Fixing a loose doorknob - A Repair to Remember

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In this video, you'll learn how to adjust a door handle that's loose and wobbly, so that it latches properly again. Using a few simple tools (screwdriver, Allen wrench), you'll have your door tuned up in no time and thus free yourself from the accruing irritation of door fails in your dwelling.

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
00:22 Loosen the set screw and try tigthening the knob
01:25 Unscrew the handle and remove it from the spindle
01:40 Inspect the spindle to check for damaged threads
02:12 Reattach the door handle, making sure not to cross-thread it, and tighten the set screw
02:59 What to do if you have a different type of set screw
03:56 Repeat the process on the other side of the door with the opposing handle
04:15 What to do if the tightening process hasn't helped
04:43 Other types of lock-sets
05:21 How to take apart your lock-set when you need to replace it
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A Repair to Remember aired on W Network in Canada from 1997-1999

A Repair to Remember CREW - Season 1
Host: Mag Ruffman
Director of Photography: Joan Hutton CSC
Art Director: Ane Christensen
Editor: Joe Weadick
Music: Carole Pope
Writers: Maryke McEwen, Mag Ruffman
Producers: Maria Armstrong, Maryke McEwen
Director: Laura Buchanan
Executive Producers: William Johnston, Ronald Lillie
1st AD: Filomena Guarasci
Camera Operator: Colin Evans
Makeup and Hair: Sue Upton
Continuity: Frances Handelman
Sound Recordist: Bronwen Connolly
Assistant Editor: Lisa Robertson
Construction Consultant: Daniel Hunter
Graphic Design: Marc Rosing
Production Coordinator: Twila Linden
Assistant Production Coordinators: Elaine Nicholson, Laura Lillie
Production Assistants: Lisa-Marie Dooley, Jeffery Necker
Camera Assistant: Rylan Vallee
Catering: Debra Wilson
Music Publisher: Joan Tone Musik
Clothing: Indian Motorcycle
Special thanks to Malcolm Firkser

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