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Double hung window sash balance replacement
Posted by snaporaz on January 29th, 2009 04:47 PM
In reply to Aluminum frame window won't stay up, falls down. by Unregistered-miketuch1 on April 15th, 2008 01:32 PM [Go to top of thread]
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Just wanted to add a final step, and that is that you will need to use a tensioning tool, or somehow wind up the spiral, to make the window stay up.
I do not recommend this but the way I did it was by first installing the sash, then before hooking the pin into the window pivot I made it recoil all the way up to the base of the aluminum tube, and then pulled it straight down - without letting it unwind - with a pair of needle-nose pliers. This provided a fair amount of tension, but to get more I kept coiling it 8-10 more turns by using two sets of pliers. Not the smartest thing I've ever done but it worked. Was this post helpful? Yes: or No:
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