Pella architect series Service Instruction

Brand: Pella

Model: architect series

Type: Service Instruction

Pella architect series replacements will make your home feel brand new without the hassle of replacing the door frame. The architect series is meant for sliding glass doors. With the easy to follow instructions, you can easily replace the sliding door screen and screen track yourself. This can save you time and money compared to hiring a repair person. The architect series comes with clear instructions and diagrams to help visualize each step. The required tools are easy to find and commonly owned by most homeowners.

Part Number:80GA0003

Note: The screen remains in the track while the track is

removed and/or installed.

A. Locate the Cord / screen holder with the cord

attached, disconnect the cord from the holder.

These instructions apply to:

Architect Series

12/2004-Current

Designer Series

3/2005-Current

Tools Required:

• #2 Phillips head screwdriver

Removing The Screen Track, Screen and Screen Rollers

1B 1B

5/2011 - Current: One-Piece Track

B. Locate the four screws at the head of the door frame

and turn each screw counter-clockwise to remove.

The screw at each end of the track is the attachment

screw for the factory-installed cord / screen holder.

Note: OXXO (4-panel) doors use two screen tracks which

meet in the center. Remove each track separately as

described above.

Note: Clip design may vary slightly from clips shown here.

C. When the screen track and screen are removed

from the frame, slide the screen track off of the

rollers on the top of the screen.

3/2014-Current

2004-3/2014

Sliding Door Screen and Screen Track Replacement

Service Instruction

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D. If applicable, remove the screen rollers by loosening the

screw and remove the roller from the top of the screen.

Removing The Screen Track, Screen and Screen Rollers

(continued)

Installing the Screen Rollers, Screen and Screen Track

A. Install the screen hangers by sliding each hanger

into the top rail holes of the screen door frame.

Note: If the hanger will not go into the top rail hole, turn it

around. The hanger only installs one way.

B. Secure the screen hanger using the hanger screws

pre-installed in the top rail of the screen frame.

Tighten the screws until the line on the hanger is

lined up with the top of the screen frame.

C. Slide the screen track onto the

rollers, with the flat side toward

the frame and the flared side

toward the interior. Make sure

the looped end of the balance

cord from the top of the screen

extends down under the

screen track to exterior side

of the screen. This will allow

the loop to be grasped and

attached to the cord / screen

holder in step 2H.

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D. Insert the bottom screen guide into the

inner sill groove.

Bottom of

Venting

Door

Panel

Bottom of

Fixed

Door

Panel

Bottom

Screen

Guide

Inner

Sill

Groove

Installing the Screen Rollers, Screen and Screen Track (continued)

E. Tilt-in the top of the screen (with the screen track on

the rollers) up to position the screen track against

the head of the frame in the same location from

which it was removed in step 1C.

F. Install the middle two screen attachment screws first.

Note: The screen may need to be slid from one side of

the track to the other to access the attachment

holes.

Tip: Use a screw driver with a magnetic tip to help align

the screw tip with the hole.

2F2F

2G-1

2G-22G-2

2G-1

2G-2

G-1. Install cord / screen holders. On each end of

the track, place a cord / screen holder onto the

attachment screw to install the holder onto the track.

G-2. If cord/screen holder has only one (1) “C-shaped” end, as shown here; make sure the

“C-shaped” end of both clips are pointed toward the vent lock jamb

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A. Locate the four pairs of screws at the head of the

door frame and turn the right screw of each pair

counter-clockwise one to two turns to loosen.

11/01/2008 – 4/2011: At the far left and far right,

loosen both screws.

2005 – 10/31/2008: On OXXO (4-panel) doors;

The front cover is spliced in the center so use extra

care in handling. There are eight pairs of screws.

Loosen the right screw of each of the pairs of screws

on the ends near each jamb first, leave the cover

ends supported by the screws. Loosen the screws in

the center. Carefully remove the front cover as one

unit.

11/01/2008 – 4/2011: OXXO (4-panel) doors use

two screen tracks which meet in the center without a

splice. Remove each front track separately.

B. Remove the front cover.

Front Cover

3A 3A

Removing The Screen Track Front Cover:

Architect Series 12/2004 - 4/2011 and Designer Series 3/2005 - 4/2011:

11/01/2008 - 4/2011

2005 - 10/31/2008

11/01/2008 - 4/2011

H. Take the balance cord

extending down under

the screen track on

the exterior side of

the screen and attach

the cord knot into the

notch on the end of the

cord / screen holder.

Cord loop under track to

extending down to exterior

Attaching cord to cord/screen holder w/ one(1)

“C-shaped” end.

Installing the Screen Rollers, Screen and Screen Track (continued)

I. OXXO Doors: Two cord/screen holders are

installed using the end screw holes where

the two tracks meet in the center. Make sure

the C-shaped end of each cord is facing the

center of the door.

