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Paddy's DIY - How to open a locked or broken window handle
Another great instructional video brought to you by Paddy's DIY
In this video I'm going to show you my methods for opening two of the most common types of window handles found in Ireland and the UK.
Over the years there have been hundreds if not thousands of window handles made by different manufacturers. The majority can be locked by a key of some form or another.
Generally speaking, there are 3 main types of locking mechanisms used in window handles. There are two types of autolocking mechanisms and a deadlocking type. In this video i'm going to deal with the two types of autolocking locks.
Locking window handles are fitted to the vast majority of windows manufactured in Ireland and the UK. The operation of a locking window handle is simple. Push the button lock with your thumb to release the lock and turn the handle lever to open the window. When the handle is returned to the closed position, the window handle locks automatically. Sometimes the push button lock of the window handle can break stopping it from being released. Imitating the symptoms of a broken window espag lock.
How can I tell the difference between a broken window handle / locked window handle or a broken window espag lock.
It is easy to tell the difference, here is a quick guide:
A broken window handle lock: The button lock will push in, but will not release
A locked window handle: The button will not push in and will not release
A broken window espag lock: The window handle lock releases and the handle will turn, but the window will not open.
Depending on the type of locking mechanisms that are in your window handles. You will need an item / tool to open the locks. I'm going to show you what to use and the method to use to open each type.
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@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
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@Opalk
@Opalk Год назад
Hope you got my thanks :) And hope others do too. You're saving us all from ridiculous prices quoted by others.
@afrinnahar621
@afrinnahar621 Год назад
Thanks, in the night I was in trouble cause I couldn't close the safety window, then I watched closed it
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
@Afrin Nahar excellent. Glad it helped
@AhMa-pg6ft
@AhMa-pg6ft Год назад
I will buy you a keg (kidding house from early 1900s) if you fix mine without breaking Paddy! Appreciate knowing it's not my cleaning skills we had really humid days windows look worse than ever! Thank you, God bless!!
@silvertoothpick
@silvertoothpick 4 дня назад
Opened the (brass effect type) window lock with the first wedge. I used my kidney donor card which is really thin. Jostled it around the centre while opening the handle. Fantastic. Very easy to do. I'm off to the hardware store with the busted handle to ask for an exact replacement. Thanks a lot.
@idkmynameyetlmao2245
@idkmynameyetlmao2245 Год назад
God bless you great sir 🙏🙏🙏🙏. I was smoking in my parents bathroom and the key to the window broke and it wouldn’t open. I panicked because obviously the whole place smelled like smoke and the bloody window was broken. Until you I found you sir i’ve honestly never been so relived. i hope all your dreams come true. learnt my lesson and will never smoke again 😻🫡🫡
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Glad it helped 👍
@georgeparsons8490
@georgeparsons8490 10 месяцев назад
As a pensioner with not a lot to spare this was magic. I had thought of using a Stanley knife or similar but seeing this gave me the confidence that trying wouldn't damage anything further. Stanley knife worked instantly. Thank you so much. My Anglian windows are only a few years old but the locks are crap and only half of them lock at all. Thanks again.
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 10 месяцев назад
Glad it helped 👍
@user-eb9wb8br7x
@user-eb9wb8br7x 2 дня назад
Thank you so much!! After using a metal nail file, your method and some brute force it finally worked! Hope you have a good week :D
@user-rq6sk5px4y
@user-rq6sk5px4y 11 месяцев назад
Thank you so much for your video demonstration. I was able to open my locked window handle myself and replaced it without calling someone in to do it. All it cost me was the replacement handle. Really appreciate it. Caroline
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 11 месяцев назад
Music to my ears 👍 well done
@sharnjitkaur402
@sharnjitkaur402 Год назад
Absolutely brilliant! Thank you! Got my window open in 90 seconds after I’d watched your video and found the right household items you recommended! Corner of the measuring tape buckle worked perfectly
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Excellent well done 👍
@Lizzy-kv5qf
@Lizzy-kv5qf 2 месяца назад
I just want to say a massive thank you Paddy. My window has been stuck shut for months I thought the handle would have to be replaced. It’s getting really hot we’re in living and I just needed it open. Found your video and bomb it’s open. Thank you so much for the help 🤘
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 2 месяца назад
Music to my ears 👍
@nkirukaedward-alali9339
@nkirukaedward-alali9339 Год назад
Thanks so much for this. My husband has been trying to open our bedroom window for weeks and it didn't budge, something just told me to go on RU-vid this evening as I was extremely hot. I took my daughter's hair clip and the window is open. I can't believe this. Thanks so so much
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Fantastic. Well done 👏
@marybrennan9610
@marybrennan9610 Год назад
Do you have to use the same procedure each time You open the window.
