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@Leo-gt1bx

Жыл бұрын

Hi I am a handyman and potential customers window won't open. The handle turns but I'm guessing one of the 3 locking points is not releasing. Any suggestions please?

@zacsayer1818

Жыл бұрын

@@Leo-gt1bx You’re not that bright are you mate, he’s literally just given you the answer in this video!!!

Cheers Paddy, Loose spindle on the bathroom window, lock, 2 minute job, saved me a fortune. Many thanks John T

You Sir are a valuable member of the KZread community. Thank you!

@PaddysDiy

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

Mate you just saved my life 😅 I haven't been able to open my bedroom window for months now, and it gets super hot as all my rooms face the setting sun. We're expecting another heatwave in the coming week and I was contemplating swapping my bedroom and living room just so that it's a little cooler at night. Just watched your tutorial and I was able to fix the window lock in 5 minutes. The spindle had detached from the handle. Thanks so much!

@PaddysDiy

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent 👍

Paddy you are The MAN. Several of my windows have sealed themselves shut, 5 in all. Had a quote from some joker who wanted £1500 to sort the problem. SO glad I came across your video. I shall be raising a glass in your honour.

@PaddysDiy

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, I'm glad to hear the video helped you :) £1500 is crazy money, you would have 5 new windows installed for that.

This worked for me! Afterwards I needed to temporarily unscrew the female part of the locks on the bottom half that was faulty. I could then lock the window with the top half without the problem happening again. Very much appreciated

I have waited a long time for this video, just fixed two windows with this method amazing. Just have to replace the locks and seals job done. Thanks Paddy.

@PaddysDiy

7 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped :)

Cheers mate undone the mystery of the broken window lock for me. Much appreciated. Clear instructions, no questions left unanswered, to the point, good pace of explanation.

@PaddysDiy

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped 👍

Managed to get my window open, thanks for taking the time to upload this video. Now to work out how to replace the locking mechanism as the handle is working fine.

This is just what I was looking for to fix our bathroom window. Your video is great and really clear. Thank you, you've saved me loads of money!

@sopheakcreative2077

4 жыл бұрын

James Slinger hi brother

Just wanted to say thank you because 2 of the windows upstairs wouldn't open i managed to open them with a screw driver, pliers and Allan keys from someone else's video but my bedroom window handle snapped in my hand and your video has shown me what I need to do. I'll keep you posted if I get time to do it or I end up paying someone. You've been a massive help

@PaddysDiy

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped 👍

Took me a few attempts to successfully do this. From my experience of it, make sure you know which end of the locking mechanism is jambed and which direction the lock works. I have one of the windows that has an integrated seal (the latter design is this video) I also struggled to find an allen key that was thin enough and long enough to engage with the locking rollers. I ended up using a tent peg. Finally got it done, so many thanks for the upload and advice! The window was jambed for the best part of a year and was beginning to cause a bit of mold on the ceiling. So glad its sorted now.

@PaddysDiy

5 жыл бұрын

Good to hear. Glad it helped :)

cheers paddy, followed your advice and it worked a treat took me a few minutes to realise mine was a double locking system went for the top of the two sliders and succeeded top man, much appreciated video

@PaddysDiy

6 жыл бұрын

Good to hear Joshua. Glad it helped :)

Guys, read this, very important, don't bother wasting your time if you do not remove the handle. But he never says the reason why. It's because when you push the roller lock with allen key it will slightly move the handle in the open direction so your handle can't go further on open. Also, I used a metal hanger end because allen key not long enough and easy to drop inside the frame. I finally opened the window after 3 weeks of trying. Lol

Thank you very much for this information, now I know how to repair my daughters windows, regards Doc Cox.

@sopheakcreative2077

4 жыл бұрын

Doc Cox hi

Thank you so much this has saved me a call out fee and the price of replacing my window lock. Got me a new lock for £6.50 and about a hour of my time in total.

@PaddysDiy

7 жыл бұрын

Your very welcome. Glad it helped :)

Thanks, Paddy, worked for me. Ordered a replacement part from your site immediately too. It was very quick and easy. Good job.

@PaddysDiy

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Clemviking, glad you got it sorted :)

You sir are a literal godsend. Thank you

Thanks so much for this, I've been searching for a technique to open my bedroom window....Cheers 👍🏼

Thanks for this informative video, I've just managed to fix 5 windows in a property I've just bought, thought I was going to have to get them all replaced so I've saved a ton of cash there (Just some new gearboxes), 4 popped easily with a yank on the Allen key but the fifth was a pain and was about to give up after 30 mins of trying as i was starting to damage the frame a little then it gave in at the last minute, the gearbox mech was split in half and the others all had something broken on the gearbox.

Hey, thank you so very much! Your clear explanation really helped me to open a very stiff window with three locking points. I had to go at each point a few times, but it eventually opened. Knowing that this was the correct approach gave me the persistence to keep trying. Thanks!

@PaddysDiy

Жыл бұрын

Excellent 👍

@CEO786

Жыл бұрын

Bubu hbbbj

Great tutorial. Managed to open my closed, locked and broken window handle!! I feel really pleased that I did it ☺

@PaddysDiy

3 жыл бұрын

Well done. Glad it helped

Many thanks for the excellent tips on how to fix jammed espag locks!

