How to adjust the closet door, expert advice
Many people have faced situations when the doors of the closet closed tightly and looked skewed. To avoid deformation of the door closing system, you will need to eliminate all problems. Many people are looking for information and want to know how to adjust the doors of a sliding wardrobe, for this you can contact a specialist or fix the defect yourself at home.
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Necessary tools
The following tools may be required to adjust the closet doors:
- stopper;
- glue of instant hardening;
- Allen key for furniture;
- screwdrivers of different sizes.
Types of problems and their elimination
Sliding wardrobe is considered an integral part of any interior. They are characterized by smooth running and silent operation. The main advantages are practical use, compact safety of any things. Doors in a sliding wardrobe should not make an extraneous sound.
In the process of regular operation, backlash often occurs, smoothness is lost, the door leaf warps or jumps out of the guide rails.
It is necessary to carry out regular inspection of the mechanism, which will help to avoid serious damage and deformation of the mechanism. To learn how to adjust the doors, you need to familiarize yourself with the most common causes of malfunctions. Below is an instruction that will help you cope with this task. You can also watch video lessons from specialists.
Skew door
This is a common problem that occurs due to the subsidence of one of the doors. In the upper or lower part of the structure, a gap is formed near the side wall of the cabinet. This deformation occurs when the adjusting screw is partially or completely unscrewed. It fixes the side edge in vertical position. During the movement of the door, a slight vibration is created which leads to such a defect.
To adjust the correct position of the doors, the following instructions must be observed:
- in the lower part on the side walls there is a bracket with two identical screws. If they are hidden under a special tape, then it must be peeled off and not damage its integrity;
- the slot (recess in the head of the fastener) of the lower screw is unscrewed with an Allen key. It is designed to adjust the design;
- the key is rotated in different directions and look at the result. The side of the structure will lower or rise. With one full revolution, the web is shifted in the vertical position by one millimeter.
Thanks to this adjustment, skew or resulting clearance can be eliminated. With the door closed, you should choose the optimal position when the end and side racks are strictly parallel. The optimum clearance between the lower sash and the guide is strictly 6 mm.
Doors do not close tightly
When closed, the doors can loosely adjoin each other. They often roll back when closing. This defect appears even with a slight slope of the floor, which is impossible to see visually. In order for the door panels of the sliding wardrobe to return to their normal position, it is necessary to adjust the locking stop.
The following guidelines should be followed:
- the adjustment of each leaf is strictly level. They should be pressed firmly against the side of the cabinet;
- on the guides make notes where the center of the roller falls. Take into account the orientation and finding the adjustable canvas;
- the doors are pushed to the side. With the help of a spoke or a screwdriver, the stopper moves in the right direction so that its center coincides with the marks made.
When the stopper is in the desired position, then in contact with the roller, the doors are locked in the correct position. They will fit snugly against the side of the wardrobe. If the design provides for several door leafs, then during regular use they displace the stoppers. In this case, it is necessary to adjust the stopper on each leaf.
Elimination of extraneous sounds
The sliding wardrobe should open without extraneous noise and sounds. Rail mechanisms move smoothly and without vibration. When a person hears unpleasant sounds and even a strong rattle, this indicates a weakening of the fasteners. The rollers on the top guide may move and cause unpleasant sound, as well as vibration.
With such a deformation of the mechanism, it is forbidden to expand the upper rails. This will lead not only to its breakdown, but also to the failure of the entire system. To eliminate noise, it is necessary to adjust the roller mechanism, which ensures smooth movement of the sash. It is necessary to remove the doors and tighten the fastener. Particular attention is paid to the overhangs of the rollers on each side. They must be the same.
If there is no overhang on one side, and there is also a skew of the roller, then this leads to extraneous noise. When the defect is not eliminated immediately, a gradual deformation of the mechanism occurs. The sliding system may fail, so it will need to be completely replaced. If even a slight noise or vibration appears when opening the sliding wardrobe, you must carefully inspect the mechanism to eliminate the cause.
Partial Sash
Everyone can face a situation when the door leaf has slipped out of the lower guide. Before adjusting, it is necessary to determine at what point the doors fall out. The most common cause is clogging of the guide. In this case, the roller during operation may go the other way.
During cleaning, the guides must be thoroughly cleaned of various foreign objects.
Thanks to regular cleaning, accumulation of dirt and breakage can be avoided. Particular attention must be paid to the cleanliness of the rollers. Various garbage can be wound there. They become the cause of the breakdown of the mechanism.
To replace a broken wheel, you need to remove the door, install a new mechanism and adjust it. The procedure is quite simple, but the main difficulty lies in the search for new parts. So that the door frame does not bend, you can not overfill the cabinet sections and casually stack things. With this deformation, the doors jump off the rails and fall out. Also, the canvas can move out due to the lack of a stopper, so that this does not happen, it is important to know how to adjust the doors of the closet.
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