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Thank you so very much!!! Great videvideo and it was the reason why I could successfully re-string my Levelour honeycomb shade. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise and making such a fine instructional videa.

Does this guy work for a store that sells blinds? Seems like he's doing this for the first time

Thanks Jeff! This saved me a bunch of money. I was ready to order another set of blinds until I saw your video. Mine had 2 motors so I had to double the effort but it was well worth it. Thanks again.

Hi, we have an old levelor with springs in a metal casing. None of the components are broken but we cannot figure out how to reload the springs. Any suggestions?

Thanks so much for your help. I appreciate your instruction. I tried several places to get it fixed, and they all declined. Therefore, your video was invaluable.

Great video...so far. I have it all pulled apart as instructed. I can't for the life of me find where to buy the lift tape. I am hesitant to buy a really thin round cord as I worry it won't work as planned. Maybe that will work?

The information got me familiar with what to expect because mine was a metal housing that encased four of the springs. None of them were broken or damaged, but the four cords were a tangled mess. There were plastic nylon cord guides and a gear lock that allowed the cords to tangle because if you push up on the blind and create slack in the cords then push the button to raise it, it snaps the cords taught causing them to tangle and rat-nest. It’s not a fool proof design and is susceptible to problematic failure. Fortunately I was able to untangle and get it back together working with a better understanding of what not to do. Great video it’s very informative.

I am disappointed the you have skipped over the part of how to retension these blinds, it is not in part one nor in this part???

Horrible video of what you can see and follow with no camera actually on the top of the shade to view what is being done when disassembled! Plus most people don't have spare parts from other blinds (Norman) to use as replacement for the poorly made Levolor honeycomb blinds that cost a goodly amount of money, but are cheaply put together just like the supposed inferior brand that probably last longer. Sorry, but it is just not a very good video and let's face it, the majority of people would not be able to repair their blind from viewing this particular video.

You have so much problem removing the C-clips? How you are any better than an amateur? And the camera does not even show what you are doing. You waste time in showing trivial things.

Any body know where to get a replacement motor?

There's a small hole on the top of motor to stick a paper clip to lock motor .

Replaced both tapes on one of my Levolor cordless shades that had a broken tape. I also had springs that were no longer connected, so I had to figure out how they were supposed to go - would have liked some assistance with that! 🙂 But we eventually figured that out (disentangling one spring in the process) and managed to keep the tape from moving to the wrong track and getting twisted. Appreciated your two part video very much; probably wouldn't have risked doing this all on my own without your guidance.

Looks like a pain in the $**()#*)(# :D

The only question is what diameter is my cords suppose to be for my blinds

Useless as an instructor

Where do I get that tape?

I have the same blind but my spring seems to be busted. Can I remove the spring mechanism without cutting the cord? I don't want to have to re string the whole thing?

Great video. I happen to have one with the motor at the bottom with a push button. Took it apart without marking it. 🤦🏻‍♀️

What is the calculation for the individual tape length.

My levelor has two spring units, one right and one left. There are two springs on each unit. The path of the string is unclear since the string broke. I have one that is not broken but the tension does not allow me to see the path. Will you do a video on a blind with two of the spring units? i did like the clarity for this video. The two spring unit have to work together so that they pull evenly and up at the same time. I may just try one unit and ditch the other is I have no other solution.

Thanks for this two-part video. I had an identical Levolor shade with a broken cord. Your video gave enough detail that I felt I should at least try a repair rather than just buying a replacement blind for $230. My blind used a tubular 0.9 mm diameter cord rather than flat dental floss-like tape. I was able to get the replacement cord and a helpful wire loop for ‘fishing’ the cord like you illustrated from fixmyblinds delivered in a couple days for $22. This being my first repair of this type I went slowly, made drawings and measurements, took pictures and re-watched your videos and in the end it took a couple hours for the job. But well worth it for the satisfaction of doing it myself, essentially paying myself and keeping repairable stuff out of the landfill. You did sort of skip over the cord length calculation so I will add what I learned. After you have removed existing cord, just measure it so you know approximate length; I found left and right sides to be about 6 inches different in length because the ‘motor’ was not centered on the top rail. If you no longer have the cord then you have to make some measurements: distance from the ‘motor’ to the feed hole in the top rail + total opening height that the shade goes in to + distance from bottom rail cord feed hole to the center of the bottom rail + ~18 inches. For a 60” wide window that is 40“ high, 90” for each cord piece is way plenty and gives enough extra cord length for some extra wraps on the spool plus enough for an easy tie. Mark the cord at about the total opening height plus 6” from the where you made the knot for the spool. This second mark gives indication of when you have wrapped sufficient cord on the spool to allow full extension of the shade; adding one more wrap on the spool after that mark would be fine. After wire loop feeding the cord through the blinds I used some clamps to apply gentle compression to the accordion folds and moved to tying the right and left side cords. My blinds didn’t have any snugging clips or washers for the cords at the bottom of the shade; instead the cords from motor left side and motor right side were just tied together at the center of the bottom of the cellular shade - pull the right and left cords snug from motor and through the shade to its bottom, secure the two cords together with a good knot, then snip off the excess cord. Thanks again for taking time to make this methodical and detailed KZbin video. It is wonderful how the Internet can leverage knowledge to be useful to so many people in different places and at different times (like, exactly when they need it five years after the video!). Notes added 2024 Here I am three years later in 2024 with another dangling Levolor cordless cellular shade that won’t retract. I was happy to find this helpful video again plus my own notes that I have updated. That this Levolor shade has a metal motor frame makes it stronger than what seems to more common construction for a cellular shade motors nowadays, which is a plastic and sometimes multi-part plastic frame. I am confident the metal frame makes the motor assembly much more durable and less likely for the spring assembly to become disassembled. There seems to be many sources for the 0.9 mm tubular cord; for the second repair I ended up choosing some cord supplied by N C Morin (’0.9mm White Window Blind Cord’) on Amazon, 100 feet for about ten dollars. For the threading wire I just used a piece of small diameter solid wire folded in half to make a loop.

not sure if you are still looking at comments, but, any video or suggestions for the levolor cordless top down bottom up restring? it has 2 sets of springs on each end. Thanks!

i have been a installer for 40+ years great video man. That is the one mechanism I never even tried to tackle.

