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Loosening a window handle in my bay window

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I've got 3 double glazed windows in a bay window in my living room. 1 I can open without issue, the 2nd is the middle window - is biggest so don't need a handle. But 3td is stuck & can't open it with the handle.

I've tried WD,40 etc but no luck. Any ideas on how I can loosen it as seeing condensation now?

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  • Nearlyold
    Nearlyold Posts: 2,380 Forumite
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    Do you mean the handle is stuck and won't turn  or does the handle turn but the window won't open?
  • Nearlyold said:
    Do you mean the handle is stuck and won't turn  or does the handle turn but the window won't open?
    Sorry it's the window that's stuck, the handle does work.
  • Eldi_Dos
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    Could you tell us what material the frame  is made out of ?
  • Eldi_Dos said:
    Could you tell us what material the frame  is made out of ?
    uPVC I think.
  • flashg67
    flashg67 Posts: 4,128 Forumite
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    Can you 'feel' the mechanism moving when you turn the handle - if so, a good shove or gentle lever from the other side should do it. It may be the locking inside the frame has failed which is trickier to solve
  • Eldi_Dos
    Eldi_Dos Posts: 2,149 Forumite
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    The reason I was asking was incase you had wooden frames that might have swollen with the wet weather some parts of the country have been having.
    If you post up pictures of the outside and inside of the bay where the window is there may be advice that other posters can give.
  • So the handle works the window is stuck.
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