How to adjust flat metal door

How to adjust flat metal door

The metal door is the best way of protection of the house. From strong metal the malefactor should spend for breaking of modern door several hours that, finally, will stop it. It is necessary to make its adjustment for full high-quality operation of the device in due time.

It is required to you

  • - box wrench;
  • - key hexagon;
  • - lubricant.

Instruction

1. Define in what place the door creaks. Look whether there are no visible scrapes on it. The sound can arise at contact of cloth with door, or proceed from the hidden adjustable loops.

2. If the scratch is caused by friction of cloth, listen from what place it reaches. After detection of source of sound start adjustment of door. For this purpose weaken average loops, and then – top or lower, depending on where there is scratch. Delay loops and densely move up to box.

3. Tighten nut of extreme loop, poshatayta door. Loops have to rise on the place. Close door, having lowered the handle down, and listen whether there is scratch. If extraneous noises remained in the same place, or became even stronger, consistently make adjustment actions again.

4. At the same time surely check whether it is necessary to delay door from above or from below. When scratches are eliminated, tighten all screws and nuts. If between box and cloth there were small gaps, grease door face with graphitic lubricant.

5. If loops creak, most likely, dust has got into them. It often happens when carrying out the house of repair and construction jobs. For elimination of scratch blow all loops and grease them with lubricant.

6. Use rubber sealant if blows door or through it noise from the street gets. Choose thin sealant which will not create obstacles to closing of door. Paste material directly on door. It is better to distribute it not on all perimeter of door but only in those places where there is no dense contact.

7. Operate door correctly, you watch its exterior and, from time to time, you make preventive repair: grease the lock and loops, tighten mounting screws, replace sealant contours, remove dust from crossbars.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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