Install the thumbturn on the interior of the door.
How to install pella sliding door lock cylinder.
The door should be locked.
However you may decide to use your sliding glass door as a regular entry point in which case you might want to think about installing a key lock so the door can be unlocked from the outside.
How to install a key cylinder lock in a sliding door.
Close the door and rotate the thumbturn downward to the vertical position.
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The key cylinder shaft as shown.
With the thumbturn pointing toward the glass insert the shaft into the second hole from the top of the lock stile.
Test the operation of the thumbturn.
Sliding glass doors are typically only lockable from the inside.
It also shows why.
In this video we show you how to install a key lock set on an existing patio door handle.
This video demonstrates how to replace the cylinder within the housing.
Key lock and housing product code.
They are not used as entry doors.
Virtually any part of your pella product can be replaced including crank handles sash locks key locks for doors exterior touch up paint and more.
Products used in this video.