If your frenchwood or a series inswing patio door rubs against the frame or the sill you can adjust the door panels horizontally and vertically within the frame.
How to adjust an andersen french door hinges.
Check tightness of horizontal adjusting screws on all hinges by turning counterclockwise until snug.
There will generally be two hinges per side.
Open the french doors and remove the hinges.
If you ve made your adjustments to the hinges and you still feel a draft coming inside you may need to add new weatherstripping on the inactive door to seal it.
Proceed to hinge and hardware adjustment below for operation check and hinge adjustment instructions.
The design of the hinge changed in 2005.
The best way to adjust the hinges on your door depends on what kind of problem your door has.
Over time french doors will start to loosen in their frame and hang crooked making it difficult to open or close.
The manufacturer s guide to andersen hinge adjustment included below can be utilized on hinged doors from the frenchwood series manufactured by andersen before november of 2005.
Download the adjustment instructions below for frenchwood inswing hinged patio doors manufactured before 2005.
Luckily leveling your doors is as easy as tightening or loosening your hinges until the doors are back in place.
Apply new hinge to door apply replacement hinge to door panel and fasten using four 10 x 1 3 4 screws.
Andersen frenchwood hinge adjustment.
Applies to the a series or 400 series fre.
Use a screwdriver to remove the four screws that attach the hinges to the frame first.
If your door won t close tighten the screws on the hinges and replace the middle screw on the top hinge with a 3 inch 7 6 cm screw.
Remove hinge remove screws from hinge being replaced on frame and door panel using a phillips screwdriver.
With the bottom door hinge you can manually adjust the vertical positioning of your door.
Andersen french doors are patio doors that include adjustable hinges for the most dependable operation and performance.