Lauren from SWISCO responded:
August 10, 2022
Hello, thank you for posting, To further review, we will need to see an undamaged version, where we can see the bottom attachment or hook at the end of the balance channel. Thank you! |
Lauren from SWISCO responded:
August 12, 2022
Hi Kent, At first sight, your balance resembles the Series 751 channel balance, but hesitant that the knife lock shoe is the same style. To further review and confirm, we will need to see the shoe removed from the channel to view the style closely. We will also need to know the weight of the window sash to determine the correct spring strength needed to support the window sash. |
Tom from SWISCO responded:
August 19, 2022
Hello there! Lauren isn't here today, but I'll do my best to assist you. Looking over your conversation and photos, it looks to me like these are going to have to be a custom order. Like Lauren said this is a very similar design to our Series 751, but that shoe is a different style than what comes with this assembly by default. It has that particular "U" shape that matches our 15-197. You'll note right away that ours is black, not red, but that shouldn't matter. I've used the black version to replace the red before and I found that it worked perfectly well. Here's another odd detail about your balance: they have a ribbed channel but a "33E" stamp. That's not very common. Such a stamp is usually only seen on other styles. It's not a deal breaker, though, but it does mean I have to give you a little more homework. I'm going to need the exact weight of the sash so that we can determine how to calibrate our Series 751 spring to match it. The three stamps we're picking from are as follows:
Once you give me the sash weight I'm just going to pick whichever one of these fits best. Lastly, I'll need you to tell me how many balances you wanted to purchase altogether. We have to set the quantity on custom orders ahead of time so a count is needed. Once I have all that, I'll email you a purchase link and price quote that you can use to add these balances to your cart. To summarize from the top, we'll be making you a special S751-34 balance but with the default bottom shoe swapped out for our "U" shaped 15-197. The only details I need from you to get started is the weight of the sash, so that I can know how strong to make the spring, and a count. Please let me know whenever you can get that for me! |