How and with what to replace handles on a mosquito net that won’t break later

Removable mosquito nets are equipped with a pair of small plastic handles. Over several seasons, the plastic from which they are made loses its properties. As a result, when trying to remove the mesh, the handles simply break off. Thus, replacing them with the same new ones is not an option. More reliable handles can be made in a couple of minutes from a regular PET bottle.

What you will need:

• flat screwdriver;
  
• scissors;
  
• PET bottle.

Mosquito net handle repair process

First you need to dismantle the old broken handles. To do this, you need to use a screwdriver to pick up the rubber seal on the mesh frame near them and pull it out to a width of 10-15 cm. The broken handles are removed from under it.

New handles need to be cut from the walls of PET bottles. You should use a flat part of the bottle without relief. It is desirable that the plastic be thicker, so a 5 liter bottle or more is ideal. 2 identical tongue-shaped handles are cut out of it.


Next, the new handles are placed under the rubber seal, and it is pushed into place.

As a result, the tongues will bend and lock onto the frame.

PET handles are not afraid of sunlight, due to which they will last much longer than store-bought ones. They are practically invisible, so this alternative is the most successful.

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