Fix Honeycomb Blinds.

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Crooked or broken blinds can be fixed. Good to have them working when selling or buying a new house! It will save you money on your next mortgage!
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@sharoncates8073 3 жыл бұрын

THANKS!! Moved into a house 3 days ago and the big picture window had one of these shades and it stopped working the 3rd day, so no view! I watched your video and (angel music) wa la, it fixed itself. You were right I did have to pull it all the way down, gently stretch it down and sort of tug a bit on each end in a zig zag (first one side, then the other) motion and after about ten tugs it snapped back and we have our view back! : )

@TheRainHarvester 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! So glad it helped!

@cheryljane7095 2 жыл бұрын

Just fixed my second broken blind. Was so much easier second time around. Still referred to your video to refresh order of repair. Less than fifteen minutes from taking off window to putting back on 😉

@TheRainHarvester 2 жыл бұрын

Hey that's great!

@uiopuiop3472 3 жыл бұрын

Seems easier than I thought, good job on the video!

@TheRainHarvester 3 жыл бұрын

I got mine on eBay. To measure, you wrap around a pencil ten times, measure in millimeters, then divide by ten. That's the diameter.

@uiopuiop3472 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheRainHarvester Good to know, thanks!

@TheRainHarvester 3 жыл бұрын

@@uiopuiop3472 oh I replied to the wrong person. Oh well.

@uiopuiop3472 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheRainHarvester Still good to know, was wondering about that after the video

@iramabid3761 2 жыл бұрын

Top strip tread from machine side broken how to fix

@Syyrre 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your video especially about threading the 2 plastic mechanisms. Also spraying the cord with clear silicone spray will help with any friction with the cord & blind. I replaced both cords and I am having trouble getting the blinds to retract. Any suggestions?

@TheRainHarvester 3 ай бұрын

Is the spring mechanism still (correctly) trying to rewind? If not, you may need to wind it again.

@AdrianSuszko Ай бұрын

@@TheRainHarvester same problem here... the rod came out of the other spool as I was disassembling and I heard it unwind and it clearly lost the tension. I spun the rod through the tensioner to rewire the spools and bring the blind to the top. Was hoping that would wind it up again but did not. Any ideas how to properly do this? There is a little CW symbol with arrows to show direction to spin the rod, so I assume this can be done.

@UURevAmy 2 жыл бұрын

How do you get the blinds off the window frame?

@TheRainHarvester 2 жыл бұрын

There are metal tabs on mine. If I tilt the top /white bar, it kind of clicks out. Sometimes you need to spring the tab out but mine are stiff.

@danahollifield3343 3 жыл бұрын

Where do you purchase the new cords? How do you know what size? Thanks!

@TheRainHarvester 3 жыл бұрын

I got mine on eBay. To measure, you wrap the cord around a pencil ten times, measure the distance along the pencil where the cord is wrapped, in millimeters, then divide by ten. That's the diameter in millimeters.

@dianalarkin9483 2 жыл бұрын

I got mine at a large fabric store. Very inexpensive.

@dianalarkin9483 2 жыл бұрын

I did as you’ve show here and I did everything right and it’s won’t retracted, what did I do wrong?

@TheRainHarvester 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe the spring inside the mechanism is broken? Can you wind it a little to see if it still pulls?

@abbyrussell766 Жыл бұрын

What size cord did you use?

@TheRainHarvester Жыл бұрын

I dont remember but... To measure, you wrap the cord around a pencil ten times, measure the distance along the pencil where the cord is wrapped, in millimeters, then divide by ten. That's the diameter in millimeters.

@shannonbausch5779 6 ай бұрын

So I followed your instructions but my spring mechanisms are unwound and won't wind again! Now what do i do?

@TheRainHarvester 6 ай бұрын

At 4:26 it describes the winding of the cylinders. They just take up slack. They don't apply winding tension. Those 2 white blocks in the middle apply the winding tension. If those unwound, you have to somehow turn them so they are woundup tight when the cord is fully extended.

@cheryljane7095 3 жыл бұрын

Are yours Nien Made brand from Home Depot. It looks same as mine. What was the correct size of cord you used? Thanks so much!

@TheRainHarvester 3 жыл бұрын

Mine were ordered from JCPenny or Dillards I think.

@cheryljane7095 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheRainHarvester what size cord did you get?

@TheRainHarvester 3 жыл бұрын

@@cheryljane7095 (had to go measure) it was .9mm.

@cheryljane7095 3 жыл бұрын

Great thanks so much. My cord was too shredded to measure

@TheRainHarvester 3 жыл бұрын

@@cheryljane7095 sure! I'm here to help!