ton of broken windows, mostly NON-tilt, Alum casings

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Djhmservices

Good morning Swisco. Glad I found you. Handyman down in FL with a ton of broken windows, mostly NON-tilt, Alum casings, using the spiral balance. Mine are sheathed in White plastic sleeve for aesthetics. Measures 28", has a red tip and bottom sash does NOT tilt down. I'm not sure how to actually change these out as the balance shoe is mounted to the sash, and sash held into track w/ plastic stoppers/guides, these I can remove. Does the Plastic CAP on top of the sash pop off? I don't want to damage it. I can send pics if that's helpful. So these are NON tilt, with balancer shoe attached to side of sash.

If I remove the plastic window glides (2 each side), I do have some play to possibly pull sash out AFTER I disengage the balancer? If the plastic caps that are attached to the top of the bottom sash popped off, itd be a lot easier to pull out the lower sash as these are alum windows - dont bend as easy as vinyl.

Thx

Derrick

Paul · Accepted Answer

Thank you for reaching out to us, Derrick. These appear to be hurricane-type windows. You are correct regarding the removal: first disengage the balance from the sash bracket, then remove the two 67-002 face guides. Then, remove any window stops at the top of the track and bring the bottom sash up past the balance so the top sash guide clears the balance. Now you should be able to push the sash to one side and swing out the other. If you still don't have enough clearance, you might have to remove the balances.

I'm happy to help ID your balance but I'll need more information to do so. Can you write out the diameter of the outer tube and the length of the bottom pin on the spiral?