Tighten a Loose Kwikset Door Handle - Hidden Release under the Rose
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2024
- Kwikset made doorknob sets with hidden screws, hidden under the inside trim (the rose) which usually slides off when the knob is removed.
Only on these models the knob does not remove when a small tab is depressed below the knob because there is no notch or tab to depress. What this model uses is a release lever that attaches the knob and trim to the door that is hidden under the trim, which needs to be snapped off to expose the lever.
I believe they don’t use this system anymore however there are plenty of these knob sets out there that need to be maintained.
Tighten loose door handles and find the hidden screws for models by Kwikset, Schlage, Yale, Defiant, Ezset and Mortice lock sets.
These door handles need you to figure and locate how some door locks work with secret levers, hidden screws and plates that move.
The varieties of operation is impressive, and require some ingenuity to understand.
Follow these tips to tighten your door handles by finding the hidden screws.
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😂 I just today asked my apartment maintenance to tighten my closet door, which has a lock on it. He said I can't, because you can't get to screws. He says, wait till it falls off and I'll replace it. Thanks for video, I just tightened it.
THANK YOU nobody has an installation video for that door knob
Only took a few minutes to fix thanks to your clear instructions. Never would have figured it out.
I've been fiddling with my door knob for weeks before looking online. 3 minutes after watching this and the door knob was back in business. Thank you very much!
Thank you for doing this video. I have the same type of door system and was trying to figure out how to tighten the unit up as it was loose. Your method worked just like a charm. 😀
Thank you so much. The other lock/handle videos only showed locks where the screws very easily accessible. Your video was relevant to my type kwikset with the hidden release.
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You saved the day. I followed your instructions and BAM! No need to call the handyman...
Glad I found your video. This is best tip I have seen to tighten a loose doorknob with good details and precision. My door is now completed New. Thanks! :)
Thank you. I fixed it after living with it loose for years! And straight to the demo without too much chatter.
Thanks man, you save me a lot of time. It was really not obvious how to fix this, and I didn't have any paper instructions. God bless the search engine of CZcams 😂
Thank you thank you thank you! I thought I had to replace the whole knob. My wife is happy
I second that. I kept trying to figure out where and how to get to the screws also what those arrows were refering to. Thank you for showing the world. It made it easy to tighten the two screws. Thank you again.
Thanks! My loose doorknob was a little different, but this video helped me find my way to the same solution.
Great instructions! Thank you!
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This should have a million likes and views!
You baller, this needs to become The Door Knob Video.
Thank you. This helped me tighten up a door knob that has been driving me crazy for months!
Thank you! These are buggers until you know the trick
Perfect explanation! Thank you Sir!!
thanks for this video as i was very frustrated on removing my doorknob without pin!!
How many times I could have used that information! Thank you!
Thank you - super easy to understand and got my loose doorknob fixed!
Excellent video thanks!
Excellent and straight to the point thanks so much this was super helpful
Thanks Blair. Good to know!
This is very helpful thank you 😊
You so much Mr. hardware I’ve been trying to figure this out❤
Wonderful; thank you!
Sooooo that is what that thingy on the side is for....I saw that part but didn't put 2 & 2 together, I watched your video & WALA, the door knob is tight again.... "Thank You Mr. Hardware Man"
I have learned so much from Gilbert Mr. Hardware he is truly a life saver for fixing things I appreciate you!
Dude this was so helpful, thank you
Easy to follow video thank you
Cool. Thank you so much! Kevin
Good job
Love it! Thanks.
Thanks . This did help .
Thank you!
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Thank you sir!
So close but our goofy doorknobs don’t have that arrow switch. What else could I look for to access screws?
Look for a slot or a hole on the handle shaft on the inside door knob. You depress in that hole and there’ll be a little keeper bar and when you push in the handle will snap off giving access to the screws.
Just to add a bit, in case it helps someone else - I had a loose "Kwikset lever handle" set up & checked this video first. Was just looking for quick possibilities w/o trying to match set up carefully. The lever handle type uses a different mechanism - a fairly common "hex key" (aka "Allen wrench") mechanism for capture / release.
I didn't realize / recognize it, at first, and ended up consulting another video among the first search hits.
FYI - some handles, knobs, etc. may have a small hole in the side / 'stem' with a hex ('socket cap') screw or something like that. On the handle I had to fix, it required a 3/32" hex key / Allen wrench & that information was in the title of relevant results.
Though not directly relevant to the handle I fixed, still very much appreciate this video & the efforts of all those out there making this kind of info easier to find, visualize, etc.
Thanks "Mr. Hardware"!
_Edit: ah, I see you mentioned this, Mr. Hardware, in a reply to someone else who asked about the lever type - didn't see that comment previously. Apologies for missing that. I'll leave this comment anyway in case someone else is stumbling around in a "get it the heck done"_ fit _like I was & misses other relevant info / comments._
Good stuff 👏🏽
Thank you sir!🎉
Thank you.
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Solve my problem...thanks
Not the same as my quickset...no arrows
Good information! Is there a video for a exterior door lock being so tight I can’t turn the key?
No we don’t but I have two things for you to do. One, open the door and try the key in the lock, if the key operate the bolt operate properly then it is because the door has shifted and the bolt connect going to the jamb is out of alignment. If it still won’t turn when you have the door open, you remove the cylinder from the door and you try operating the bolt using a screwdriver inside the bolt. And you can find out if the problem is mechanical there. While the lock is out of the door you could try the key in it then.
loosen screws inside of set...
I cANT find the answer anywhere online for my lock ... so frustratiing... mine is loose where the handle goes through the rose... seperate pieces... doesnt matter how tight the other screws are
We're both suffering from the same predicament.
Does that work for the levers as well?
I don’t think I’ve seen this hidden release on the lever lock. Quickset lever locks usually use a small Allen wrench to release the handle.
Mine doesn’t have that release lever just two little holes with no feel or sight of a release. How do I get this thing off?
If you email a picture of the knob, or two, to blair@Mrhardware.com. I will take a look at it and advise.
I keep seeing the same door knob, that isn't the one I have. Loosen the rose, no arrow.
Could be your handle has a notch in the stem that you push in to remove the handle and then the rose will come off.
@@MrHardware1 I found it. It was a Dexter door handle. Push down on the detent an it comes off. Thank you for the reply.
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Boycott kwikset at all costs!
Why?
Your camera moves too much.
Thank you!
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