@dianefalconer6729
@dianefalconer6729 Год назад
I am so relieved! Brilliant video, so well explained and demonstrated, with the sympathy and tone to get through to the most panicked householder. Thanks for getting my window open! (Hair clip on window with broken button)
@dianefalconer6729
@dianefalconer6729 Год назад
I was going crazy not being able to open the children's bedroom window to cool off the room these hot summer nights. What an absolute God send your video has been. Thank you so much! I have liked and subscribed. 😊
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Thank you kindly Diane 😊 glad it helped
@neilmackinnon6794
@neilmackinnon6794 Месяц назад
Excellent, got my conservatory window lock unjammed and fully functional again. Thank you sir
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Месяц назад
Excellent 👍
@RatherBeVizing
@RatherBeVizing Год назад
Absolute lifesaver - did not fancy roasting in this room this weekend and you helped me get my window open in about 2 minutes. 👍
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Excellent well done
@maevecooney1473
@maevecooney1473 2 месяца назад
You are Pure Genuis Paddy.A million thanks.The hair slide worked a treat.Unable to open window for 3 years!!!!
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 2 месяца назад
Excellent 👍 well done
@runningsteve1714
@runningsteve1714 Год назад
This was hugely beneficial. We got a price from a local company at £350 and after watching your video it was just £20 for the lock and a hacksaw. Thank you!!!
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Happy days 👍 glad it saved you money
@juliecockle8984
@juliecockle8984 Год назад
This was so easy! I watched the video, went upstairs, found a hair clip - and opened the bathroom window! Thank you Paddy
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Music to my ears. Glad it helped 👍
@Opalk
@Opalk Год назад
Omg you've saved me! Iv been boiling in my room. It took 2 days. But I finally did it!!! I'm so grateful to you!
@Opalk
@Opalk Год назад
For those maybe struggling to fit something into the slot. Hair clip as paddy said. But I had to break mine to use the thin bit. That way it slides all the way through.
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Thank you kindly opalk. Glad you got it sorted 👍
@treborsirrah7916
@treborsirrah7916 28 дней назад
Opened 2 of my windows in seconds with a credit card ,you are a star ,thank you so much
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 27 дней назад
Glad it helped 👍
@DRY411S
@DRY411S Год назад
Hair clip worked within seconds, after the lock broke. Now I can fit a new one without needing a callout. Thanks.
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Music to my ears 👍
@katemolloy9617
@katemolloy9617 Год назад
I thanked you for the previous video, and I'll thank you again. The handle of the tape measurer worked for some of my windows, but the hair clip idea pointed me toward a strong, thin nail file I had that just popped the bathroom window open. Thanks!
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Glad to help again 👍
@Ohdemon
@Ohdemon 2 месяца назад
Used a steel scraper and worked straight away. Brilliant video, thanks Paddy!
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 2 месяца назад
Excellent 👍 well done
@TheMartinlt1000
@TheMartinlt1000 6 месяцев назад
Legend, managed to open (and fully shut) a broken handle at 3am in the morning! God only knows why the handle stopped working, thank you sir.
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 6 месяцев назад
Excellent 👍 glad it helped
@telharsic
@telharsic Год назад
Amazing, thank you! The key ring method finally did the trick for me. Thanks for explaining it so clearly.
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Fantastic. I was worried the key ring method would be too difficult for some people. Great job 👍
@latifa9954
@latifa9954 15 дней назад
Could you just explain what you mean by „turn and apply pressure“? Do you mean the tool or the handle? I want to understand what I‘m aiming at before I try it. Thanks
@Freezer1800
@Freezer1800 6 месяцев назад
I wasn’t sure which type I had as it was a newly changed window. So it was a shot in the dark. Opened within seconds. Thanks very much.
