I've got the same problem. Key is broken and window permanently locked. The handle covers one of the screw holes, and I can't access it to remove or change the handle. I'll look around and comment again if I find a solution.
look on youtube. there is a life hack that shows you how to open when handle has failed. its basically pushing a thin metal blade in the right spot to lift the handles locking part. No need to drill 👍
My handle wont lock or open when i put the handle on ... Just no movement of the inner device. The handle works opening and closing but the windows just stays the same. Any ideas?
Mine is completely jammed. I cant even open the handle fully to get to the other screw to get the handle off. Its as if the whole mechanism on the side if the window has seized shut and stopping the handle from fully turning
My thoughts exactly. We don’t need a video stating the bleedin obvious. Perhaps I’ll do one telling people to remember to take their pants off before having a shit. 😀
Might as well not have locks, without multipoint locking you could simply crowbar those windows open from the outside as those handles would just snap off. Oh and this doesn't work with that ^^ type of lock handle as the handle when locked, hides the fixing screw.
My late dad arranged for the new windows to be fitted around 6 years ago now; and yes… they are still under warranty. But the company in question.. ( Town & country window systems from Totton ) who fitted the windows.. do not seem to be particularly interested in doing any repair work on them; unless they have stopped fitting windows altogether. i don’t own a mobile 📱 so my sister’s been trying to get in contact with them; but they are not answering or responding. Another window company could come out and have a look at them; but look at how much they charge for that. Around £200. That seems an awful lot of money for them.. just to come out and take a look. Monday pm 22nd January 2024. Southampton England 🏴
It's really difficult trying to give advice without being there. Probably better off just calling out someone who does UPVC / lock repairs. It'll be a 10 min job.Good luck, Des
I got it out! It was stuck in there with putty of some description 😂 I unscrewed it all & the window didn’t open 😔 so I screwed it all back on & I managed to open it! 🤷🏼♀️
Yes… I’m having problems with my front windows. They will not close. Have to keep them closed with shoe laces; otherwise the windy weather will blow them back out. Cannot afford to have them replaced. Cost hundreds. No one seems to want to come out and take a look. They were fitted around 6 years ago; and they Still look as new. Sunday night 21st January 2024.
Why did you edit it just as you were going on to the 2nd set of screws .You cannot fit a screwdriver in there with the handle in the way so show us really how you did it please ?
Just for your info mate tradesmen do not rip people off they do jobs that people cannot do themselves so when you add your little captions you should be more careful of how you word it!!!
You're clearly talking rubbish. I'm not suggesting for a minute that every trades person rips off their customers but it does happen all the time. The media is absolutely littered with great daily examples of people being ripped off with shoddy workmanship, being over charged, etc. You're either very naive or completely oblivious to what's happening in the world around you.
@@21stcenturycaveman33 Actually it's less common than the media would have you think, more often than not customers just don't want to pay for work that doesn't involve actually replacing something, so when a tradesman comes around and fixes a lock (for example), the customer can be very reluctant to pay them. I know tradesmen who will turn down work because they know that the customer will question the bill, as either the job seems more simple than in really is or the customer has expressed an attitude that they think the job is a simple one. It's the same with having your car repaired, extra parts get added to the invoice because they don't want the hassle of arguing with a customer who sees a single line on the invoice, saying "adjusted handbrake cable" and doesn't want to pay for the 2 hours it takes to raise the car on ramps, remove trim, strip down the handbrake and locate the adjustment mechanism.
@@21stcenturycaveman33 there are really bad tradesmen out there yes rip offs couldn't agree more with you. Like the one that was supposed to replace my handle didnt need to really but ended up breaking my glass and running away.
Being a fitter and Upvc repairs professional, I don’t recommend doing this at all. Very long winded, also if you can’t get a handle that day your left with an unlocked window , in which you’ll have to do the same process you’ve seen but in reverse. My advice.... get a professional out.... if you don’t like how much they charge then by all means run the risk of doing it yourself, you’ve only yourself to blame then if you knacker something.
You can pull the window shut and turn the mechanism with a screwdriver to move the mechanism into the locked position, don't need a so called professional !
