Half of our handles were one way & half the other; obviously the builder & contractors didn’t know either!🤦🏻♀️ and of course the builder did not leave us the little tool to switch them. I prefer them to “swoop up”. Thank you for the help!
OMG. Thank you!!! Why don’t the packages come with instructions? We have so many handles the wrong way. After seeing this my husband reversed the new handle in a few minutes. The ones we have bought in the past, unfortunately, we’re not this type and we were forced to buy the wrong sided handle because they were out of stock for what we needed.
Great video. Thank you. I wasn’t sure if I had to buy dedicated right and left handed levers, or use the reversible. You saved me some much needed cash💰 .
I'm amazed at how many people have their handles on upside down or on different ways in the same hallway. Glad I could help you get your handles on the way you wanted (i.e. the right way, LOL)
Thank you so very much for this detailed information because I had already removed my exterior garage door lock set before I realized that I had to switch the direction of the levers and the problem was I couldn't get them back together again it wouldn't click and the instructions just weren't very clear so your detail about needing to insert that pin key again in the pinhole was what finally kept me from tearing out every last hair on my head. That was the missing link here and if I had not found your video I'd be bald by now. This detail worked like a charm. Thank you again
It’s easier to first install the locking privacy set in the door backwards and then reverse the the handles with the release pin. Takes only two hands that way not three 😂
Nah it was in the correct way if I follow Weiser instruction flyer... but it's just a matter of taste, I guess.... the more important it's the mechanism, the lock but not the orientation of the knob.
This video is the gift that keeps on giving! My levers positions where 1/2 and 1/2 throughout my house. I was planning to move several of the latches around to try to get handles right side up. Reversing just the handles was a breeze! Thanks for the video.
1:15 my handle is the first one. When I got my lever in a package it was the wrong way and for some reason kept getting budged. So I switched it thanks to you!!
We have one we want to reverse, and when we depress the little button as instructed by you and the little paper it came with, it still won't come off. Three of us tried! It is the tricky side with the lock set. Do you have any ideas?
Sounds like you already tried using the extra set of hands trick which usually does it. If you already ready tried pulling, twisting and rocking with the button pressed in I don't know what else to tell you to try. Sorry. If you get it figured out please let me know.
@@Woodified Yeah, we tried two people to increase the force and movement on it. We even tried prying with a screwdriver. I don't know how much twisting I did though. Yes, if there is some trick to it I'll let you know.
Thanks D Herauf, I figured there are people that have a different opinion than mine :) Having the handles on all your doors the same way around is a nice touch whether they're up or down.
No, D Herauf. All yours are installed incorrectly. The handle according to the ADA should curve upward and then downward toward the end. This allows you to push down from a higher position, not push down from a low position. Woodified is correct.
@@Woodified funny you say that…. I went to Lowe’s and purchased replacement handles in my new home for all my doors, totaling 12 to 13, changing those ugly gold finished paint chipped ball kind to the satin nickel handles you demonstrated and EVERY LAST PACKAGING had the backwards wrong kind within. 😂
You say that's the right way "in your opinion" but according to Kwikset, that is the correct way. Their instructions have a "Correct" vs "Incorrect" diagram. Your right way is the right way.
Glad to hear companies are starting to put proper instructions with their handles. My handle didn't have a diagram nor anything about which way the handle was designed to be.
Thanks for the info! I prefer fixing stuff like this myself instead of paying someone an inordinate amount of cash to do it. Hell, I fixed weapons radar and inertial navigation systems on F-14's, I ought to be able to be able to pull this off, right? I've read conflicting views as to the way the "curve" is supposed to be mounted, but I figure it's up to the individual and how the design best fits their hands/needs. As a paraplegic/double amputee, it's easier for my service dog to open the door for me when the curve is turned upwards, thus her paw is more apt to stay on the handle instead of slipping off the end of the curved portion. Either way, I appreciate your having shared this valuable info. Have a great day!
I agree with you that the handles come upside down. I have changed them in the past just as you did here, but I had forgotten how to do it. Thanks for the video. You solved my issue!