Very good trick. I had trouble with the allen key though, so improvised using a flattened (ish) L shaped wall bracket from Billy bookcases. Worked a charm 1st go. Thanks so much for the idea though and your clear, easy to follow instructions!

@PaddysDiy

2 жыл бұрын

Happy days. Whatever works.

Thanks for this! A pair of pliers and a bit of metal from a coat hanger did the trick for me.

Thank you so much for this video. Thought I needed the whole window replacing because the gear mechanism was broken. Allen key wouldn’t reach but I managed to fashion a tool from a steel tent peg which did the trick 👍

@PaddysDiy

3 жыл бұрын

Well done

So glad I came across this video. I've got a broken lock to repair in a student house and this has helped a lot. Thank you for posting. Watched some of you other videos and quickly hit the subscribe button to keep up with new posts.

@PaddysDiy

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks David. Glad it helped :)

Excellent film,especially the demonstration on how it works on the lower frame

Paddy you are the Don. Ive just managed to free the mechanism on me sons window which has been jammed shut for about 5 years. Wasn't so bad when he was a nipper, but he's a teenager now and the heady mix of lynx and hormones, in hot weather, things weren't good. Breezy like a spring meadow now. Thanks.

@PaddysDiy

7 жыл бұрын

Good to hear Swagnus :)

This video helped me to fix my bathroom window - I couldn't get it to open, but now it's working fine. Thank you!

@PaddysDiy

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent

Oh my days! This was the perfect video, so simple yet effective. Thank you!

Great video, clear comprehensive uncluttered instructions. Many thanks :)

Thank you so much for this video, just had my kitchen window lock go and this method worked perfectly.

@PaddysDiy

7 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped :)

You absolute star. This was exactly what was wrong with my window. Now to find a replacement part.

Paddy, Paddy, Paddy!! My window has been stuck for over 10 years! Your little hack right at the very end, it feckin opened! B jesus! Thank you very much

@PaddysDiy

Жыл бұрын

Music to my ears 👍

Great video, easy fix and certainly stopped me paying a call out charge. Thanks

@PaddysDiy

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, glad the video helped :)

Thanks it helped me may God bless us both

This was extremely helpful! Thank you! Now I can air out my room again!

Thanks, really helpful. Got the handle off our widow then tried pulling rubber strip out as shown. Was struggling to get any purchase on rubber strip without damaging window frame. I then put screwdriver in hole where the barrel on the latch mechanism goes and turned. After a few goes the window opened! We now have fresh air coming in our bathroom in the current hot spell - it’s been like an oven in there recently!

@PaddysDiy

17 күн бұрын

Check out the handle and espag to see which one is broken

@wallbars8684

17 күн бұрын

OK great, thanks - will do 👍

Had the opposite problem trying to get a broken upvc window locked, cheers Paddy worked a charm👌

@PaddysDiy

2 жыл бұрын

Happy days 🤣

Thank you so much for your advice it has helped very much. As the handle was just moving around but not opening the window. But thanks to you I have fixed it (without having to call my dad lol) and can now open and close the window :). Once again thank you 😊

@PaddysDiy

5 жыл бұрын

Good to hear :)

Brilliant explanation, thank you. My window mega stuck at the bottom, very awkward but luckily I had those tools and eventually managed it.

@PaddysDiy

Жыл бұрын

Excellent. Well Done

Thanks SO much! Extremely clear and helpful

@PaddysDiy

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment :)

Thanks pad,very informative I did not have a clue how to fix my child's window. 😊😊👍

My Windows have another lock on the top and bottom. After using a 4mm allen and alot of patience i got it open. Thanks for the video.

@PaddysDiy

5 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped :)

Brilliant, been waiting for someone to show how to do. Now I might be able to open the window. Thank you so much

@PaddysDiy

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve, hope you get it sorted

Thank you so so much. You have literally saved me my tenancy deposit next month when I move home. Thank you.

@Dang_Lin-Wang

3 жыл бұрын

That's not down to you anyway. The landlord should be responsible for maintenance. Gearboxes fail because no one oils them. Twice a year minimum .

Works a treat. Couldn't open one of our windows.I used a slim kitchen knife and took extra care. Worked instantly 👍

@PaddysDiy

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent

Thanks a lot, this video actually saved me from having a wet bathroom in the middle of the lockdown. You are a decent person.

@PaddysDiy

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it helped

Great video , and love the hack with Allen key. Managed to get window open and turned out gearbox had failed , replaced and all good .

@PaddysDiy

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Glad it helped

Oh dear, Senator Windows have this Problem. Thanks, for this how to. Fixed one, 6 to go. Hopefully they still have replacements locks, for this 20-year-old windows.

@PaddysDiy

10 ай бұрын

No window manufacturer is immune to it I'm afraid. Glad it helped 👍

Excellent explanation and clear demonstration. Thank you. Keep sharing.

