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Hello DIY experts! The upper catch on my front door appears to have fallen off sometime recently. I've attached two photographs, one of the bottom catch which is still in place and one showing the area of the missing catch at the top of the door. The door is multi-point, so there are also hooks...

I've been searching on forums, youtube etc, but I haven't seen instructions on how to remove the bayonet part of the shootbolt extensions from a window (These bits). The closest I came was this post (on this forum), and this video (on youtube). Neither tackle the logistics of the mechanism...

Hi About 3 months ago the door lock on our washer was clicking constantly. I ordered a new branded door lock and fitted it fine. The plastic connector from the wiring harness to the lock showed some evidence of burning but it fitted OK, still, to the new lock and functioned fine. This...

Hi All, I recently purchased a Yale Euro Cylinder Lock to replace my old lock. After removing the old barrel and fitting the new one I realised that the key doesn't come out when the door is fully locked. Basically, the key cannot return to the vertical position it needs to be in, in order for...

Hello Sorry if this question is unrelated for this forum but I have a question regarding fan blades secured onto the motor shaft using lock washer … For a normal 10" air circulator fans the lock washer or any mechanism used to secure fan blade coupling onto the motor shaft are more simple than...

Hi All, One of my internal door lock mechanisms doesn't work so I took it apart and compared it against one that does. Turns out it is missing a spring inside (see photo attached, faulty lock on RHS). Does anyone know where I can get one of these from? Many thanks :)

Dear Community, my name is Tobias and I'm studying business administration at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. We are investigating a so far scarcely treated research topic and therefore need your help: We aim to understand the customers’ use value perceptions of Smart Home Services. In...

The handle and lock on my window has stopped working and will not turn. Have taken the window apart and am still unable to fix. Does anyone know what type of locking mechanism this is called and any ideas where I can get a new one? Thanks!

I noticed on both of our French doors that around the lock part where the doors come together and close, there is a roaring draught coming in!! I wondered as these wont be opened for another 6 months or so and kept locked and closed, is there such a thing as a Vertical Door Draught Excluders...