This is all well and good if both sides of the door are using the same handle but what happens when you don't? How do you change the handle from right to left or do you have to order something different?
If you want the screws on the other side of the door. Remove the screws; pull handles and rose off door (rose is the ring at the base of handle); rotate handle and rose unit 180 degrees; then install on the opposite side of the door. If your handles are upside down. Watch my video on how to reverse the door levers.
Is it possible to make it so one handle faces left and the other faces right? I need the inside door handle to face inwards and outside to face outwards.
Do you mean one handle points towards the door hinges and the other points towards the latch? or both pointing towards the hinges but the handles curve one up and one down?
Wondering if can be done after install. New house has all same handles, and want switch some around. Is it possible or does it require to remove from door? Thank you for this hack!
yep, definitely crazy. (I say that based on my being certifiable, and that you have the same thought I have.) Sorry to be late to the party, but I just got the same challenge, and reading the nice directions left me with more questions than when I started trying to switch it. Thanks for showing how'
@@Woodified, not just a help but an inspiration as well. Showing your difficulty with freeing the key side (which is where I had started) encouraged me to continue trying, and eventually succeeded. Kudos and thanks!
I have the exact same looking set by Epic, but my set is for an exterior door with a key to lock and unlock . The smart salesman at their hardwares store said NO you cannot turn the handles around ...because of the key barrel...I disagreed but no was no use arguing with him. I may have to watch other videos with an actual key locking mechanism. Thanks... the hard part is using the tool to get the handle off.
Unfortunately, once the set was screwed on to my door the key wouldn’t fit in or or turn...so OFF it came, and the old set back on. Now, I will go out and buy a more reliable brand name lock set with NO LEVER handles just the round knob, or maybe an electronic / keyed set and if there is a lever, I will insist they reverse it at the store AS FOR THE OTHER SET ....it’s in the GARBAGE.
Thank you so much for making this video. You completely solved my door lever issues in an easy to understand fashion. Much appreciated!
You're very welcome!
Half of our handles were one way & half the other; obviously the builder & contractors didn’t know either!🤦🏻♀️ and of course the builder did not leave us the little tool to switch them. I prefer them to “swoop up”.
Thank you for the help!
you're welcome!
OMG. Thank you!!! Why don’t the packages come with instructions? We have so many handles the wrong way. After seeing this my husband reversed the new handle in a few minutes. The ones we have bought in the past, unfortunately, we’re not this type and we were forced to buy the wrong sided handle because they were out of stock for what we needed.
you're welcome
SOME HANDLES NEED TO BE IN THE LOCKED POSITION WITH THE KEY IN IT TO REMOVE THE OUTSIDE HANDLE
thanks the sharing the info.
Great video. Thank you. I wasn’t sure if I had to buy dedicated right and left handed levers, or use the reversible. You saved me some much needed cash💰 .
You're welcome. Since making this video I notice all the places that have their handles installed in mix matched directions.
How do you get the depressed button to snap back from locked position?
just what i needed, I thought my handle was sagging. now i see it was upside down. Thanks
Skip to 1:40 to save time
thanks for watching
You are exactly right!! My handyman needsa to redo 4 doors! Thank you.. Im showing him this video! Thought I was crazy!
I'm amazed at how many people have their handles on upside down or on different ways in the same hallway. Glad I could help you get your handles on the way you wanted (i.e. the right way, LOL)
Thank you so very much for this detailed information because I had already removed my exterior garage door lock set before I realized that I had to switch the direction of the levers and the problem was I couldn't get them back together again it wouldn't click and the instructions just weren't very clear so your detail about needing to insert that pin key again in the pinhole was what finally kept me from tearing out every last hair on my head. That was the missing link here and if I had not found your video I'd be bald by now. This detail worked like a charm. Thank you again
You're welcome. I'm glad my video helped you and your hair :)
According to our door-and-trim subcontractor, you are correct that the arc of the handle should be upward. Thanks for the video tutorial!
Great. So it's not just m, LOL!
