What is my window balancer

Question

I am having a hard time locating a replacement balancer for my window. I thought I found the correct one but when I weighed my sash it is 36.4 pounds and I couldn't find a balancer for that weight. Length 27" Width 9/16" Depth 9/16" Bottom plastic piece 17/16" depth 15/16" width top plastic piece 3/4" depth 15/16"

This is for a Linford Glass window and Linford went out of business. Thanks for your help.

User submitted photos of a window balance.

Tom · Accepted Answer

Thanks for posting. Can you confirm the depth of the bottom shoe? You say it's 17/16". Was that a typo?

Aside from that, I've narrowed this down to two possible channel balance Series: either our Series 380 or our Series 385 balances.

Now, as you can see, there is only one difference between these two Series, and that is their bottom shoe. The Series 380 uses the 15-005 while the Series 385 uses the 15-004.

It's also possible that we have two different ideas of "depth." Check out the image below to see what dimension I'm specifically referring to.

Comparison of 15-004 and 15-005

Once you've determined your Series, we can then work on getting you the correct stamp option!