Quick Learner
May 27, 2012 2:20 pm
Question about using red tips or green tips.
The tube measures 28 1/2" long, 3/8" diameter, the windows is a little over 20 pounds.
The existing tip is red. I'm pretty sure that I need the S900-29.
The house and its windows are a little over 12 years old. The windows have not been opened regularly over the years.
All of the red tips on the spiral balances are cracked making the windows hard to open and stay open.
When ordering balance replacements should I order green tips instead of red?
Is it normal for the tips to break after 10 years or is it because
green tips should have been originally used?
I think the windows are in the upper weight range of the red tips and more towards the middle of the range for the green tips.
I don't want to have to change the balances in another 10 years but I also don't want to select the wrong tips.
Thank you very much for your help!
The tube measures 28 1/2" long, 3/8" diameter, the windows is a little over 20 pounds.
The existing tip is red. I'm pretty sure that I need the S900-29.
The house and its windows are a little over 12 years old. The windows have not been opened regularly over the years.
All of the red tips on the spiral balances are cracked making the windows hard to open and stay open.
When ordering balance replacements should I order green tips instead of red?
Is it normal for the tips to break after 10 years or is it because
green tips should have been originally used?
I think the windows are in the upper weight range of the red tips and more towards the middle of the range for the green tips.
I don't want to have to change the balances in another 10 years but I also don't want to select the wrong tips.
Thank you very much for your help!
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