My old strings got off track and wrapped around the outside of the motor spring. I didn’t realize it until I took the top off the spring housing and of course the springs popped out and became a tangled mess! (No injury luckily!) Is there a way to rewrap the springs and place them back on the gears or is it a lost cause? Thanks!

Awesome video and the information is still valid today. (2020)

So this is what Seth Macfarlane was up to before Family Guy took off.

Thank you very much! Excellent video.

Great instructions! I really appreciated your video, thanks so much!

Thank you so much, with your instructions I trimmed my shade. God bless you

Just did this repair on my Levelor cordless shades and this video was right on. Procedure went pretty much as demonstrated [it did take me a bit to figure out the spring mechanism on the motor, and how much tape to leave out, but I got it eventually]. I have two 40" shades on a single 80+" rail, so I had to do this process for each shade, but other than making sure I followed each step in order [like remembering to re-install the tape guides BEFORE pinning the motor back in!], and the extra time that took, it did not really increase the level of difficulty. These videos [pts. 1 and 2] saved me a bundle. So, thanks! FYI: got the replacement tape from fixmyblinds.com - and used Hunter Douglas Easy Rise Lift Tape (25') - [SKU: LIFT-TAPE-025]

Thank You.

Thank you for video on repairing levlor cordless blinds. I have a blind I bought from Sears Canada, now defunct. The nylon cord that proves tension in the windup mechanism broke and I have not been able to restring it properly. Can you help me figure out how to restring it. I was not able to send you an email with a picture of my cordless blind at [email protected]. Have i got the right address De Jean-Pierre

Check stodoys handbook if you want to make it cheaper and better.

what kind of utility knife are you working with?? I can not seem to find something that looks like that as a "utility" knife image. thanks for reading

Great video, easy to follow. completed the repair and it appears the motor is bad. Shade falls down but will not retract to the up position. Where can i get a replacement motor? Shade is by Levolor and 48 " wide by 68" tall, outside mount. Thanks.

Are these similar to Graber brand top down cordless ... our string broke and would like to know how to repair them

How do you estimate the right length of flat cord

That screw was a ticking time bomb. Like literally you could lose an eye. One comment already said what you needed to do. Restring the blind on the down position, build a jig or use the wheel lock hole, knot your strings then pull your wheel lock. The blind will literally restring itself. I am surprised someone who does this for a living could be so dangerous! With that tool on the E clamp! Two screwdrivers and a all. OMG! Then that screw flew out and all the sudden I realized why Levolor won't sell us those motors.

Great video! Took some time, but like you said: it works.I did make my own little square washers with notches for the bottom. I made them from a piece of old vertical blind material. It's a perfect thickness.Put a hole in the middle. Add a couple little cuts on the edges to grab the string.

No idea what you're doing with this side view!

I have the same blind (in video) which suffered a lift tape breakage. Your video made the repair look easy so I purchased some lift tape. My blind was 60" so I cut the tape to 72". I went thru the entire process but left about 6" at bottom (which looked like what you had in video). I remount and the blind was 8" too short when pulled down. I thought I could be clever and remove one washer and let out some length but of course the blind fell pulling the tape inside the blind. So I started over and redid the entire process winding up all the tape leaving just enough to tie the washer. I remount and somehow the extended blind is 3" still too short. I don't get it. I taped the lift tape to my extended tape measure so I know it was 72". Perhaps it is not winding/unwinding correctly. I am afraid to pull with any force cause the tape will break. I spent a good 3 hours on this. I am replacing my windows probably next month (replacements in the garage) and will re-do all casing and trim. I will use this re-strung blind as a temporary sun shade but will be buying new blinds for the new windows. I like to tinker with things but my experience was (with the cost of the lift tape) this repair is not worth the cost nor time involved. I am still confused how the 60" blind could be short when I cut the lift tape to at least 72". My wife laughed at me saying I told you to just buy new blinds! She's right but I couldn't buy the new units until I know the exact inside dimensions of my new window casings. Your videos were well done and very helpful with the steps. Do you recommend a brand other than Levolor? I like the cordless blind but would like it to be less prone to breakage.

Great video. This was exactly what we needed to guide us through the re string process.I also want to share with you a short cut I discovered. In your video you tried using a screw to prevent the coiled springs from unwinding. I noticed a small hole in the top of the motor. It lines up with a hole in one of coil spring wheels. Inserting a small nail in the two holes prevents the coiled springs from unwinding. This allowed us to wind both tapes at once and locked the motor while we tied the bottom ends. Saved us a lot of time.

Could you have used the chop saw to cut the cellular shades. Can you cut total block out shades as well.

Good video.

I am somehow missing a step in between where part 1 of this video ends and where part 2 begins. My question is after winding the springs what do you do with the end of the string? Do you just leave it hang out the side or does it somehow get threaded band in and through the springs before putting the plastic guide clip back on? When I left mine hang and put the guide back on it restricted the movement of the strings completely. I watched both videos multiple times and just didn't seem to catch that part. Please help!

Ok, after winding the springs where the does the string go? If you just leave it hang out the side and put the plastic guide back on it restricts the movement of the string s completely.

What kind of blade did you use to cut the rails?

Do you have any videos for silhouette cutdown?