Urgent Help - Windows will not lock

[ramonford]

I have just replaced 6 broken top hung window hinges. I could not get exact placements as Anglia does not supply them now, the windows are about 20 year old.

2 of the reimplements went OK and the windows seats and locks OK
However the other 4 are giving me a headache as they will not lock.
By this I mean that the window seats down OK and is square all round in the frame and looks just like the other 2 which lock correctly.
But these non -locking windows are proving difficult for me. The locking handle turns OK when the window is not fully shut and the slider goes across and appears correct, but when I try to lock the window in the closed position it starts to lock and the handle goes to about 10 past 2 and the won't go any further. These windows all locked OK before I replaced the hinges.

Please can anyone give me some advise to cure this problem, other than calling out a professional. There must be some thing silly that I am doing or have not done correctly but I am well and truly stuck.

Please help if you can spare the time.

Thank you for looking.

 

[kev515]

Raise the sashes on the hinges slightly, it sounds like they are catching on the keeps when closing

 

[God]

Agree the sashes are to low and the cams are catching the keeps

 

[ramonford]

Thanks Kev and God for your appreciated advise.

Sorry I have to admit I don't know what the "sashes" are.

I will most certainly give it a try when I know what to do.

Thanks again for any further help.

 

[crank39]

Sashes are just a posh word for openers

 

[ramonford]

Sashes are just a posh word for openers

Right let me see if I have got this correct.

I will loosen both the side hinges at the point where they attach to the window and push the window up a little so that it seats a little higher in the opening. This way it allow the cams to clear the keeps.

Sorry to be so thick but this is all new to me as I am at the bottom of the learning curve.

 

[ramonford]

This is a note to say thank you to Kev, God and Crank for their expert advise, much appreciated.

Did just as you all said, after I worked out the technical jargon, and now all my windows close and lock as they should do.

Also a big thank you to this forum for making all this possible.