I see I can finally get the parts I will need from you (and I already found the 'what and how' to do so without figuring it out myself.)
Beyond just repairing the broken parts, I am contemplating a refurbishing of 20 of my 24 windows (i.e. the windows designed to open) and hopefully further postpone the tremendous cost of replacement windows. My house was built in 1994 with Rollyson windows. Over the years, the elements have degraded the plastic parts and made them brittle and cracking. Many balance retainers have broken and the windows sometimes have thereby been misaligned and are drafty. Beyond the basic repairs, I am evaluating the cost and weighing the benefits of the idea of refurbishing all of the balances, wool pile seals, bubble seals, edge glides, and snap-in glazings with the idea that the sealing features and operating mechanisms would then be as good as the day the windows were installed in the house, and buy me another decade plus of good functioning windows. I would like your opinion of the effectiveness and value of my refurbishing idea, since you have a lot more practical experience than I do.
Second question: I cannot seem to find on your website the edge-glide plastic extrusion used on my windows. I saw another poster was recommended 55-034 / 55-034 extrusions, but those part numbers are not quite what I have. I have attached pictures and my own measurements of the edge glide on my windows to see if you might have the part, and I cannot find it. Or, do you think the aforementioned parts would work for this application?
Thanks,
Bill
