Heki midi skylight broken,,
If I ever meet the man that designed this unit I will spend some time behind bars. lol From day one we have had issues with the latches and finally they broke and also broke two of the hinges ...
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SugarHillCTD wrote:
Pete- sorry to hear about the frustration- you haven't had the unit long, IIRC.
We have the newer version (Heki 3 ? ) with a single handle running from side to side that acts to lock it closed or at any of 3 positions
It has worked great for us. No problems. But this design is simplified.
I do find that any door or hatch with pressurized pistons really stresses the hinges and latches. Ours does not have those.
I believe the gas shocks are the issue. They are always pushing up on the glass and I believe this to cause stress on the locking tabs and hinges.
Im going to tape the hinges to the roof and build some small aluminum tabs for the inside to screw the black part with the hold down clips to the inside face where the taps once were.
Here are some pictures..not that great..
Skylight by MooringProduct, on Flickr
Skylight by MooringProduct, on Flickr
Skylight by MooringProduct, on Flickr
