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Sat, Dec 15, 12 at 14:44
| hi - I installed pella doors a couple of years ago and I'm happy with them, but I have always thought that the locks were strange. As much as I like the nice fit of the multipoint set-up I am really not happy about the method. If I just turn the thumb-screw, the handle will not lock at all. The only method that I know of to lock these doors is to first make sure that the thumb-screw is in the un-lock position, pull the handle all of the way up to engage the multipoint system and then lock the thumb-screw. I would have thought that there would be a half-way lock by just turning the thumb-screw so that the handle would not turn. I'm used to it, but I feel like anyone staying at my place needs an instruction manual to learn to use the locks. Just curious if anyone else feels this way or if I missed something about how these are supposed to work. Comments appreciated! thx, |
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- Posted by millworkman (millwork4u@gmail.com) on Sun, Dec 16, 12 at 9:03
| That is the way multi-point is designed to work. You do not have to engage the multi-point all the time you should be able to use the centerbolt normally and the multi-point function when looking to secure the door at night or in a storm |
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| thx for that millworkman. That's what I think too, but I have a single door and double doors from pella, and both with the same mechanism and they both behave the same way. Have you ever tried a pella multipoint? I'm thinking of going to a pella store and seeing if theirs work the same way. |
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- Posted by Jumpilotmdm (My Page) on Fri, Jan 4, 13 at 21:13
| I don't think you should be able to turn the thumb turn until the multi-point is engaged. That's the only part that sounds unusual to me. |
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