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Greenhouse Louvre Window Panes Slipping

BigMattBigMatt Posts: 8
in Problem solving
Hi all....
Trying to look how to stop my louvre window panes from slipping when I open them....I'm thinking it's almost pushing the guides onto the glass to "tighten" the grip.....

Anyone have any hints and tips...unfortunately the greenhouse is on a concrete footing so don't really want them slipping out!!!

Thanks!

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  • KiliKili Posts: 1,104
    A photo of the problem would help us to help you.

    'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.

    George Bernard Shaw'

  • BigMattBigMatt Posts: 8
    Attached are 3 photos of the fittings - so when I go to open the vents we get slippage on the panes.....just wondering if anyone else has had the problem and what they did to fix/minimise the slipping.....



  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Going to state the obvious but have you checked you haven't got the vent in upside down?
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • BigMattBigMatt Posts: 8
    wild edges said:
    Going to state the obvious but have you checked you haven't got the vent in upside down?
    No I don't believe so - handle always go on the right - and you pull it down to open...and lift up to close. :smile:

  • GemmaJFGemmaJF Posts: 2,286
    edited May 2020
    It's a bit hard to visualize how they are slipping. There is a closed clasp at the bottom? So exactly how are they slipping? I would guess tightening the grip could be a solution, but I was wondering also if it might be an assembly issue.
  • BigMattBigMatt Posts: 8
    I think it may be that the grips may need tightening....greenhouse has been in for 9-10 years so guessing it may be natural movement.....just more noticeable this year.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    The glass louvres on my g/h slot into the vent frame. They do move a couple of mm when opening or closing, but there's no way they could drop out.

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    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
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