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 6 месяцев назад
Great stuff 👍
@jamesfischer900
@jamesfischer900 Год назад
Excellent, I unlocked our window per your advice on the video, and it worked. Thank you. 👍
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Excellent 👍
@freckles7311
@freckles7311 4 месяца назад
This worked brilliantly. Thank you. I struggled for a while until I got the stepladders and tried it with downward pressure bingo!!
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 4 месяца назад
Excellent 👍 well done
@clare-joannebowker2659
@clare-joannebowker2659 7 месяцев назад
Window is finally closed after months of it being jammed in the partially open position - thank you so much Paddy.
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 7 месяцев назад
Glad it helped 👍
@helenbarker4896
@helenbarker4896 Год назад
Thanks soooo very much. You saved a damsel in distress.
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Glad it helped 👍
@robertwoodhall5010
@robertwoodhall5010 Год назад
Thank you so much, I used a Stanley blade, just need a new handle now 😊
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Glad it helped 👍
@neilcrossland1171
@neilcrossland1171 2 месяца назад
Brilliant cheers, something just clicked this morning, the handle was jammed with the window closed. All went ok paper clip method, just need a new handle now. The window is so small anyway, nobody could ever get in.
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 2 месяца назад
Thank you kindly 😊 glad it helped
@elliotmcbride3364
@elliotmcbride3364 11 месяцев назад
This is a great and original resource for actual problems people face. Thank you for making these!
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 11 месяцев назад
Glad it helped 👍
@gsrandomdiary2256
@gsrandomdiary2256 28 дней назад
Opened with card from the bottom. Finally with this heatwaves 😮‍💨. Thank you!
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 27 дней назад
Glad it helped 👍
@richardmaciejewski2789
@richardmaciejewski2789 Год назад
Absolutely brilliant. Two of my windows were stuck and are now released
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Great stuff 👍
@RakeshSuman-ho6mx
@RakeshSuman-ho6mx 4 месяца назад
Great explanation in the video. But struggled with my particular lock for an hour. Gave up and drilled out the catch as I’m replacing the handle anyway. But your video showed me exactly where to drill 👍
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 4 месяца назад
Glad it helped 👍
@kennethmckay6391
@kennethmckay6391 Год назад
Absolute legend! Now that I knew how the handle/dead lock worked, took me 30 seconds to open. The spring in the button is goosed so off to get a new one.
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Music to my ears 👍
@kennethmckenna1113
@kennethmckenna1113 Год назад
Have tried to open a broken lock for months now. Used the credit card trick and hey presto. Big thank you Paddy
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Excellent 👍 glad it helped
@karenmitchell1155
@karenmitchell1155 Год назад
Thanks 🙏 I managed to do it with a hair clip! Great little hack…
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Great stuff 👍
@sionbach6378
@sionbach6378 3 месяца назад
thank you ,perfect job , had waited 3 weeks for window supplier to tell me ..still wating
@claudiarobinson4488
@claudiarobinson4488 4 месяца назад
I has the very same hai lip in my hair …window locked for months Saved me a fortune 😅. Than you!
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 4 месяца назад
🤣 Great stuff. Macguiver in the making
@collegedropout5550
@collegedropout5550 Год назад
Thank you so so much, mine broke cleaning the window, I was freaking out as the window wouldn’t close, I used the measuring tape clip as watched your first video but I’ll try the card tomorrow and then I’m going to try replace it myself!! Thanks again ❤
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Great stuff 👍
@mer-ria7245
@mer-ria7245 Год назад
Thank you for this update, watched the other vid, but this is the one i needed. Key ring loop got me some air 😊
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Fantastic. Well done 👍
@12Rumib
@12Rumib 11 месяцев назад
Thanks Paddy, tried this method today and it unlocked my jammed bathroom window handle!
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 11 месяцев назад
Excellent 👍 well done
@davidtrindade1858
@davidtrindade1858 11 месяцев назад
Thank you for the hair clip suggestion, tried with knifes and other strong metal bits but the hair clip was the winner.
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 11 месяцев назад
Marvelous 👍
@lemsdarkapprentice2535
@lemsdarkapprentice2535 Год назад
Wow, fantastic information, Paddy, loads of thanks. I think you've just solved the window issue I've had for ages. Will definitely try this.
