How do I open access panel?!?
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How do I open access panel?!?
In my new house my Americh tub w/air there is a large access panel going all the way along the side of the tub. I want to get behind it, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to open the panel. It doesn't have any visible hinge or latch, but has a gap with the wall all the way around. It looks like it is being retained by 3 ridges along the top of the panel, but there is no way I can get the panel low enough to clear these ridges and release the panel. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Here are a few pictures if that helps...
The second picture is one of the there ridges along the top that is retaining the access panel
The second picture is one of the there ridges along the top that is retaining the access panel
Last edited by PJmax; 08-07-19 at 06:17 PM. Reason: resized pictures
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Sometimes you push in to release.
Sometimes you slide up.
I can't see what's in that gap. Looking thru there with a flashlight may reveal the locking system.
Sometimes you slide up.
I can't see what's in that gap. Looking thru there with a flashlight may reveal the locking system.
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It feels like I need to slide the whole thing up, and maybe pull the bottom out, but I can't figure any good way to get leverage to do that. I have been around the gaps with a flash light, and all I see are the there ridges (one of which is in my picture)
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Success!
So I was able to get it off using suction cups to give me some pull along the bottom. Whoever put it in used Velcro to secure it, making it a bit more difficult without the suction.