Upvc Door Handle Broken Spinning Round

The door handle on my upvc is working loose how can i fix it.

Upvc door handle broken spinning round.

To check pull the handle up to see if you have a screw cover on the lower section of the handle and remove it if there is one including the top. After a bit of a silly move by forcing it the handle now just spins around freely and does not lock at all. It looks like if you give it a hard pull its coming away from the door just the handle not the handle base it would come away the door is solid and the handle on the interior is fine. My key turns but the handles just spin and the door will not open.

Do i need to replace handle or whole lock. Once door is open remove old latch and replace. Your handle will have one or two screw covers. So it sounds like the hole in the handle that the bar connects in to has possibly worn down and now the handle is spinning as there is no grip on the connecting bar.

Hi guys i have a upvc door handle on the main external door which has begun to move freely i e. I have look at the door and can not see how you can tighten anything near to the handle. The key in the euro cylinder rotates fine and locks unlocks without any problem. Unscrew one handle and remove the spindle.

If that does not work try and use a thin scraper or similar to disengage the latch from the gap between door and frame. Sounds like the latch has gone. On upvc door handles there is a connecting bar from one handle through the door to the other handle. In this helpful guide you will be able to tighten the loose upvc window handle in a matter of minutes following our step by step instructions below.

Try and use a big flat screw driver to open the door where the spindle use to go. Upvc door handles spins round and door wont lock. The door handle will not lift when the door is closed. This could be either a faulty set of handles or a broken locking system.

In this case it is most likely due to a misaligned door. I ve removed the door handles and checked the spindle but there nothing wrong with it it fits perfectly.