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Glad it helped 👍
@user-fx5dh8kw5v
@user-fx5dh8kw5v 10 месяцев назад
Just used the hair pin...it worked!!! Thank u!!!
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 10 месяцев назад
Happy days 👍
@simontown412
@simontown412 7 месяцев назад
Thank you Paddy. Unlocked the window after years of being locked 👍
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 6 месяцев назад
Excellent 👍 glad it helped
@Rhn-pi4yg
@Rhn-pi4yg 3 месяца назад
and i unlocked my front door after it been locked for years, i ws able to breath some fresh air outside
@tlw1810
@tlw1810 Год назад
Hi Paddy, just watched your video and opened my window 👍 brilliant thanks
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Brilliant 👍 well done
@seles2000
@seles2000 3 месяца назад
Great video. Hopefully can open my broken window handle now. Love ur cute accent too 😊
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 3 месяца назад
Thank you 👍 hope it works for you
@laracarvalho2261
@laracarvalho2261 Месяц назад
Thank you so much! The hair clip advice worked!
@purenkool2024
@purenkool2024 11 месяцев назад
This man can fix stuff!❤
@user-ef1ye5zo5r
@user-ef1ye5zo5r 9 месяцев назад
Thank you very much for your help. It's saved me £400
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 8 месяцев назад
Music to my ears 👍
@bridgetnankivell420
@bridgetnankivell420 Месяц назад
Thank you. The lock is working but window mechanism is jammed half way up the window and window will not open. This is not a top window
@danielc9914
@danielc9914 2 месяца назад
Hair clip worked perfectly!
@transluceo1349
@transluceo1349 5 месяцев назад
Thank you!! Now I can open the window in my garage *and* brag about my new skill at parties. 😎
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 5 месяцев назад
Thank you kindly 😊
@louisemaggs4589
@louisemaggs4589 4 месяца назад
THANK YOU, hair clip worked..lots of wiggling, swearing…but it worked!!
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 4 месяца назад
Excellent 👍 well done
@KarlHargreaves
@KarlHargreaves 27 дней назад
Sometimes youtube redeems itself, and today it has. Cheers, appreciated.
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 27 дней назад
Glad it helped 👍
@andrea22213
@andrea22213 6 месяцев назад
All very well if it works, but on mine the piece that should retract could not be pushed back into its place. There was only one way, my thin knife was all the way through the lock, I held button down and thumped the handle open as the broken bits fell out.
@bellyfluff9
@bellyfluff9 Месяц назад
Thank you!
@thinkforyourself3422
@thinkforyourself3422 Год назад
Thanks for the update video 👍
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Thanks for the comment 👍
@TheAngryengineer
@TheAngryengineer Год назад
Thank you, Paddy, that worked a treat!
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Glad it helped 👍
@emilydonnelly9884
@emilydonnelly9884 Год назад
oh my god thank you so much for this - me and my boyfriend have been trying to get our bedroom window open for a week!😂😂
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Glad it helped 👍
@SabrinaByrne-z8k
@SabrinaByrne-z8k 2 месяца назад
Brilliant, thank you
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 2 месяца назад
Glad it helped 👍
@shaznay7964
@shaznay7964 Год назад
That's has worked 🎉. Can't believe it. Thanks soo much. What a star
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Glad it helped 👍
@darrenthorn4606
@darrenthorn4606 5 месяцев назад
You are a literal hero
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 5 месяцев назад
Glad it helped 👍
@sarahwormall3124
@sarahwormall3124 Год назад
You're amazing. Thanks so much 😂
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Glad it helped 👍
@Energyflash1979
@Energyflash1979 Год назад
Thank you so much.
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Glad it helped 👍
@neilcrossland1171
@neilcrossland1171 2 месяца назад
Thanks
@mutintabasila7880
@mutintabasila7880 Год назад
Oh wow thank you for this
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Glad it helped 👍
@treborsirrah7916
@treborsirrah7916 27 дней назад
Thanks!
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 27 дней назад
Thank you kindly 😊
@garyblake9665
@garyblake9665 4 месяца назад
Thanks man, that was super useful!
@woody1380
@woody1380 7 месяцев назад
Better than any Viz Top Tip. Cheers
@CosmicWizards2
@CosmicWizards2 Год назад
thank you for making that effort mate
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
👍
@nigelmidwinter3269
@nigelmidwinter3269 4 месяца назад
Great video, many thanks!
