Anyone has this type of door/window in their apartment (see video) ? It won’t close entirely and I suspect it’s because of the temperature? It’s not jammed anywhere. It closes only partially and not sealed well so the wind is still coming in. I wanted to check with you first before asking landlord for help.





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sa1monskinro

12 comments

  1. i am marking this because i have a similar problem. the handle only closes 2/3rds of the way when i try to close the door.

  2. I think you might need some percussive maintenance. Close it harder. I need to push mine closed in winter. 

  5. Try to put them with the handle up while closed and then try again. Otherwise call maintenance

  6. Did you try to move upwards the handle before and then move downwards.
    This allows the bolts of the lock to move to the locking position.
    Some systems might be weird.

  7. Close it, twist the handle it all the way up to activate the tilting mode, then try and tilt it out fully while the bottom stays in place. Then push it back in to the frame with the handle still twisted all the way upwards, and make sure the door is completely shut, now twist the handle down 180 to the “shut” position

  8. Found this using Google:

    To close a French door by lifting the handle upwards, this usually activates the tilt-and-turn mode (tilt-open ventilation). To close it completely from this position, you must push it into the closed position, then turn the handle 90° downwards, which locks it in place. If it doesn’t close, it’s often a problem with the mechanism’s adjustment: adjust the screws on the hinges with an Allen or Torx wrench to correct the alignment and pressure, or check the internal mechanism of the handle.

  10. Could you show the lower part of the door? There should be another „thing“ that you can just push, then close and try again. Otherwise just call the landlord

  11. Close it, switch to tilting mode (handle upwards) then close it and the handle should be able to lock.

  12. I had this exact problem last night. Akwardly enough the window is exaclty the same model….(pm me.if you livr close to airport).

    In my case what i did (after multiple videos and calls) was pull by hand those round mushroom.shapped things all over the door. Specially the ones above the door. They slide easily.

    Basically the handle works fine but those metal things dont slide into the frame. You can probably hear some grinding if you force the handle.

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