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Wheel

Notch

A. Remove the screen balance cord from the

cord holder.

B. 2005 – 10/31/2008: Slide the screen to one

side so screen hanger wheel aligns with the

wheel notch in the back track. Lift the screen

hanger off the track. Slide the screen over and

repeat on the other side. Lift bottom screen guide

out of inner sill groove and set screen aside.

11/01/2008 – 4/2011: Lift up the screen to

remove the screen hanger wheels from the

screen track.

OXXO doors have two screens to be removed.

2005 - 10/31/2008 11/01/2008 - 4/2011

11/01/2008 - 4/20112005 - 10/31/2008

Removing The Screen:

B. Remove the four pairs of screws that attach the back

track to the frame. Remove the back track.

OXXO doors have two back tracks and there will be

four pairs of screws in each track that need to

be removed

5D 5D

Screen Back

Track

A. Remove the screen holder and cord holder by

removing the screw that attaches each to the back

track.

OXXO doors have two screen holders and two

cord holders.

5A 5A

Cord Holder

Screen

Holder

2005 – 10/31/2008:

11/01/2008 – 4/2011

C. Remove the attachment screws to remove the

cord / screen holders from the back track.

OXXO doors have 4 cord / screen holders.

D. Remove the remaining screws of the four pairs of

attachment screws. Remove the back track.

OXXO doors will have two back tracks to remove.

2005 - 10/31/2008

11/01/2008 - 4/2011

Removing The Screen Back Track:

11/01/2008 - 4/2011

11/01/2008 - 4/2011 11/01/2008 - 4/2011

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A. Position the screen back track at the head of the

frame, place and completely tighten the screw in the

left hole of the four pairs of screw holes in the track.

Insert but do not completely tighten the screw on

the right side of the four pairs of screws.

B. Install the screen holder and cord holder.

On OXXO doors; the screen holders are installed in

the second hole from each end and the cord holders

are installed where the two back tracks meet in the

center of the door frame.

C. Position the back track at the head of the frame, place and

completely tighten the screw in the left hole of the three

pairs of screw holes on the right side of the track. Insert

but do not completely tighten the right screw of the three

pairs of screw holes to the left side of the track.

2005 – 10/31/2008:

11/01/2008 – 4/2011:

Installing The Screen Back Track:

A. Insert the bottom screen guide into the inner sill

groove on the side of the fixed panel.

D. Install the cord / screen holder on each end of the

track, using the far left screw and the far right screw

of the track. Do not completely tighten at this time.

On OXXO doors the cord / screen holders are

installed using the end screw on each track where

the tracks meet at the center. Make sure each

holder is pushed toward the center as shown. The

clear plastic inserts are installed in the end of each

cord / screen holder facing the door jamb.

B. Insert the wheel of the screen hanger

that is near the fixed jamb side.

C. With the one wheel engaged in the track, slide the

screen toward the lock jamb side and hook the

balance cord located at the top of the screen onto

the cord holder.

Note: Make sure the balance cord is located behind the

screen hanger.

D. Insert the wheel of the other screen hanger into the

notch located near the lock jamb side.

2005–10/31/2008:

OXXO Doors

2005-10/31/2008

Plastic insert

Installing The Screen:

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E. Insert the wheels of each screen hanger onto the

back track. Attach the balance cord into the notch on

the end of the cord / screen holder.

Note: Make sure the balance cord is located behind the

screen hanger.

11/01/2008 – 4/2011:

11/01/2008 - 4/2011

Installing The Screen (Continued):

A. Slide the front cover into place and tighten the

right side screw of the four pairs of screws to

secure the

front cover.

Note: You may need to push up on the screen to seat

the hanger wheels onto the front track.

OXXO doors: Carefully install the spliced front

cover as one unit, tighten the screws in the center

of the frame first.

B. If needed, loosen the end track screws one or two

turns to help position the front cover. Move each

cord / screen holder all the way towards the lock

jamb before completely tightening the holder

screws. Slide the front cover in place and tighten the

right screw to secure. Both screws at the far left side

will need to be tightened. Make sure the looped

cord end is tucked behind the front track cover.

Note: The cord / screen holders may need to be shifted

slightly when installing the covers. The front track

cover may need to be pushed against while

tightening screws to ensure correct placement.

On OXXO doors install each front cover separately,

make sure the front track cover ends meet in the

center.

11/01/2008 – 4/2011:

2005 – 10/31/2008:

C. If needed, square the screen to the lock jamb by

adjusting the hanger screws in the top rail of the

screen. Turn the screw clockwise to raise the screen

or counter-clockwise to lower the screen.

All vintages:

Installing the Screen Track Front Cover:

Pella architect series Service Instruction

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