tight IMO I wander if it'd just be easier for me to pull out the mastic and slide some packing in there until it seals up properly? Maybe most people just don't notice/ worry about it. I'll keep you posted !

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srp

Funny about this thread. I wondered about our own door the other day (fitted 2 years ago). It seemed to me that the seals "engage" better when I latch the door (i.e. swing the handle upwards). We tend to do this anyway (latch it), just because it feels right, but I made a mental note to go round with the old joss stick one windy day and check for draughts. (Not to invoke blessings but because a joss stick is a nice steady safe trail of smoke.)

Whatever: it's about 100 times better than the wood/glass door that it replaced.

John

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John

Perfectionist hey? No doubt your money was perfect when it left your wallet or bank account!

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Codswallop

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