Window Repair: Replacing a Spiral Window Balance

[@windowrepairTV]

If you need to replace the shoe, there is a cut out at the top of the jamb, push the shoe up an wedge it out. If there isnt a cutout, depending on the material, use a boxcuter, or dremel to make a small cutout.

[@supermanbatman7445]

*Great and Easy to instal **Fastly.Cool** Low noisy*

[@thereisaplace]

Thank you for posting this. If only all DIY videos were so well done. To the point, edited well, and great voice over.

[@dashingboy11]

It's been a few months since we purchased this a/c and it's one of the best investments we ever made. Works perfectly and quietly.

[@eze102]

Big thumbs up for this one. The only video that explained to me how to attach the spiral balances to the shoe...

[@suemarek2274]

Excellent video! I cannot tell you how much time, money and aggravation you saved me! Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@JosephDavis-mb3bo]

Can you link that tool?

[@jspinosa50]

Excellent video thanks

[@JohnSmith-el6lk]

I have this spiral style tensioner, glad I found this video. I'm going to give it a try .. I'll let you know.

[@jimmylopez5209]

Great video thanks

[@klebberbezerra1610]

thank you for posting this video. life saver

[@marrerang]

I have searched for window stop without success. It is mentioned in the video at the minute 2.04. Where do I get that? Thanks for the video and any help!

[@dodirae]

My problem is my window won't stay up. Will doing this correct that?

[@ShyMplsMale]

Possibly. You can try charging the spiral by using the tool and following instructions in video or you may need new spiral balances.

[@walterreyes9962]

Muchas Gracias , con la ayuda de este video pude reparar mi ventana.

[@furyiiiplate]

Thanks... just need to reset the tension, but that did it.

[@luisportilla6922]

Hola vivo en New York city necesito comprar perfiles de aluminio para ventanas de guillotina Gracias por su ayuda

[@frankward9657]

hi. where can i purchase the special tensioning tool. thank you.

[@dysonrogers]

Sir, a question: How do you replace the shoes? Mine are broken. Alan Rogers

[@windowrepairTV]

If you need to replace the shoe, there is a cut out at the top of the jamb, push the shoe up an wedge it out. If there isnt a cutout, depending on the material, use a boxcuter, or dremel to make a small cutout.

[@karyautamaalumunium7782]

Good jobs thankyou

[@chicomathis923]

What is the procedure to fix a pivot shoe; the bottom part that the pin on the window fits in ; cane out?

[@johnraga4168]

my tilt in have a hook bracket on the slide..can't get balance to come unhooked

[@mikewazowski350]

can some one tell me what a kit would cost including end caps? I had a vendor come out to my house and wanted to charge me $100 per window to repair them.

[@edmundoar123]

Mike Wazowski i bought the balance at my local store for around $20.

[@axscdvfb]

I got a quote for $325 per window!

[@barryporch313]

I have tilt in windows that are 15 years old and my balance swivel is plastic but do not see my kind of shoe swivel has 2 notches that snap into the shoe pop out can't get the swivel to go back in the shoe very hard I tried is there a tool to snap the swivel back in?

[@matthewpoes1052]

if the window has a spiral counter balance how do I remove the movable window?

[@windowrepairTV]

If it is a tilt, you need to push window up, tilt window towards you so the shoes lock, and pop one side up and then the other when the window is still tilted.

[@Nonkjjjjj]

My spirals aren't connected to anything

[@sergejance2886]

Tensioning he was turning anti clock wise

[@macman9689]

whew thought i was gonna have to pay out the whazzoo to repair ket alone replace

[@jasgstock]

The video was a bit misleading. You can't normally just lift the window out like that - it's held in place by two tabs which jut into holes the shoes; at least in my windows, which look identical to this. The tabs prevent you from just lifting the window up like that, where the shoe is left in place. You have to tilt the window outward at less of an angle, such that the shoe will still slide up (since the angle of the window determines whether or not the shoe will slide, due to the shoe's internal mechanism), and then angle the window out; in this case the shoe will be all the way retracted up - pulled up by the tension in the balance (if it is still functional). The reverse is true on replacement - the window has to be inserted at an angle such that one side's shoe is much higher than the other, and thus with one shoe up all the way, or almost all the way, retracted.

[@51-FS]

At 1:45 u can see how it lifts right out of the shoe...

[@teense611]

Contact me Baltimore residents for replacement and repair of windows. I am a specialist this field

[@reasonablespeculation3893]

The music is unnecessary and annoying