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3. CHECK OPENING ACTION OF GLASS PANELS
A. Lift up adjacent glass panels at the same time
and note the following:
B. Do the corners of the glass maintain an even gap
throughout the travel of the panels? And do the
corners touch or overlap at any point?
To correct problem
Go to items 4 & 5.
4. STRATEGIES FOR CORRECTING UNEVEN GAP AND OPENING OVERLAP PROBLEMS
VERTICALLY adjust the hinge(s) to even the gap
A.
Adjust center hinge (Outer hinges
stationary)
As this diagram indicates, raising the middle
hinge draws the bottom edges closer together.
Whereas lowering the hinge widens the gap.
Top edges of glass (hinge side)
Bottom edges of glass
Hinge
Hardware
B.
Adjust outside hinges (Center hinge
stationary)
This diagram indicates that raising the outside
hinges widens the gap at the bottom; whereas,
lowering the outside hinges will draw the
bottom edges closer together.
Top edges of glass (hinge side)
Bottom edges of glass
Hinge
Hardware
Which hinge(s) should I adjust first?
In most cases the center hinge is the first candidate,
but if it cannot be adusted because, either the
adjusment screw is maxed out or no additional shims
can be added or removed, then obviously the outer
hinges must be adjusted
For RGSMS/RGSD…/FS cases go to Item 5 /
Correcting Glass Bounce.
