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[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I guess you don't have a whole lot of experience with the delightful variety of door equipment available the world over. Not all handles of this style can go up as well as down.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Well if that's so, that's unfortunate. I've worked on a many of them, and part of the troubleshooting procedure is to make sure they open either way you turn them.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Oh, dude, troubleshooting is a surprisingly rare skill! But yeah I've encountered plenty of lever handles that only turn the one way, even a few that were installed "backwards" so they would only lift up.

I agree that all lever handles should be able to go up as well as down, it's just a sensible feature, but I've encountered it enough that I imagine there are a lot of older designs without it still being manufactured.