Many thanks! My original cord actually just rotted probably with age. I wasn’t in a place to buy from a supplier so I’m just using twin at the moment which is making it a bit harder to open and close but it’s done the job until I can get round to doing it perfectly. Thanks!

Thank you for this video 👌 it help me to fix the problem with my strings 😊 I'm very greatfull! 😊

Hey John, thanks so much! This video saved us a lot of money and effort.

This was so brilliant. What looked like an (as usual ) expensive problem was very well explained and easy to carry out. Saved me a lot of money (£60.00) thanks .

I watched this video three times before I dared try to repair my rooflight. I still can't figure out why it's configured as it is, and I can't figure out how it works BUT I followed your instructions to the letter and, HEY PREESTO, we now have a rooflight that lets in the light when it should and keeps it out when it should. GREAT VIDEO!

Many thanks John, one of my tabs had broken off and I ended up with a mess of spaghetti and a non functional blind. Great video , easy to follow, blind and fly screen now fixed 👍👍

Thank you! I had no idea what was wrong with this screen mechanism until I viewed your clip. We have the Midi Heki which has a different set up and a LOT more fiddly to restring because you can't see all of the rails and have to wriggle it a little bit to fix it. But with your demo I figured it out and wrestled it back together. The hardest part was finding a proper screw to replace the broken tab.

My roof light has had the string removed fully before I bought it. Could I ask what size spring please?? Matt.

This worked perfectly! Thank you for posting this.

fantastic video a big thank you just fixed my blind

Thank you so much for your demonstration we are so grateful . We have managed to repair our blind 3 of the clip wer broken and we had to restring our. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH

Hello from Belgium, thanks for your video ! I've to replace the white strings that are broken, any ideas where to buy the little metal clip art the end of the strings ? Or a reference ? Thanks

Thank you. This is my go to reference video on how to sort the strings, clips and springs on my Heki skylight.

Thanks John..clear and concise..and, importantly, clearly and logically filmed...great help.

Confusing to me these white strings that run down the sides are just for the bar So where are the black strings that run in the fly screen

Brilliant. Metal tab had.come off, after watching video it took longer to put the cover back on the roof.

Thanks loads excellent easy to follow instructions and satisfying when completed. I had no cord, previous owners probably cut it. So knowing how the cord was threaded was a great help. I would never of worked it out in a million years, 4 metres did the job. Couldn't find new crimps anywhere so ended up using the crimps from 12v elec blades. its back in the van now and working perfectly. cheers.

Life saver!! The mother handed me hers with strings already out so I had no clue..😂

Would never had figured how the strings went without your video John so thank you!! Even thought it may have been your van at the point of taking the rooflight off and it having a screw in the exact same place 😅 Three more screws added and re-strung with ease.....Thanks again!!

thankyou from Western Australia John, very well described allowing my repair to be simply carried out. I'm glad I took a photo of my unit when removed from housing to recall how all the string settings prior to repairs. thanks for your video - brilliant!

Thanks a lot man, I was about to give up until I found your video! 👌

I replaced the whole interior and with your help I knew how to apply the new ropes! Thanks!

My comment about the blind costing £40...that was 7 years ago and was underestimated then. I believe they cost around £150 now

Sore finger, but fixed now. Many thanks for your video

Frame and blinds now cost 290 euro.

Thank you so so very much!!! I have been searching for an instruction manual for weeks on how to install this screen. We were ready to pull the plug on getting a whole new frame and screen. You seriously saved us!!! We so so appreciate you!!!!

Thanks John best informative video I have ever watched.

Thanks for the video fixed my blind with a screw in the same place as yours all done in 10 minutes 😁

Thanks for this. Works a treat.

Thanks for the video, it's exactly what happened to my screen. I even had to put screws in like you did.

Thank you for your great video about fixing our skylight in our caravan, your help was very clear and of great help. Andrew from South Australia

Thank you very much for posting this video. It was easy to follow and enabled me to replace the broken strings in my blind. The only thing I didn't have access to was the metal crimps to join the strings. Instead I tied a double knot to tie the two strings together to create the loop. So far this has held up well.

Thank you easy to follow...👍

Thanks for this great video. I searched a lot but no other video explained it as good as yours. Thanks to you, I could fix my one which was missing all strings completely by the previous owner and I had no idea how they look like and how they are installed. Hope you will share more videos like this with us. Best regards from Germany

Thanks great job thankyou

thank you very much indeed. your instructions were very helpful

and the trick to keep it going once fixed is to get a can of silicone spray and lubricate all moving parts and surfaces. saturate the strings and everything. these heki screens are designed to crap out so you'll buy another one. pure over engineered crap

Thank you John! You saved us a ton of money and time as our 2013 Dometic Power Roof Light with slide shades is no longer available. We followed your instructions and watched your video a few times. First, we opened the power panel and disconnected the wiring. The shade frame pulled down easily as you described. 2 tabs were broken and strings hung everywhere! We're thankful the string loops were intact. It took two of us to restring both loops. This was a brain teaser project for sure. Now our 8 year old power roof light shades are working again :)

Thank you John - just had this issue today and this video saved my evening 😊

Thanks John. The string has broken on my midi Heki (3 years old) because its chaffing on the spring clips. Just been quoted £233.98 for a replacement!! I'm off to buy some string.

Thank you very much. Not everybody can explain things like this so easy to follow. You can definitely!👍

Thanks for sharing this saved a lot of messing around. I don’t have to take it back to the dealership to get fixed. Mine hadn’t broken, the string had fallen out. 👍🏻👍🏻

Fantastic 👍👌 just what i was looking for . Thankyou from Australia’

Thanks John, now I understand the technology of these ropes 👍

Brilliant thank you so much for your help !👍

You have such and incredible calming voice. I was so stressed having this thing in pieces with strings looking like spaghetti. It took about 3 tries. The screws are rubbing a little bit, quite a few tabs were broken, but it works. That’s all I wanted. Thank you🙏

Brilliant, completely fixed mine using these instructions. Great video, so useful

Ho avuto lo stesso problema e l ho risolto allo stesso modo: mettendo una vitina. Gli agganci dei tiranti sono delle piccolissime lamelle di plastica, che tendono a spaccarsi molto presto. Un sistema veramente fatto per far buttare soldi con le sostituzioni.

Thank you so much! Never would have figured it out without you!

Thanks John, another grateful Aussie with a Midi Heki. Someone would do well here if just importing screens and blinds plus the white/silver window block out material.