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Hello, could anyone advise please? I have double glazed windows with the easy clean hinges. In order to open them for exterior cleaning there is a sliding plastic part which must be depressed and then should slide along inside a groove. However there is a round headed screw in the groove which seems to cause the sliding bit to get stuck.

I'm wondering if the wrong type of screw has been used - ie should it be a countersunk screw? Or am I just not using sufficient force? I'm worried about breaking the plastic slider.

Please could someone advise what is normal with these easy clean hinges? Are round headed screws correct here?

Hi your best option is to remove the screw and fit a flat headed screw instead

your upvc hinges would then slide over the screw and allow cleaning

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