sliding doors leak air

We have a air leaky sliding door. lucky the dog loves to look out and go out alot but when closed we are cold. Save money on heating door need to be fixed. Ideas that will be cheap . the air is coming from the area between the end on one door and the next in the middle. Ideas . I was thinking making a screen in front of it to keep out the cold air and keep heat in.

 

There should be a "feather" weatherstripping between the doors which serves as an air lock when closed. If it is not there, or worn out, you can always purchase a variety of weather stripping from the hardware or Home Depot/Lowe's that you can attach to the opening panel, so that when you close it, the weatherstripping will slide between the stiles of the doors and create the air lock.

 

I've also seen some patio doors where the interlock (where the "feather weatherstrip" between doors is located) no longer overlaps properly or is broken.

 

Feather weatherstripping will be a "cheap" solution that will work (as well as the door did originally) if the original stuff isn't working or is gone.

"A screen" isn't going to keep the heat in or the cold out. Might be a "cheap" idea, but it's not one that will work.

A new slider will be MANY times more efficient than your old one (an idea that works, but it ain't gonna be cheap!), but it would be a waste of money if you don't upgrade ALL of the windows to match it.

 

We can try that will it owrk between the two doors in the middle where it no longer is close together. Gee I wish I could draw the problem.b It's in the middle part going down not on the square frame part. on the edges around. I did not explain it well. Was thinking not screan but fabric to keep are from geting in in the middle ./ Just did not want to have to put a whole new door in. Will the weather striping work there? Thanks

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We understand where the problem is. It happens all too often. Where the doors meet in the middle, there is an air gap. Installing weatherstripping on the moving door should help eliminate this. That way, the weatherstripping is not being rubbed during the entire movement of the door, only when it approaches the closed position.

 

wvets,

Are you telling us that it's along the top edge of the sliding part -- it's not going into the top track at the center of that?? If so, simply use a screwdriver and adjust the sliding part up. At the bottom of it, on each side, you will probably see a hole. Inside that hole there is a screw head that will adjust the rollers and lift each side of the sash (the sliding part).