It is useful for every owner of a house to know how to disassemble a door handle in an interior door, as these devices often break down and it is impossible to open the door or repair the handle without opening it and parsing it.
It's not difficult to do this, but before you start, it's better to know exactly how to do it, otherwise there is a chance of a chance to finally turn the handle.
In the article, we will analyze the classification of door devices, as well as the way in which they can be disassembled.
Video will help you repeat this process in the event that the hardware of your interior door has become unusable.
Types of fittings and how to separate it from the door
Despite the fact that in the Russian market the door handle options are presented in a wide variety, any handle can be classified into one of three types according to the device.
The first type is stationary. They do not have a lock and are attached to the door with screws. Such handles make the most different geometric shapes, which are possible due to the lack of a lock.
Sometimes these models are equipped with roller retainers, which are necessary to keep the doors closed. More often such handles put on glass doors or those at which an aluminum skeleton.
The next type is pressure. They are distinguished by the fact that a special latch is built into the end of their hull, which is connected to a spring, which leaves the door closed and does not allow it to open.
If you click on the device, the latch goes inside the case and allows the doors to open.
Similar models are very popular among consumers, and can be used for both interior and entrance doors.
These types of fittings are divided into two types: the first are equipped with a mechanism with an overlay-pallet, which is mounted through the lock, and the accessories are mounted on an axial rod, which is selected in exact accordance with the size of the door leaf.
If the rod in this device becomes unusable, then the entire hardware must be changed, becausereplacement of other parts becomes impossible.
Devices with separate patches, unlike the first ones, can be without a lock, their design is somewhat simpler, and their operation depends only on the size of the key hole and linings that are installed in the device.
Knobs - the next type - are always equipped with locks, while varied in form, can be in the form of a ball or in the form of a lever. The keyhole cuts into the center of such a handle.
After the key is inserted into the handle, it activates a special lever( button or latch), which makes it possible to open the door.
This model is in demand among consumers, and more often such handles can be found in the doors of bathrooms and toilets, but they are often installed on interior doors.
Before you start working with door devices, prepare some tools:
- flat or cross-head screwdriver( its choice depends on the screws that are installed in it);
- key, equipped with an emphasis for operations for assembling and disassembling accessories( if this is not, then you can use a conventional awl);
- adjustable wrench;
- pliers.
How do I disassemble the accessories?
If the fittings are already attached to the door, then before dismantling it, you must first detach it from the surface, no matter what type it is.
To do this, remove the top cover from the handle. It is located in the place where there is a lever or button to lock.
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The cover can be removed using a key or an awl, for this purpose it is necessary to press on the stopper of the rotary latch, which is inside the fittings. After these steps, it will be easy to separate the handle and the lock pin from the housing - just pull it.
After the parts have been removed, you need to unscrew the screws that hold the handle, using a screwdriver( usually two).When this is done, the hardware, divided into two halves, must completely move away from the door.
Sometimes you can disassemble the handle without parsing it into two parts, for example, if the door is reinstalled to another location.
Let's analyze in more detail, how to understand the handles of different models.
Unscrewing the stationary door handle is easiest - it is fixed to the door with screws, which must be unscrewed to remove the hardware.
Such handles break very rarely due to their simple device, therefore it is usually required to remove it only in cases where one wants to change the model to a more modern or functional one.
To remove it, unscrew the retaining screws with a flat screwdriver and then remove the handles from the door.
If it is mounted on an axial rod, then in this case, first one of the holding fragments must be removed, after which the second part will depart independently.
You can check whether the device is installed on the rod in the following way: with one hand you need to grasp the handle, and the other try to turn it.
Push-type handle types are more difficult in the device, so it takes a little longer to parse them. All work takes place in three stages. First of all, you need to remove the retaining screws.
Then remove the retaining tetrahedral rod - after it is separated, the hardware will be easily unscrewed. The third step is to remove the second patch and remove the remaining fragment and the axial rod.
Round door accessories-a lock with a lock should be disassembled longer than all others, and its device is more complicated, but such models can be put not only on the interior doors, but also on the entrance doors.
The first thing to do is remove the flat pad that surrounds the handle. Then use the key to press the stopper that was hiding beneath the patch, and pull the handle toward you.
Instead of a key, you can use any suitable thin sharp object. After you pull the handle, it will move away from the door and open the screws holding the latch - they also need to be removed.
If the round handle is not to be removed but only rearranged, then it is necessary to proceed as follows: a latch must be inserted into the door, while the sloped side of the tab must lie against the closed door leaf.
Once the parts are installed, they must be fixed with screws. Then put the remainder of the hardware containing the key mechanism to the part of the door that you have chosen.
The clamping part must be located on the underside and fixed with two screws.
Once everything is installed, check that the door handle freely rotates and unhindered in the previous position.
You can slightly move it aside and align, if necessary. When it is fixed in the desired position, fix the decorative strip on top and insert the last detail into the clamping part of the fittings.
The hardware lock must be deployed so that its slot is in the same position as the square rod with the plate, becausehe must enter the handle smoothly and without hindrance.
The last step is put on the device itself, it should go to a stupor, after which it needs to be drowned a little, for this purpose press across the axis of the clamping part of the fittings.
The removable part of the device must be pushed in all the way so that it reaches the clamping structure.
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Now it is possible to put on a decorative strip, having preliminary checked up, that it coincided on a groove.
Once again, check how well the hardware is fixed and it rotates freely and rises to its original position - for this, turn it to the stop on each side( with the one where the retainer is, and with the one where the drum snap mechanism is located).
To disassemble the round accessories with a lock is the most difficult, however the instructions and video will help you in this - having coped with the process once, in the future you can easily repair door handles quickly and without much effort.
