I noticed that the external seal on one of my new doors is not sealing like I'd expect, the internal one is tight though . ( as tested with a bit or cardboard slipped in there)
The only adjustments are on the hinges, or the catch plate but I can't think why they are not both tight. Any one know about this ?
If the door has been fitted by a upvc replacement windows/doors company I would get them back to sort it out. I would be wary of adjusting the door as it may not lock if the plates get out of alignment with the bolts. These doors often have 3 catch plates, so if you have to do this yourself it is worth marking the positions of the screws in case you have to adjust back to the original positions. I am assuming that you have checked the seals with the door fully locked as the bolts should bring the door fame onto the seals.
Indeed.. I was thinking of getting the installers back..
I had a fiddle with the catch plate and adjusters on the hinges, some instructions would be handy though. It was fully closed, I think it's the bolts that want adjusting if possible
At first I thought they'd screwed the metal bar onto the frame in the wrong place but looking more closely I can see it's not possible to get it wrong !
Looked at it again and I've fixed it.. the lock bolts are actually eccentricly mounted, Tweaking these seems to have improved things a bit . should hvae realised..
You should not have to 'adjust' the latches to compensate for an incorrectly installed frame which is the most common reason for the seals not engaging.
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