LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS SHOWER ENCLOSURE. LOOK REAL CLOSE AND YOU CAN SEE THIS FRAMELESS SHOWER DOOR CLIP HAS SILICONE OOZING OUT OF IT. ONE MUST FILL THESE CLIPS BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T LATER YOU WILL SEE WATER POURING OUT OF IT AND MORE CORROSION THAN EXPECTED DOWN THE ROAD. ALSO, JUST TO FULLY DESCRIBE THE PHOTO OF THIS FRAMELESS SHOWER IT HASN'T BEEN FULLY WET-GLAZED YET
frameless showers guys were trained all about frameless shower door hinge installation just as you see here. Imagine you were me. And you were installing four to ten soild brass hinges a day ...... let some time go by and you will learn some trade secrets. I call them my FAILSAFE'
TIGHTEN the ever loving HELL out of it. ONE will need the #3 Phillips head CORDLESS impact driver. Also,see video of a follow up trip where I trim off the excess rubber gasket about 3 months later after installation. You will notice in this video that after I used the single edge razor blade to cut off the excess black rubber gasket that squished out of hinge is that it turned into a glue. the only way thats going to happen with you is if your jacked and using a #3 Phillips on this hinge. Using a #2 will most defiantly not be able to over tighten. i find that a lot of the repairs and go backs is due to the installer week ness or lack of proper on propose .
So I Just did a test. i put the hinges on the BLAST to see if they look strong to you. First thing we tested was the over-tightening.. See first test. Perfect example of the wrong size tip. This test was performed on a Simply Brilliant 3/8" Clear tempered panel on the center hinge. We were unable to intentionally over tighten and pop glass. this is a deal breaker people. We as not only a company but a whole industry would be in so much trouble if it was even possible to do this. Could you imagine one of my installers calling and saying he just exploded another one at customers perfectly tile shower door opening??? Since modern machines cut these cutouts i will show you what I mean concerning
VIDEO SPECIFICALLY LOCATED WITHIN THE FAIL SAFE SECTION OF OUR WEBSITE FOR THE PURPOSE OF TELLING THE WORLD IT'S OUR OPINION THAT UNDER TIGHTENING FRAMELESS SHOWER DOOR HINGS WILL RESULT IN GO-BACKS. FIRST WE RECOMMEND A CORDLESS IMPACT DRIVER FOR MAXIMUM RESULTS. THE DRIVER MUST HAVE THE #3 PHILLIPS TIP. I ALSO BLOCKED THE HINGS FULFILLING FASTGLASS FAILSAFE #2. THE 3/8" TEMPERED GLASS SEEN HERE IS SO STRONG. I GET ASKED ALLOT ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THESE TYPE SHOWER ENCLOSURES AND EVEN HAD A NEW HOME OWNER ASK ME TO REMOVE ONE BECAUSE THE FELT THAT THE GLASS WAS JUST MENINGITIS. SO I EDITED THE VIDEO BACKWARD WITH THE GLASS EXPLODING FIRST AS NOT TO BORE YOU. FINALLY, LETS PRETEND THAT ONE COULD OVER TIGHTEN A 3/8" FRAMELESS GLASS DOOR HINGE. COULD YOU IMAGINE THE STRESS LEVELS EVERY TIME I GOT A CALL FROM ONE OF THE GUYS SAYING WE JUST POPPED ANOTHER ONE IN YOUR PERFECTLY TILE SHOWER STALL??? ITS JUST NOT GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE OF OVER TIGHTENING. THIS IS GOOD NEWS
frameless showers guys were trained all about frameless shower door hinge installation just as you see here. Imagine you were me. And you were installing four to ten soild brass hinges a day ...... let some time go by and you will learn some trade secrets. I call them my FAILSAFE'
TIGHTEN the ever loving HELL out of it. ONE will need the #3 Phillips head CORDLESS impact driver. Also,see video of a follow up trip where I trim off the excess rubber gasket about 3 months later after installation. You will notice in this video that after I used the single edge razor blade to cut off the excess black rubber gasket that squished out of hinge is that it turned into a glue. the only way thats going to happen with you is if your jacked and using a #3 Phillips on this hinge. Using a #2 will most defiantly not be able to over tighten. i find that a lot of the repairs and go backs is due to the installer week ness or lack of proper on propose .
So I Just did a test. i put the hinges on the BLAST to see if they look strong to you. First thing we tested was the over-tightening.. See first test. Perfect example of the wrong size tip. This test was performed on a Simply Brilliant 3/8" Clear tempered panel on the center hinge. We were unable to intentionally over tighten and pop glass. this is a deal breaker people. We as not only a company but a whole industry would be in so much trouble if it was even possible to do this. Could you imagine one of my installers calling and saying he just exploded another one at customers perfectly tile shower door opening??? Since modern machines cut these cutouts i will show you what I mean concerning