@ssshammi
@ssshammi 3 месяца назад
Hi my lock is other way around. I try to put the card in and also a flat hair pin from thr side but as the latch wont move it quite hard i have spend more than an hour on this
@beckyreed468
@beckyreed468 9 месяцев назад
Thanks so much!!!
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 9 месяцев назад
Thank you kindly 😊
@stephendooley9799
@stephendooley9799 Год назад
Thanks for the information..your a star..appreciated 🎉 thanks
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Glad it helped 👍
@kikaadias
@kikaadias Год назад
YASSSS!! Thank you!!!
@louisee_9767
@louisee_9767 Год назад
Omg would you know how to fix the square socket that attaches itself to the handle? So say you take the handle off and the little square socket is broken? Can you fix that part?
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
If the square bar has broken off the handle, you need a new handle. You'll get one in most hardware shops for less than a tenner
@Lorronzo
@Lorronzo Год назад
Works with a metal nail file as well 👍
@carlettenorwood2935
@carlettenorwood2935 Год назад
It worked!!!! Thank you so much
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Glad it helped 👍
@RyomenSukunaTheKingOfCurses
@RyomenSukunaTheKingOfCurses 21 день назад
I got it open but the black thing snapped off, any advice?
@adamcatlow
@adamcatlow Год назад
Thanks - helped me perfectly!
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Thank you very much 😊
@Blades-fm6ck
@Blades-fm6ck Год назад
Great video, cheers for making it!
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Glad it helped 👍
@jowelahmed6750
@jowelahmed6750 10 месяцев назад
Really helpful video thanks a lot
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 10 месяцев назад
Glad it helped 👍
@aTuckingFypo
@aTuckingFypo 11 месяцев назад
Great video, very useful!
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 11 месяцев назад
Glad it helped 👍
@llrainll
@llrainll Год назад
I don’t have a keyhole with mine 😭 ! I wish I could send you a video. I have a tilt and turn window/door that’s stuck in the mishandled position. However, the handle is what seems to be the issue. I’d be able to put it back into position, but the handle is lose and can spin around, but it locks when put in the lock position (downwards.).
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
You have a tilt and turn window by the sounds of it. One of the sections is broken, i would say. You'd need a window repair company. Not a diy job I'm afraid
@Ragnarrok2023
@Ragnarrok2023 4 месяца назад
Hi @PaddysDiY do you have a video on how to fix a sagging window? i recently replaced hinges and its catching ever so slightly so i've got to lift the window as i open it otherwise it gets stuck on the lip of the frame
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 4 месяца назад
Leave it with me for a little while, and I'll make a video 👍
@Ragnarrok2023
@Ragnarrok2023 4 месяца назад
@@PaddysDiy champion! Another suggestion (selfish i'd admit!) is what to do when the hinge fixing point has failed and pulled out the surrounding UPVC - i've been told to just stick a longer screw into the frame, but wanted to see other options as well
@williamhales-kj5cr
@williamhales-kj5cr Год назад
Hi would this still work when the key button doesn't press in ?
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
In general yes, but it all depends on the type of locking mechanism that's in your handle. The different types are explained in the video
@yaryar3468
@yaryar3468 5 месяцев назад
What about when the handle works but the window is jammed at the interlocking bits?
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 5 месяцев назад
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-c8leMv6ibo4.html
@markysparky164
@markysparky164 Год назад
I have a different type of handle than those shown. Pitty I can't upload a photo or two here in this comment to show you. The handle just has what looks like a bolt, or pin going through it. The lock has broken completely and fallen out exposing the interior parts of the handle. There doesnt apear to be a catch of any kind to wedge a hairpin or anything into. There is another window like it in the house that does open. I have looked at this one, but there doesnt apear to be a little latch I can slide anything under to bypass the lock. It is on a tilt and turn window if that helps. Other than that all I could do is maybe email some photos of the lock and handle?
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 11 месяцев назад
You have the deadlocking type handle. They can't be bypassed. If the lock has fallen out of the handle you might as well go the whole hog and cut the pin. Use a hacksaw or junior hacksaw blade to cut it. The handle will open then.
