How to choose and replace a handle on a plastic window yourself

Replacing the handle on a window takes approximately 5 minutes.

Usually the handle on a plastic window breaks down after several years of active use, and even then, if a lot of sun gets on it and good loads are applied in parallel. The point may not even be in the handle, but in the improper operation of the window closing mechanism, which is why you have to press too hard on the handle.

Easiest way to break a handle without metal reinforcement inside is plastic. These, in the amount of three pieces, are shown in the picture. As a rule, the fracture occurs at the point of transition to clean plastic.

I would not repair such a handle, because the loads on it will remain the same.

Replacing the handle

To replace a broken handle, you need to pull it back slightly with your fingers or lift it with something hard, perhaps a screwdriver or knife, decorative overlay on its baseand then rotate 90 degrees. Under the cover are visible two screwsscrewing it to the sash.

Having unscrewed the screws, you just need to pull the handle towards you and pull it out. Before installing a new handle, remember the position of the old one and set it exactly like that.

The decorative strip on it will also have to be turned. The handle mount itself rotates to the right / left, so if the inserted handle does not work correctly, you need to determine which way to turn the mount. The old screws can be used, they are usually in excellent condition.

When tightening a new handle, the screws can be twisted and its base, if it is not reinforced, will crack, which will initially weaken the fastening, so it is better not to be too zealous.

How to choose a handle for a window

The pens are sold in several versions:

• plastic - the cheapest and least reliable and, what is important, warm to the touch. Themthe price is about 100 rubles;
• silumin - the most common option, which is equipped with 8 out of 10 purchased windows. Cost 150-200 rubles. Cold to the touch, just like iron.
• metal - have different degrees of reinforcement and are decorated in different ways on the outside, therefore can cost from 200 to 900 rubles.

IMPORTANT! If you are not a weightlifter, you should not be afraid of silumin handles. This alloy fails in plumbing, where it quickly deteriorates from water corrosion. There is no such problem on the windows, moreover, such handles are covered with paint.

If you try, you can break any handle. And if the new handle breaks, then first of all it is imperative to adjust the position of the doors, otherwise you will have to go to the market more than once.

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