@PaddysDiy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Thank you! Your help was just the thing to open a uPVC window. Very practical.

@PaddysDiy

10 ай бұрын

Glad it helped 👍

Cheers paddy just what I needed 2 open my kitchen window pal just fitted new lock 2 it and its good as new again pal 👍 😀 👌

Amazing I just managed to fix my window after two years - thank you

@PaddysDiy

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Glad it helped 👍

did this today worked a treat--------window shut for years----------top-lad

@PaddysDiy

6 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped :)

Brilliant - Thanks for that it was very useful as I was frightened I might break something.

Great information. Thanks for taking the time to fully explain in good detail.

@PaddysDiy

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Thanks mate! Worked like a charm!!!!!

Many thanks for your video Paddy! It saved me a lot of hassle!

@PaddysDiy

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

You are a genius. Opened a stuck window in 3 seconds. Thank you so much xx

@PaddysDiy

7 ай бұрын

Glad it helped 👍

Thanks for sharing your experience

Thank you so much for this beautifully presented piece. Our window handle is in the locked position and it cannot be moved. So do one remove the handle firstly and then to have access to opening the window.

@PaddysDiy

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Hassan, Your window handle could be locked. That could be the reason it's not moving.

Brilliant! Did it and it worked. Window better , me jubilant! Thank you very much.

@PaddysDiy

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped 👍

I used a small hook as didn't have a allen key small enough but worked! finally I have a looked window again I was pulling my hair out as the wind keeped blowing it open and my living room was freezing so thankyou very much

Thanks Paddy, Just fixed our bedroom window that's been broken for years, one very happy wife, although she said if it was that easy why didn't I do it before, lol!

@PaddysDiy

8 ай бұрын

Happy days 👍

This is incredibly helpful. One thing to add - from the windows in my house, the allen key is not long enough because the mechanism is positioned in the middle of the frame, so I'll have to find a different tool.

@sopheakcreative2077

4 жыл бұрын

Siuyee Lo hi brother

Thank you so much this is amazing! You’re a superstar ;)

Brilliant, thank you.

Thanks for the video, simple genius. You explain well too.

@PaddysDiy

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment :) glad it helped

Thank you very much to Paddys DIY on a verv good well demonstrated and well explained / instruction

GREAT info! This happened to me just this morning and now I know what to do. Thanks a million :o)

Good video. Clear, concise...and it works. Thanks for posting.

@PaddysDiy

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Leon. Glad it helped :)

Excellent video thanks for sharing your knowledge you sir deserve many thanks

Excellent Video Paddy - clear and concise. Thank you!

@PaddysDiy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment :)

Thanks for sharing the knowledge 👍

Thanks for taking the time to make this video - you got me out of a crisis!

@PaddysDiy

5 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped :) thanks for the comment

Great video I have been quoted £250 to fit and replace the lock gearbox mechanism in my bottom opening window, now if I can get window open, I can do it myself for £20. I will try this in the morning thanks

@PaddysDiy

6 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped :)

Got my Makita set also!

Fantastic video, will try this on my jammed window.

Thanks for this information, it's going to be extremely helpful re-guarding our windows, especially in this current heat, I've looked for weeks on youtube for this and my wife found it 1st look lmao typical, Keep up the great work! subbed and thumbs!!!!.

@PaddysDiy

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Colin. Glad it helped :)

Thank you very much. It worked well for me. In my case I found it helpful to remove the glass, which gives the window a little more flexibility.

@PaddysDiy

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Peter, Glad it helped :)

Thanks for your explanation is so much useful

Thanks you so much, I would have been waiting weeks if not months for the council to sort out mine

@PaddysDiy

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped 👍

Cheers mate, saw your video and I thought this is effort so I called a handy man and quoted me £169, I hung up and sorted it myself

Thanks for the video window in the kids room was driving me crazy so easy when I used this

@PaddysDiy

6 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped :)

Great help, thanks . I'm having real problems getting the seal off. It clings and I only achieve a small section at a time, so am having to move a few centimetres along bit by bit. One attempt broke off. Any tips really welcome.

Thank you for this!

I am a professional window installer and even I found this useful, thanks

@PaddysDiy

2 жыл бұрын

Good to hear 👍

Very informative video thank you all i had to do was wedge screwdriver and pushed it out done the job

Excellent video and explanation, cheers m8

Fantastic video! Just what I need. Thanks for taking the time to do this!!

@PaddysDiy

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped 👍

Thank you Paddy Very good instructions - much appreciated !!

@PaddysDiy

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped 👍

GrandadTerry, Many thanks have saved our center lots.

Thanks Paddy. This video is very useful. I fixed the lock thanks again.

Nice one, been fitting for years , that's a great tip

@PaddysDiy

5 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped :)

Thanks mate. This video has been very useful for me.

Brilliant video. Thank you!

@PaddysDiy

6 жыл бұрын

No problem Dale. Glad it helped :)

Fantastic video!!! Thought I was going to have to have the window replaced. Thanks for sharing this it's saved me £££ 😊

@PaddysDiy

Жыл бұрын

Excellent. Glad it helped 👍

Thank you 👍