Door & Seal

Opening and closing the door, seal care, leaks at the door, and alignment fixes.

• Which Door Does My Ella Tub Have? S-Shape, U-Shape, L-Shape, and Stainless Steel Doors by Model Which door does my Ella tub have? Ella's Bubbles builds five distinct walk-in tub door styles, and the quickest way to identify…
• Planning Floor Space for the Outward-Swing Door: The 165 Degree Swing Envelope Outward-swing door clearance is the floor space in front of the tub that the door needs to open, and on the Capri,…
• Operating and Caring for the LayDown Tempered Glass Door The LayDown tempered glass door is an inward-swing door: you swing it into the tub, step in over the low threshold, close…
• Cracked, Damaged, or Sagging Door: Adjustment and Replacement Options A cracked, damaged, or sagging walk-in tub door can almost always be resolved without replacing the whole door. A door that sags…
• Why the Door Will Not Open Until the Tub Drains, and Can It Open Accidentally? If your walk-in tub door will not open right after a bath, that is the tub working exactly as designed. Every Ella's…
• L-Shape Transfer Door Pins Do Not Line Up or the Striker Plate Is Loose: Pin Adjustment and Replacement When the transfer door pins do not line up, or the striker plate on your Transfer tub is loose, the fix is…
• Common Questions About Walk-In Tub Door Seals The most common walk-in tub door seal questions have simple answers: the seal on an Ella's Bubbles walk-in tub is a silicone…
• Video Guide: Installing a Replacement Door Seal, Including the LayDown Glass Door Installing a replacement door seal on an Ella's Bubbles walk-in tub is a hand-tool job: adhesive remover to help the gasket slide,…
• Every Ella Door Video in One Place: Seals, Handles, Latches, Alignment and Replacement by Door Family This page collects every Ella's Bubbles walk-in tub door video in one place, grouped by door family and ordered from routine maintenance…
• Video Guide: Adjusting the Door Handle Lock Nut and the Hinge After Someone Leaned on the Door Adjusting the door handle lock nut is the fix for most handle complaints on an Ella's Bubbles walk-in tub: the chrome handle…
• How to Open and Close the Inward-Swing Acrylic Door on Standard, Zen, and Flow Tubs The inward-swing acrylic door on the Standard, Standard60, Zen, Zen60, and Flow walk-in tubs works the same way on every model: you…
• Using Your Stainless Steel Inward-Swing Door: Opening, Closing, and Handle Adjustment The stainless steel inward-swing door on the Elite, Petite, Royal, Deluxe, and Ultimate walk-in tubs opens inward toward the seat, closes with…
• How the Outward-Swing U-Shape Door Works: Closing, Locking, and Handle Care The outward-swing U-shape door on the Capri, Monaco, Front Entry, Mobile, Lounger, Shak, and Big4One walk-in tubs, and on the Big4Two two-seat…
• Operating the L-Shape Transfer Door: Front Handle, Closing, and Wheelchair Entry The L-shape Transfer door on every tub in our wheelchair Transfer family, the Transfer26, Transfer30, Transfer32, Transfer60, and TransferXXL, is an extra-wide…
• Door latch or handle trouble: correct handle installation, alignment, and replacements Walk-in tub door latch or handle trouble usually has one of two causes: the handle was installed in the wrong orientation on…
• My Door Rubs the Frame When It Closes: Fixing Tub Bow with the Leveling Legs If your walk-in tub door rubs the frame or jamb as it closes, the most common reason is that the tub has…
• Caring for Your Door Seal: Cleaning, Reseating, and Replacing the Gasket Caring for your walk-in tub door seal comes down to three habits: keep it clean, keep the door open when the tub…
• Door seal or gasket looks worn, loose, or leaks: care, repair, and replacement The walk-in tub door gasket is the flexible silicone seal that makes your door watertight, and it responds very well to simple…
• Water at the Door: What to Check First and Why You Should Never Lean on the Door A walk-in tub door leak almost always traces back to one of a short list of causes, and the number one cause…