Step 3 douse the mechanics of the lock itself with spray lubricant.
How to fix anderson french door lock.
The door originally came with a temporary handle which is a square rod that is bent 90 degrees.
There is no quick fix for a french door lock not working.
There s also the chance that the locking cylinder has broken.
The more you use your french doors the more likely the thread of the screws will drag against the walls of their casings and loosen.
This is amount of latch is crucial for engaging locking on to the passive door.
If this is the case you may need to remove the entire doors so you can renew the holes.
Open the operable door using the knob or lever handle.
Turn the lock back and forth as you spray so that the lubricant can get deeper into the mechanics and allow the lock to slide free.
Loosen and remove the machine bolts that secure the lockset at the inside face of the door using the appropriate screwdriver.
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Lindsey fieldsted shows how to lock an andersen french door.
If the french doors have dropped due to loose screws in the hinges attempt to tighten them before you test the doors again.
Unfortunately we never did fix the lock and kinda rely on the 1 4 turn to lock the door foolish i know.
Take an allen wrench and loosen the set screw under one of the handles.
A normally functioning andersen french door has 16 32 of an inch of latch protruding from the active door.
Have one person go to the other side of the door and hold the handle.
If the door is rubbing against the floor then the door should be raised and vice versa.
Open and close your andersen french door to determine where the door is rubbing.
Nine times out of ten if the lock is stuck or if the key won t turn enough to lock your doors it will be due to some sort of obstruction in the mechanism itself.
Spray the inside mechanics of the french door knob thoroughly using canned air duster to dislodge any dust or other large buildup.