Open the windows?

mauly_2

Bought a new house but can’t open the window wide? Is this a restricter? How do I disable it if it is? Thank you.

twopenny

Sort of
It may have seized up from lack of use but seems like it should have come out more.
Have you tried spraying with WD40, poked around a bit to see if something is stuck there?
Do you have a window doctor in your area?

Bendy_House

Does it open smoothly and easily until that point? And then stop dead? With a clunk?

plumb1_2

Push-up on the black plastic tabs 

FreeBear

Does this little lever (?) move ?

Bendy_House

Can't wait to hear the outcome...
Mauly? 
Sometimes distorted frames make the opener's side foul the hinge mech when it's opened, but this would feel more like a scraping-stop rather than a firm clunk. And easing the frame sideways should allow it to continue.

pollypenny

Don't want to hi-Jack the thread, but I have the opposite problem. 

Is there anyway to restrict a window's opening?  We replaced windows last year, with the front bedroom now having one large opener. It's a bungalow and I've realised that anyone sleeping there in a hot summer is going to be extremely uncomfortable or we risk easy access for an intruder. 

The window we replaced had a large top-hung opener, apparently not allowed now. 

Eldi_Dos

@mauly_2, if it is similar to my window's pressing upwards on lever indicated by F B opens window fully and then can be rotated to cleaning position where latch will engage again holding steady while window is cleaned.
If it has not been open fully for a while this is good time of year to lubricate slider's.

FreeBear

pollypenny said: Is there anyway to restrict a window's opening?  We replaced windows last year, with the front bedroom now having one large opener. It's a bungalow and I've realised that anyone sleeping there in a hot summer is going to be extremely uncomfortable or we risk easy access for an intruder.

Something like this perhaps - https://www.toolstation.com/window-restrictor-safety-catch/p25549

But.... If the opener has been designed for emergency egress, fitting a restrictor goes against building regs. Many uPVC windows allow you to crack the window open and lock it in place with the handle (certainly, the ones I've had fitted recently do).

pollypenny

FreeBear said:

pollypenny said: Is there anyway to restrict a window's opening?  We replaced windows last year, with the front bedroom now having one large opener. It's a bungalow and I've realised that anyone sleeping there in a hot summer is going to be extremely uncomfortable or we risk easy access for an intruder.

Something like this perhaps - https://www.toolstation.com/window-restrictor-safety-catch/p25549

But.... If the opener has been designed for emergency egress, fitting a restrictor goes against building regs. Many uPVC windows allow you to crack the window open and lock it in place with the handle (certainly, the ones I've had fitted recently do).

Thank you. I thought that slight opening only applied to the small window. I'll get O H to try it. 

This window is designed for him. I could get through a small one. Hope I never have to, mind. 😄