Replacement Hinge for glass tops

[Alec]

I have a replacement hinge for a glass top and I'm having trouble sliding it on. Does anyone have any suggestions to get it to slide on easier?

[Zenzo]

I have found that mineral deposits and gunk will build up in the channel of the hinges as well as the glass. Try thoroughly cleaning the glass where the hinge slides on to. If you run the new (I am assuming plastic) hinge under hot water, the plastic will become more pliable and will also be lubricated. You can also use a hair dryer on a warm setting to soften up the plastic hinge a bit. 

[Alec]

Thank you! @Zenzo

[Dawn T]

I agree about warming it up. That makes the plastic far more flexible and malleable. Works a charm.

[Sandra the fish rookie]

@Alec May I ask you where did you get a replacement? I NEED one.. and didn't even know they made replacement hinges for glass tops...

Thank you 🙂 

[Guppysnail]

Pour white vinegar in the seams and let it soak. It will dissolve the mineral deposits and help it loosen. Also will remove all hard water spots 😁 then soften with warm water to remove. Good luck. 

[Gator]

@Alec; Just like @Sandra the fish rookie, I didn't know that they made replacement hinges for glass tops. When the hinge on my glass top broke about 10 years ago, I took the top off of my tank, laid both pieces on a flat surface, cleaned the tops of both pieces with rubbing alcohol, laid a strip of black duct tape from the broken edge of the hinge out onto the glass making sure that I pressed in the contour of the hinge to the glass, I did both sides like this. Then I aligned both sides to their correct configuration as if the hinge hadn't broken and then I put a strip of duct tape down the middle. The result is that I have a glass top that works like new and water hasn't loosened the tape, and each time I have bought a glass top for a new tank, I put duct tape on the hinge before I add the top to a new tank. If the hinge on the new tops have since broken, I don't know it. 

 

[Alec]

On 11/16/2021 at 8:48 AM, Sandra the fish rookie said:

@Alec May I ask you where did you get a replacement? I NEED one.. and didn't even know they made replacement hinges for glass tops...

Thank you 🙂 

https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/5346/?pcatid=5346 

 

This is where I got mine. I had a custom lid that was 3/16in. 

[Gator]

@Alec; That's the place where I bought all of my glass tops, but I didn't know they sold replacement parts, maybe I should have dug a little deeper.😊

[nabokovfan87]

On 11/15/2021 at 2:40 PM, Zenzo said:

I have found that mineral deposits and gunk will build up in the channel of the hinges as well as the glass. Try thoroughly cleaning the glass where the hinge slides on to. If you run the new (I am assuming plastic) hinge under hot water, the plastic will become more pliable and will also be lubricated. You can also use a hair dryer on a warm setting to soften up the plastic hinge a bit.

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