How do you replace the brush strips on double glazed doors???

happyhero

How do you remove that brush pile sealing strip from double glazed doors?

I have some Bi fold doors that are a few years old and letting in the draughty cold and I’ve noticed that the brush pile strips have become quite flat and so don’t work as well. I see you can buy replacements strips with a hard back to go in the tracks they fit in.

I am replacing the rubber strips as they are also a bit worn but they are fairly easy to get in and out, whereas the brush strips although flattened are still solidly in place. I’m sure if I get rough enough they would come out but they are not coming out in any easy way for me, is there a trick to it?

I’m not keen to start ripping them out until I have got one out to check the sizing and ensure I can get a suitable replacement.

Also if they are so hard to get out, how do you get the new ones into the track, again is there a trick?

I’d appreciate any help or advice.    

B0bbyEwing

Sorry I can't help but I'm curious on this one as during the December frost, my slider doors ended up ripping mine out & I haven't got round to looking at replacing them yet.

MikeJXE

They may slide out the end but if they were sealed before fitting you would have to take the door off. 

happyhero

MikeJXE said:

They may slide out the end but if they were sealed before fitting you would have to take the door off. 

Thanks Mike, they are actually on the frame (aluminium frames) not the door and have no where to slide out of. 
I tried yesterday to do something but although one was slightly short and so would slide back and forth I could not get anything to hook round the back of it and if you pull the front you just get tufts out.

I would like to replace the brush with brush but its so difficult to remove and I wonder how I could even get a new one in. I am wondering what if I replaced it with a rubber strip that fitted the same track. I would need to be quite brutal to get the brush out, its a very close fit. Surely window guys must have a method.