The daily commercial addresses this in a recent article titled preventing sliding glass door water infiltration don macgruder of the daily commercial writes the big takeaway from a sliding glass door design is they are not submarine doors.
How do sliding glass doors drain.
Clogged drain holes framed shower doors usually have drain holes located along the bottom inside edge of the frame.
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These holes are normally in the outside corners of the tracks.
Damage to the door itself.
Your sliding patio door actually rolls on a raised center track.
The track on the sliding glass door should have a weep hole drain hole on each end to drain the water out of the track.
It is likely that one or both of these weep holes are clogged.
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July 31 2017 at 8 01 pm windows phoenix said.
There are 2 drain plugs in the bottom of a universal sliding glass door one on in each corner.
In some cases we use drainpipes to remove the water that may get caught in the sliding glass door track.
However things like water infiltration can sour our experiences with our sliding glass doors.
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These weep holes are to drain the water in the track when the rain cascades down the glass.
A sliding glass door is no better than the frame into which it is placed.
Look for dirt or debris that could be clogging these holes.
Frameless shower doors usually have seals installed on the vertical edge that meets the stationary pane in order to keep water from exiting through the crack while still allowing the door to swing.
The track where the screen sits has weep holes.
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These drainpipes can be installed in the same location of the weepholes or directly underneath the track to be discreet.
Have a reputable sliding door contractor remove the door if it has not been damaged build a new frame and reinstall the door.
First time having a house with a sliding glass door and i m getting water inside.
The plugs are usually in the top but if the universal door ge.
I ve checked them and they drain properly.
It looks like the previous owners had the same problem because there is some damage to the floor there.