Well it all depends whether it’s for handicap use or not, the new house previous owner was an elderly person and thus all the handles were reversed.
Totally agree with Justin B. Had no idea but took less than a minute to switch around. THANK YOU so much Woodified!! U da man!!
you're welcome!
That was easy! thanks!!
It’s easier to first install the locking privacy set in the door backwards and then reverse the the handles with the release pin. Takes only two hands that way not three 😂
Yes it's easier to swap the handles when on the door. thanks
Nah it was in the correct way if I follow Weiser instruction flyer... but it's just a matter of taste, I guess.... the more important it's the mechanism, the lock but not the orientation of the knob.
Either way it looks better when all the handles are curved the same.
Prob be easier if you left the mechanism in the door too… but thanks still… didn’t know he they worked …and now I do!
It would be. But hard to see in a video
This video is the gift that keeps on giving! My levers positions where 1/2 and 1/2 throughout my house. I was planning to move several of the latches around to try to get handles right side up. Reversing just the handles was a breeze! Thanks for the video.
Glad it helped!
Do you have to remove the door handset or can this be accomplished with it installed in the door?
No you do not. You can change the handles with the set installed.
Do I have the same problem if I have to pull the lever upwards to open the door?
Your handles don't also go downwards?
Maybe your doors are upside down and the handle is on the wrong side
LOL
"Correct" is whichever way the homeowner prefers.
Correct!!
1:15 my handle is the first one. When I got my lever in a package it was the wrong way and for some reason kept getting budged. So I switched it thanks to you!!
Glad my video helped you solve the problem.
Holy man I had no idea! This makes my life so much easier. Thank you for explaining it. Took me 30 seconds to fix my handles.
Glad it helped!
No tool
What can I use instead of???
what ever will fit in the hole and not bend. An awl, ice pick, a small nail, one of those heavy duty paper clips, etc.
We have one we want to reverse, and when we depress the little button as instructed by you and the little paper it came with, it still won't come off. Three of us tried! It is the tricky side with the lock set. Do you have any ideas?
Sounds like you already tried using the extra set of hands trick which usually does it. If you already ready tried pulling, twisting and rocking with the button pressed in I don't know what else to tell you to try. Sorry. If you get it figured out please let me know.
@@Woodified Yeah, we tried two people to increase the force and movement on it. We even tried prying with a screwdriver. I don't know how much twisting I did though. Yes, if there is some trick to it I'll let you know.
Sorry but I have the same style and mine are like yours were before you reversed them. Which looks right to me !!!
Thanks D Herauf, I figured there are people that have a different opinion than mine :) Having the handles on all your doors the same way around is a nice touch whether they're up or down.
No, D Herauf. All yours are installed incorrectly. The handle according to the ADA should curve upward and then downward toward the end. This allows you to push down from a higher position, not push down from a low position. Woodified is correct.
Yeah! Thank you sir❤
You're welcome!
TYSM MY HANDEL IS AWESOME!
I'm glad you like it
Why did the dumb dumb manufacturers of these handles package them “the wrong way” making it more labor to install a door handle?
I think they get it right 50% of the time. Doors don't always open from the same side if door.
@@Woodified funny you say that….
I went to Lowe’s and purchased replacement handles in my new home for all my doors, totaling 12 to 13, changing those ugly gold finished paint chipped ball kind to the satin nickel handles you demonstrated and EVERY LAST PACKAGING had the backwards wrong kind within. 😂
@@droz65 LOL.. Well I'm glad to got it figured out
You say that's the right way "in your opinion" but according to Kwikset, that is the correct way. Their instructions have a "Correct" vs "Incorrect" diagram. Your right way is the right way.
Glad to hear companies are starting to put proper instructions with their handles. My handle didn't have a diagram nor anything about which way the handle was designed to be.
