If you or your tenant has difficulty in opening or closing the sliding door in your flat then you may like to take note of the following instructions. If the door is not handled correctly you will have problems and it will need an engineer to repair it.

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You can download and print off the following instructions here.

Position 1

Stage 1

With the handle facing down, the door is closed and secure.

To open the door, pull the handle to the horizontal position as shown in position 2.

Position 2

Stage 2

With the handle in the horizontal position, the door is tilted open but still secure.

To open and release the door, push the handle up 45 degrees as shown in position 3.

Position 3

Stage 3

The door can now be slid along to the desired opening position.

Position 4

Stage 4

To close the door, the handle must be in the horizontal position as shown.

Gently push in the bottom of the door for it to engage and then pull the handle down as shown in position 1 to close and secure the door.