We receive may requests from our customers about how to fix broken or damaged window balance springs.
How to repair single hung window springs.
First you ll want to remove both of your window panes.
The balancer is a component that supports the window vent to keep it from falling closed.
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Slide your window latches so that the bottom window pane tilts towards you.
How to lubricate a stuck window channel balance instead of replacing.
Insert the hook attached at the bottom of the replacement spring balance into the slot cut in the window frame.
Swing the top of the spring toward the window frame as you push down on the spring to.
Next repeat the same.
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Here are a couple of videos that show how this can be done.
Here we explain how to fix a window spring in a double hung window.