uPVC windows: handle/lock is broken
 

Anyone got tips on replacing/repairing uPVC window handles?

The problem is with a small casement window. The handle is stuck in the
open position, due North and won't turn into the closed position, due
West.

The handle has a pushbutton/keyhole combination on it. Is it easy to
"swap out" such a dodgy handle?

Bruce

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Anyone got tips on replacing/repairing uPVC window handles?

The problem is with a small casement window. The handle is stuck in the
open position, due North and won't turn into the closed position, due
West.

The handle has a pushbutton/keyhole combination on it. Is it easy to
"swap out" such a dodgy handle?

Bruce


Flick through yellow pages for a local uPVC supplier, you'll find they're
all pretty much the same and cost about a fiver. Maybe take the old one to
compare screw centres but they'll be the same almost guaranteed.

Depends on age. Obsolescence may mean having to replace the whole
window.

wrote in message
oups.com...
Anyone got tips on replacing/repairing uPVC window handles?

The problem is with a small casement window. The handle is stuck in
the
open position, due North and won't turn into the closed position,
due
West.

The handle has a pushbutton/keyhole combination on it. Is it easy to
"swap out" such a dodgy handle?

Bruce


Screwfix stock them !

AWEM

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says...
Depends on age. Obsolescence may mean having to replace the whole
window.


Absolutely false.

With the handle in the "open" position it is simple to remove by
releasing two screws.

Whether the locking system is Cockspur or Espagnolette the OP will be
able to replace, the fittings are almost universal. A local fabricator
can probably supply from stock.

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Ziggur

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