The door should be locked.
How to install pella sliding door lock cylinder.
Close the door and rotate the thumbturn downward to the vertical position.
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Install the thumbturn on the interior of the door.
They are not used as entry doors.
How to install a key cylinder lock in a sliding door.
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.
With the thumbturn pointing toward the glass insert the shaft into the second hole from the top of the lock stile.
Instead of paying to have the lock in your pella sliding door handle rekeyed should you lose the keys or need to change the locks a new cylinder can be ordered and replaced by you for around 15.
The key cylinder shaft as shown.
We carry the replacement cylinder on our website as part 15031 keyed differently or 15032 keyed alike.
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It also shows why.
Sliding glass doors are typically only lockable from the inside.
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.
In this video we show you how to install a key lock set on an existing patio door handle.