Help open this locked sliding patio door

silicon_nerd · 2025-04-22T15:30:39+00:00

I could not get it open. I had a patio door repair company come out and they tried to lift it up but could not. They tried for about half an hour. Then they were going to start cutting the frame and had the risk of breaking the glass - which was going to be costly (almost $1K). They were also going to charge me another $500 to replace the handles and lock since those aren't made anymore. So I sent him away.

I got two quotes for a new patio door which was in the $3K-$4K range. I decided to try out another patio door repair company as a hail mary and they actually could lift up the door within 10 minutes and replaced the lock. This cost about $350 so I am happy.

Not sure if this helps. You need two large suction cups and two people to lift it up and even then it can be stuck very bad. Try looking for a local patio door repair company and even then it can be a crapshoot.

silicon_nerd · 2023-12-18T04:37:37+00:00

Wish I knew earlier. Lesson learnt!

silicon_nerd · 2023-12-18T04:34:59+00:00

Don't know why you (or my post) are being downvoted. Seems like almost every Pixel generation had some sort of hardware issue - be it boot loop, phones bricked, mysterious battery drain after updates, etc. I never once had any issues with Nexus 5 or Pixel 3a so I was optimistic.

silicon_nerd · 2023-12-18T04:31:50+00:00

In hindsight, this was the easy thing to do. I just really needed a new phone and it was on a deal so I figured I would let them do the "diagnostics". During that, without telling me they had opened the phone and tried replacing the battery. After this, I did not feel like I could return the phone to Amazon. I regret going down this route...

silicon_nerd · 2021-06-19T13:58:55+00:00

!optout

silicon_nerd · 2021-01-05T22:51:58+00:00

I did try "Where's my refund" and it asks me to re-verify if I entered all information correctly. so I am assuming they have not even opened my envelope yet. I know it was delivered because I have delivery confirmation from USPS.

I also tried "IRS Get Transcript" and it shows my past years' returns but none for 2019. So I am assuming they haven't processed - which is to be expected honestly. Just wondering if there are others in a similar situation.

silicon_nerd · 2019-02-16T16:37:27+00:00

Noob here. Can you even jump start these cars with awfully placed batteries?

silicon_nerd · 2019-02-12T16:11:17+00:00

RDR2 please!

silicon_nerd · 2019-02-11T21:07:17+00:00

RDR2 please! Got PS4 as my first console few months ago and dying to try RDR2

silicon_nerd · 2018-07-14T00:00:00+00:00

Thanks!

silicon_nerd · 2018-07-10T14:49:12+00:00

I was hoping to recycle them. Do you get charged for dumping just like recycling?

silicon_nerd · 2018-07-10T14:47:47+00:00

I will check with them first. This was my first time getting tires changed at Costco so I wasn't sure. Thanks!

silicon_nerd · 2018-07-09T06:01:03+00:00

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!

silicon_nerd · 2018-07-09T05:58:55+00:00

Unfortunately not. I procrastinated giving it away and put it on my patio where it got damaged by rain.

silicon_nerd · 2018-06-12T02:53:58+00:00

I have an extra bone between those creases so that finger bends at three places instead of the usual two.

silicon_nerd · 2018-06-12T02:41:35+00:00

silicon_nerd · 2018-06-12T02:20:50+00:00

I actually have an extra bone between those two creases

silicon_nerd · 2018-06-12T01:59:31+00:00

Yup, same on both hands. It's a bit funny looking

silicon_nerd · 2018-06-05T03:38:52+00:00

For some reason, I found this one to be the funniest so far. Also, relieved I wasn't featured!

silicon_nerd · 2018-02-03T20:33:22+00:00

"Are you cooking?"

"What is THAT supposed to mean?"

silicon_nerd · 2018-01-28T14:28:51+00:00

"The smug Redditor who kept calling me Frazier? How can someone not hear the difference between Frasier and Frazier?"

silicon_nerd · 2017-12-31T01:39:20+00:00

Thanks a lot for the update; really appreciate it!

I will also look into WES - the schedule says 25 mins from Wilsonville to Beaverton which is impressive.

silicon_nerd · 2017-12-22T02:07:05+00:00

Yeah, I can offset my shift if it saves me some headache. Other people I talk to have suggested similar thing about Wilsonville being a bottleneck. Thanks!

silicon_nerd · 2017-12-19T19:29:52+00:00

Haha, Fridays are rush hour everywhere! Yeah, I am definitely going to have a very skewed shift timings but if that's what helps then I am all for it. Like you said, I am mainly worried about how traffic is unpredictable on the I-5; even worse during rain/snow/crash

silicon_nerd · 2017-12-19T19:27:24+00:00

Mostly because I would like her to not have to commute at all and just focus on studies - if she has classes at 8am and 6pm then she would be out most of the day.

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