Window catching

[Luke1988]

Any ideas what could be causing this window to catch?

There’s definitely a misalignment of the window as you can see from the image it’s tilted to the right (gap large at top)

How can this be resolved?

 

[robinbanks]

Some hinges have a button you can press to slide the whole window towards the centre of the opening by some inches for cleaning from inside the property. Check your top hinge hasn’t come unlocked and is causing a tilt. It may just need sliding back and locking in, maybe lubricating or cleaning too

Open the window fully and take pictures of each hinge so we can better explain

 

[Luke1988]

Here we go?

 

[ronniecabers]

Is it closing flush on the back edge?

I'd say you need new hinges

 

[boringoldcodger]

I'm only thinking out loud here.
There's a brass (?) screw which is partially hidden, would loosening that allow some adjustment?
Other than that, work out how to move the complete (6" long?) black strip.

 

[ronniecabers]

The brass screw will.adjust how easy/hard it is to open. It adjusts the friction, hence upvc window hinges are actually called Friction Stays

 

[robinbanks]

Luke, does the top hinge stay in the pictured position if you try and pull it towards the centre of the opening(does the sliding lockout work effectively)

Can you try and get pictures of the top and bottom of the moving part of the window frame, to see if the hinge is still well mounted there?

 

[boringoldcodger]

The brass screw will.adjust how easy/hard it is to open. It adjusts the friction, hence upvc window hinges are actually called Friction Stays

Thanks for correcting me (every day's a school day).

 

[Luke1988]

I’ve replaced the hinges one was bent

When it close it now, it’s making a clicking noise and catching on the top hinge

I have to almost push it back slowly and pull it in slowly to close

 

[robinbanks]

At the top and bottom you should see some kind of ramped block that helps the window locate and be secure. Is it catching on that, and not sliding down it? Could that be the thing that cause the original hinge to bend? (if it’s misaligned)