Thanks for the info! I prefer fixing stuff like this myself instead of paying someone an inordinate amount of cash to do it. Hell, I fixed weapons radar and inertial navigation systems on F-14's, I ought to be able to be able to pull this off, right? I've read conflicting views as to the way the "curve" is supposed to be mounted, but I figure it's up to the individual and how the design best fits their hands/needs. As a paraplegic/double amputee, it's easier for my service dog to open the door for me when the curve is turned upwards, thus her paw is more apt to stay on the handle instead of slipping off the end of the curved portion. Either way, I appreciate your having shared this valuable info. Have a great day!
I'm glad to hear you will be able to flip the handles around to make them work better for your service dog. Thank you for your service.
For older folk or those with disabilities, the curve up allows for easier opening
Increasing accessibility is good. thanks for sharing!
Quite Helpful! Thank You!!! Didn't get same brand, but seeing the concept is so helpful! Thank you for making & sharing this.
Glad you found my video helpful!
you are NOT crazy! It was def upside and was indeed curving the wrong way! I had no idea about this trick..thank you, you are a LIFE SAVER!
Glad I could help!
Ty for this video. Racking my head forever on how to switch them.
You're welcome!
I agree with you that the handles come upside down. I have changed them in the past just as you did here, but I had forgotten how to do it. Thanks for the video. You solved my issue!
You're welcome.
This is all well and good if both sides of the door are using the same handle but what happens when you don't? How do you change the handle from right to left or do you have to order something different?
Switch the piece, that the handle connects into, to the other side of the door.
what can you do to get the ring with screws on the other side of the door to hide the screws
If you want the screws on the other side of the door. Remove the screws; pull handles and rose off door (rose is the ring at the base of handle); rotate handle and rose unit 180 degrees; then install on the opposite side of the door. If your handles are upside down. Watch my video on how to reverse the door levers.
You shared the perfect video demonstration
thank you!!!
If the end of the handle is the tip, then the tip should be down.
good tip. thanks
You're correct. It's even said on the package
Thank you. My package didn't have the text. Good to hear others do.
Is it possible to make it so one handle faces left and the other faces right? I need the inside door handle to face inwards and outside to face outwards.
Do you mean one handle points towards the door hinges and the other points towards the latch? or both pointing towards the hinges but the handles curve one up and one down?
@@Woodified yes, one pointed toward the hinge and the other toward the latch, but I found my answer this is not possible.
Thanks for posting this. Helped me out 👍
No problem 👍
Wondering if can be done after install.
New house has all same handles, and want switch some around.
Is it possible or does it require to remove from door?
Thank you for this hack!
Yes just the handles can be removed from both sides of the door and switched without unscrewing.
@@Woodified awesome thanks so much for your reply!
yep, definitely crazy. (I say that based on my being certifiable, and that you have the same thought I have.) Sorry to be late to the party, but I just got the same challenge, and reading the nice directions left me with more questions than when I started trying to switch it.
Thanks for showing how'
Maybe we are not so crazy after all, LOL. Glad I could help.
@@Woodified, not just a help but an inspiration as well. Showing your difficulty with freeing the key side (which is where I had started) encouraged me to continue trying, and eventually succeeded.
Kudos and thanks!
I have the exact same looking set by Epic, but my set is for an exterior door with a key to lock and unlock . The smart salesman at their hardwares store said NO you cannot turn the handles around ...because of the key barrel...I disagreed but no was no use arguing with him. I may have to watch other videos with an actual key locking mechanism. Thanks... the hard part is using the tool to get the handle off.
Yes you change the handles that are keyed too.
Unfortunately, once the set was screwed on to my door the key wouldn’t fit in or or turn...so OFF it came, and the old set back on. Now, I will go out and buy a more reliable brand name lock set with NO LEVER handles just the round knob, or maybe an electronic / keyed set and if there is a lever, I will insist they reverse it at the store AS FOR THE OTHER SET ....it’s in the GARBAGE.
Hey thanks for the video, I always thought my door handles looked a little funny.
You're welcome. I notice handles upside down and mixed matched fairly often since making this video.
@@Woodified I just found a couple at my office today lol
Exactly what I needed!
Awesome. Glad to help
Your crazy lol
LOL thanks
THANK YOU!
you're welcome Becky!