Hi,
I have a casement window that won't close all the way. It gets to within half an inch, then the crank just turns and turns. It opens fine and closes fine, all the way to the end, just far enough so the latches can't grab it and close it all the way.
I have read a few articles and posts about similar problems, most suggest cleaning different parts, can this really be the cause of this problem though? I was suspect that if it wasn't operating smoothly or well, but asides from that last half inch, it works fine.
I'll probably end up taking my ladder (it's on the 2nd floor) and just closing it from the outside for now, but I would like to find a longer term solution for this.
Do I need to replace the whole mechanism??
Any help appreciated, I'm in Canada and it's getting colder up here in the great white north...