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Fixing Internal Door Handles
wrote:
Hi all,
I'm sure this question is answered in many places on the web, I just
can't find any of them!
I'm in my new flat and both internal doors (small flat) have handles
that are loose. Never one to shirk a DIY challenge I have had a look at
them but there does not seem to be any way to take them off! All that's
protruding is the threaded end of what appears to be a hollow screw!
So how do I take these handles off?
Thanks in advance for any help, pointers, websites, etc.
Andoni.
What do you mean by "loose"? Does it pull off in your hand, or just
rattle?
If you peer down the "hollow screw" with torch and magnifying glass, is
the inside hexagonal and does the outside have a screw thread? Pressing
a bit of plasticine against the end may be an easier way to reveal the
hex. If so, you have a "Allen" "grub screw". If you're lucky your
predecessor may have left an "Allen key" to tighten it up -- the little
L-shaped bar you threw away last week because you didn't know what it
was. You can buy them as sets in DIY stores, maybe individually, but a
set saves going back when you guess the size wrong (assuming you can't
take the knob with you). They come in both inch and metric sizes, so
guess the age of the doorknob. You can also get Allen bits for the
screwdrivers that take bullet-like bits.
If it doesn't have a hex hole of thread, it may just be a pin, which
you can't tighten, in which case sorry for the red herring.
Chris
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