Simonton double hung tilt balancer springs broke.

Home Owner from Iowa
Simonton doublehung tilt in windows. Installed in 1999. Windows is great but single? spring steel coil springs on both sides snapped. Mounts and carriers all in good shape. Can you get just the springs?
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Bob
Bob from SWISCO
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Hey there. I think we can help, Simonton can use a number of different coil spring systems in their windows. We'll need you to remove the assembly and send us photos of the pivot shoe they attach to, and also tell us the thickness of the coil spring tape (often is either 1/2" or 3/8"). That will narrow it all down. See the videos listed on this page.

Home Owner from Iowa
Here are photos. Coil width is 3/4 inches.
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Bob
Bob from SWISCO
SWISCO
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Thanks! This looks like the old Simonton brand coil balance assembly. They no longer make this, but we have two possible solutions for you to consider.

The first is our 15-192 pivot shoe, along with our Series 170 coil spring (and other parts related to its store page). This is a Certainteed brand part but I have had customers in the past tell me that they got it to work after grinding down the front of the face, which sticks out just a little too far for this window. You may also need to reuse the center metal cam, since the new one may not fit with your existing pivot bar.

The other option is a more modern replacement that I think works just as well, if not better, since it's not prone to breaking in half like your old one is. The video below will go into more detail. This will explain exactly what parts you need to buy and how you can install them in your window. Just note that you will need the exact weight of your sash on hand in order to calculate the proper spring strength. You want to divide that weight by how many springs support the sash, then pick accordingly.

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