Unlock and raise the lower sash 2 to 3 inches.
How to open double hung windows from inside.
Open the lock located on top of the bottom sash to unlock the window.
Slowly tilt the window forward towards the interior of the home.
Squeeze the two tilt latches inward toward the window and hold.
Take a moment to vacuum or clean out the bottom sill of the window.
Charles benedict from hardy jensen gives a 90 tutorial on how to open a double hung window so that it can be clean from the inside of the home.
Tilt the lower sash toward you at a 90 degree angle.
Grip the tilt latches sash releases and slide them inward while pulling toward.
Remove the screens from the windows.
Tilt it in by pressing on one side of the jambliner and pulling that corner of the sash toward you and then do the same for the other side.
Slide the upper sash down until the top of it is within reach.
Unlock and raise the lower sash three inches.
Open a double hung window so that it can be.
Raise the bottom sash up six to eight inches.
Gently pull the top of the lower window toward you until it is in a horizontal position.
Raise the bottom sash up a few inches and leave it in place.
Completely unlock your windows by moving the latches on the bottom sash inwards.
How to clean double hung windows.
Locate the tilt hatches on the window s bottom sash and pull inwards as though the hatches are meeting in the middle.
When a double hung window just won t open the most likely culprit is a bad paint job but there are other possible perps.
Here s how to open a stuck window and figure out who done it.