window locks handle broke.

[diycooper]

In one of my rented house the tenant has broken the handle and has been trying to open the window with a screwdriver. She has completely rounded the hole where the spindle goes to open the mechanism. I cannot jam anything in like a flat screwdriver top open window to change the espag. Any ideas how to get window open ?

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[ferdinand2000]

Four thoughts:

1 - Best solution. Hire a pro, and take the appropriate proportion of it out of the Ts deposit. It is certainly chargeable damage to be made good if it was in good condition at the start of the tenancy.

2 - Can you force a bolt / screw of slightly larger diameter than the rounded hole to self-tap in, and then grip on that with a socket, spanner or driver to turn the mechanism?

Depending on whether it has to turn one way or the other, you may have to use a left handed thread to tap in such that it gets purchase in the opposite direction to turn it.

3 - Drill it out and fill with a dowel later when you've cleaned it all out.

4 - If desperate, screw the window up permanently.


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[ferdinand2000]

PS

Something like this - a screw extractor?

http://www.screwfix.com/p/screw-extractor-set/18643

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[diycooper]

Four thoughts:

1 - Best solution. Hire a pro, and take the appropriate proportion of it out of the Ts deposit. It is certainly chargeable damage to be made good if it was in good condition at the start of the tenancy.

2 - Can you force a bolt / screw of slightly larger diameter than the rounded hole to self-tap in, and then grip on that with a socket, spanner or driver to turn the mechanism? No it is completely rounded

Depending on whether it has to turn one way or the other, you may have to use a left handed thread to tap in such that it gets purchase in the opposite direction to turn it.

3 - Drill it out and fill with a dowel later when you've cleaned it all out. Explain more please


4 - If desperate, screw the window up permanently. New tenant whats open.


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[diycooper]

PS

Something like this - a screw extractor?

http://www.screwfix.com/p/screw-extractor-set/18643

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There nothing for it to bite onto its just a hole now.

 

[diycooper]

Tried a sharp little chisel today which wedged into the mechanism, I tried to turn but it will not shift its seems as though the mechanism has broke as well inside. Even if I wanted to replace the window I cannot get the window ope to get at the screws. Anyone else any ideas how to get this open ?

 

[foxhole]

Have you tried wd40 and then a suitable size flat scrwwdriver across the diagonals of the hole which cannot slip should give enough purchase to unlock, remember it's only a quarter turn in one direction.

 

[diycooper]

Have you tried wd40 and then a suitable size flat scrwwdriver across the diagonals of the hole which cannot slip should give enough purchase to unlock, remember it's only a quarter turn in one direction.

Yes tried that, I think the mechanism has broke and is locked shut as a screwdriver when jameed will not open it. I have read best thing to do is take glazing out then gemmy it open with a screwdriver or something and maybe try and get a scraper in and slide the locks across ?