H F Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 A handle on one of windows has stopped working - please see image and video. I can’t figure out how to open the mechanism and see what’s gone wrong. It’s a PVC window. Advice welcome. 8833ABB2-F99D-4625-929E-839CC41C1180.MOV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jimbo Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 The gearbox is knackered. I bought some very cheap windows once, and they broke within a matter of weeks on a good few of the windows. Not sure how the fudge you are going to get at that. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H F Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 17 minutes ago, Big Jimbo said: The gearbox is knackered. I bought some very cheap windows once, and they broke within a matter of weeks on a good few of the windows. Not sure how the fudge you are going to get at that. Sorry. yikes. Not the answer I was hoping for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitpipe Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Looks to be an allen nut on the handle and a flat screw at the top? What happens when you remove them both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Take those screws out and have a look he who dares Rodney 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H F Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Bitpipe said: Looks to be an allen nut on the handle and a flat screw at the top? What happens when you remove them both? The Allen nut just roared both ways, endlessly; on the working one too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H F Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Russell griffiths said: Take those screws out and have a look he who dares Rodney I did consider that... I’ll do that tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H F Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 Took the screws out - this revealed a bolt (similar to those in door handles) which appears to have slid back into the frame preventing the window handle from working. Pulled the bolt out and fixed the window handle in place and it’s all working again. Phew. Thankfully, the gears inside the window are working perfectly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Is there not a grub screw in the handle to stop the bar moving out pf place again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Told ya he who dares son. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Home Farm said: Took the screws out - this revealed a bolt (similar to those in door handles) which appears to have slid back into the frame preventing the window handle from working. Pulled the bolt out and fixed the window handle in place and it’s all working again. Phew. Thankfully, the gears inside the window are working perfectly. If there's no grub screw to stop the bolt sliding in and out a small blob of silicone up the handle will have the same effect if left to set. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H F Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 1 hour ago, ProDave said: Is there not a grub screw in the handle to stop the bar moving out pf place again? No, there isn’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H F Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 10 minutes ago, Onoff said: If there's no grub screw to stop the bolt sliding in and out a small blob of silicone up the handle will have the same effect if left to set. Good tip. If it happens again, I’ll do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H F Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 I have another dodgy handle we’ve come across. Have taken it apart but can’t see anything obvious that may be affecting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H F Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 Forgot to add the handle image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 (edited) Search eBay for mortice lock spindle and buy a longer one. Cut to length so it can't dissapear into the window. Edited November 6, 2019 by Temp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 A short spindle can work it's way too far into the handle - away from the lock or into the lock away from the handle. You can always insert a spare piece of spindle and operate without the handle using a small spanner or mole grips etc to check the lock action. I'm sad that I keep bits I take off old doors. Cut any new spindle to length in a vice with a hacksaw and file off the burr. (Or hold in moles and cut off with a small grinder if you're a bit deft at it ? ). Sometimes theres a grub screw that tightens into a V in the square bar, often it's just expected to tighten against the square bar and bite in. Check Amazon, Wickes even. Not sure if Screweys or TS do the bars. e.g: https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Door-Handle-Spindle---90mm-Pack-of-2/p/112799 (As an aside you can find on some say bathroom door locks the square spindle is a smaller section). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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