@markysparky164
@markysparky164 11 месяцев назад
Thanks very mutch. Do you have a how to video on this? @@PaddysDiy
@checkmeout2k12
@checkmeout2k12 Год назад
Paddy using a credit card to open the locking mechanism did the trick with my window handle that was stuck thanks
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Excellent 👍 well done
@ssshammi
@ssshammi 3 месяца назад
Mine is made of bronze and the lock mechanism is into the top not bottom . So could not open
@Pete.Ty1
@Pete.Ty1 6 месяцев назад
👍👍👍.Thank you
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 6 месяцев назад
Glad it helped 👍
@drpoosdaddy2664
@drpoosdaddy2664 Год назад
Nice one!
@urbanstarship
@urbanstarship 9 месяцев назад
Mine was an auto lock, but the bolt was completely jammed and wouldn’t retract at all, so your trick wouldn’t work for me. I ended up bashing it with a masonry chisel to get the handle to swing open. I also tried a multi tool that has oscillating blades, but the blade wasn’t strong enough to cut the bolt (it just wore down the teeth of the blade). If your in my situation you need some heavy tools to get the handle off. I’m sure an angle grinder would have worked but I don’t own one.
@user-yz5lz5ko5f
@user-yz5lz5ko5f 7 месяцев назад
Tried all and none worked(:.Found the key in the end . Great video though.
@sophiesas3
@sophiesas3 Год назад
Cheers Paddy
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Thank you kindly 😊
@NicolaSelenu
@NicolaSelenu Год назад
Hi Paddy's! Thanks for this awesome video. I'm in Dublin and might need your services. How do I contact you?
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
I'm afraid i don't venture to the big shmoke. I'm too busy with work locally, so i don't travel
@NicolaSelenu
@NicolaSelenu Год назад
@@PaddysDiy thanks anyway :)
@axelpixel1
@axelpixel1 Год назад
for the second type of lock, is there anything else i can use instead of the ring? cant seem to find any
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
A paper clip will work
@axelpixel1
@axelpixel1 Год назад
@@PaddysDiy thanks! and by the way, most window locks can be opened by random keys around the house (from the keyhole), found out by myself
@adrianthoroughgood1191
@adrianthoroughgood1191 Год назад
I have the first type of handle that should be able to open with a hair clip only it seems to be broken in such a way that I can't get it open. I've tried several tool and angles. If I try pressing the button while I have my tool in there I can feel it pressing down on the tool. I think the axel that the catch rocks on is broken so its just staying in/forward and pressing the button just presses it in more! What can I do?
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy Год назад
Could be the espag lock that's broken. Hard to know really without seeing it
@adrianthoroughgood1191
@adrianthoroughgood1191 Год назад
@@PaddysDiy if the internal lock was broken or jammed I imagine that would mean I couldn't turn the handle, but I would think that would't effect the catch mechanism in the handle? In the videos you pull the tool down and the catch pops up and you can move it right down, yes? I can insert the tool from the side just below the axle but I can't move it down. It feels like it hits the catch but won't go any further. The other windows with the same style handle are the kind with the catch inside the handle, not the kind with the catch on the mounting.
@michaelamoore4330
@michaelamoore4330 Год назад
@@adrianthoroughgood1191 I tried the hair grip technique and it wouldn’t move the catch. It felt like there was a broken part jammed in there. What it did do was just move it slightly, so with some firm pressure on the handle, the plastic catch (horrible cheap lock) snapped off and the handle moved freely. Totally broke the lock but still…
@adrianthoroughgood1191
@adrianthoroughgood1191 Год назад
@@michaelamoore4330 in the end I used a small hacksaw to cut upwards from the bottom, to cut through the plastic catch. The gap wasn't quite big enough for the blade so I had to chew through the edge of the metal lock body a bit as well. I used plastic tape to cover the frame to stop abrasion. Managed to get the lock to open. Now it opens and closes and operates the lock mechanism fine, just without the ability to lock with a key.
@eddieoneill8135
@eddieoneill8135 8 месяцев назад
I have a handle that I cant get open. It is the type that is easily opened with a credit card and in fact this broken handle is a replacement which I did few years ago. But now no matter what I use i cant get it open. Baffled!
@PaddysDiy
@PaddysDiy 8 месяцев назад
The espag lock could be broken. Is the handle moving at all?
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