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Patio door isnt even more than 5 years old but i think from the beginning it was never well weatherstripped. In the room it is in, you can feel quite a draft where the 2 doors should seal in the closed position. I can see a vinyl type seal that is most likely supposed to come together when the door is in the closed position. They are not quite coming together, however. About an 1/8 inch gap. I'm not sure what to do with it. Apply something to the stationary door or the moving door??? Any help is appreciated.
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Dive in
OK. Finally just decided to dive in and take the sliding door off of the track. I removed a piece at the top of the door and just lifted it off. I suspect each brand of patio door will probably be different when it comes to removal. Bought 3 different types of weather striping. pile (furry stuff with adhesive on the other side), polypropylene v-shaped seal ( also attaches adhesively), & D-Profile rubber. I actually used 2 different ones to get the desired result. I put all weatherstriping on the moving door as that seemed to work the best for my situation. 1st put on the D-shaped rubber stuff but that didn't quite fill the gap. Then I attached the furry stuff to the side of the D-shaped stuff and that sealed the door wonderfully. Glad I just dove in and fiqured it out as I went. Sometimes thats just the way to go I guess. Also, glad I didn't break anything in the process!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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