If you pop the insert on which the door glides there is a weep hole.
Weep holes in sliding glass door.
The openings often become clogged with dirt and debris.
Vinyl patio doors may have weep holes also.
Weep holes on sliders can be seen in the sill track.
Some are on both the top and bottom but this is only so the door can be rotated during installation to reverse its operation.
The ones pella i think at lowes have the water from the door track go into the screen track and drain out the outside drain hole.
Sometimes an over zealous contractor may have accidentally caulked closed these holes during an effort to tuck point or provide external weather sealing.
Cut a piece of screen to overlap the tear about an inch.
Care is necessary to assure access to weep.
Water intrusion in some sliding glass doors can occur with wind driven rains at speeds as low as 22 miles per hour.
If the burrs are rubbing on the balance spring use a 1 2 drill bit to smooth the edges of the holes by hand to remove the burrs 4.
Use a crevice tool to clear them or spray compressed air from a can into the opening.
Typically the water intrusion will occur through the bottom threshold and can be seen inside the home within the threshold itself but it will not reach the floor unless the weep holes are clogged.
Sew the screen patch over the tear with screen wire to fasten it to the door screen.
If it s still rubbing file down the head of the screw with a etal ile 3.
You can usually purchase screen repair materials at a hardware store.
A the time a frameless door was installed and we never thought about looking for weep holes on the track until now that we found your blog.
Bugs can use the smallest of tears to gain entry.
Patch a tear in a slider screen if one exists.
They are under both the sliding and operating sash as well as the screen.
These weep holes are to drain the water in the track when the rain cascades down the glass.
These weep holes often get clogged with dirt and leaves requiring periodic cleaning.