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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Pole 2 Pole on November 18, 2009, 02:49:12 pm

Title: Combo doors in the wet season
Post by: Pole 2 Pole on November 18, 2009, 02:49:12 pm: Does anyone else have trouble with them in the autumn/winter? I press the remote to open up and summet(i dunno what) happens. They don't seem to want to unlock. It's definitely a damp thing. What's the solution combo boys? ;)
Title: Re: Combo doors in the wet season
Post by: Dean Taberner on November 18, 2009, 03:00:02 pm: Do you mean the sliding doors mate?

Ive had issues with mine.

Dean
Title: Re: Combo doors in the wet season
Post by: Pole 2 Pole on November 18, 2009, 03:04:48 pm: yeh my side(sliding) door has gone to pieces, hardly use it in the winter. My back(pull open) door in also starting to play up now. If i aint careful i wont be able to access the back before long :-[
Title: Re: Combo doors in the wet season
Post by: dan hughes on November 18, 2009, 03:10:34 pm: I've only just got my combo and teh side sliding door is driving me nuts!!! >:(

Sometimes it opens up fine no trouble on remote, others it stays shut, open close with fob few times then it will open !

I've tried getting into the inside of the door from the inside of the van , but can't get teh plastic cover off without breaking it! If I could get in there I might be able to sort it out somehow!

GGGRRR.

Also, I can't close my van with the fob if I got Buster my pet mut with me for the day - he sets the alarm off by movement!!
Title: Re: Combo doors in the wet season
Post by: Pole 2 Pole on November 18, 2009, 03:19:34 pm: Ok...now we know it's not an individual problem,someone help us,pleaseeeeeeeee. I can't handle another 4 months of this ;D
Title: Re: Combo doors in the wet season
Post by: Pole 2 Pole on November 18, 2009, 07:40:40 pm: Anyone? ? ? ???
Title: Re: Combo doors in the wet season
Post by: Spruce on November 18, 2009, 07:54:26 pm: Vauxhall??
Title: Re: Combo doors in the wet season
Post by: Pole 2 Pole on November 18, 2009, 07:59:33 pm: What? And give them my hard earned cash? ;D I would go there if i didn't think it was something trivial.
Title: Re: Combo doors in the wet season
Post by: Nathanael Jones on November 18, 2009, 08:05:30 pm: If you look on the edge of the door where it meets the van you'll see metal contact points,.. just give em a clean and it should work much better.
Title: Re: Combo doors in the wet season
Post by: Murdie window cleaning on November 18, 2009, 08:07:20 pm: If it's a design flaw then surely they will be aware of this and have a fix for it. If not contact Watchdog, they love this kind of thing and who knows you may get to meet Anne Robinson(oh what a treat :P )
Title: Re: Combo doors in the wet season
Post by: d s windowcleaning on November 18, 2009, 08:23:25 pm: spray wd 40 into the locks and wipe the rubber seal around the door with wd 40 that should solve your problem .
Title: Re: Combo doors in the wet season
Post by: Pole 2 Pole on November 18, 2009, 08:41:21 pm: Cheers lads. I'll try all that tomorrow. I have done the wd thing, but didn't wipe the rubber and haven't really cleaned the contacts.