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STEP-BY-STEP INSTALLATION:
Fitting the Perfect
Window Handle
with EasyFit
STEP 1
» » AS THE UK’S LEADING
manufacturer of handles, Clearview
invited hardware specialist Winlock
Security Limited to create a step-by-step
Installation guide for fitting the perfect
window handle:
STEP 1: REMOVE THE OLD HANDLE
• Turn existing handle to open position in
order to reveal rear screw position.
• Holding the handle and keeping
the window closed, remove the rear
-screw.
• Turn the handle to close the window
and keeping the window secure remove
the front screw (you may need to
remove a screw cover first if fitted).
• The handle can now be taken off
the window and the window is held
closed.
STEP 2:
STEP 2: FITTING THE NEW HANDLE
• Select the correct Spindle:
EasyFit handles are supplied
with 5 different spindle options
(10mm,15mm,20mm,30mm and
43mm), one of which should be
appropriate for your window. Fit the
spindle that, when inserted into the
back of the handle, projects out as far
as the spindle in your old handle. If in
doubt, use the longest spindle possible.
In the unlikely event that none of the
spindles match your old handle call the
EasyFit technical service on 0333 321
0225 and if a special spindle length is
required, they will supply it on a next
day delivery anywhere in the UK.
• With the correct spindle inserted in
your EasyFit handle, fit the handle in its
closed position (as supplied). The new
handle should be fitted with the handle
projecting to the same side as the old
handle, otherwise the handle will not
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operate the locking mechanism. The
button on your Easy Fit handle must be
depressed in order to open; this is an
important child safety feature.
• Fix the front screw. In most cases the
screws from the old handle can be
re-used. If for any reason the old screws
cannot be reused, then cut down the
M5 machine screws provided with the
new handles, so that the screws when
fitted, project the same distance out of
the back of the handle as the spindle.
• Turn the handle to the open position
to reveal the rear screw fixing position,
and fix the rear screw.
• Close the window and finally put in
place the cover provided for the front
screw.
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