Wood Window Spiral Balance
Home Owner from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
May 19, 2025 7:19 pm
I need to replace some early 1950s wood window spiral balances. Oddly they have silver colored plastic tubes around the springs that have shattered, instead of metal tubes. They have some metal cleats at the bottom of the spiral that have two screws that screw into the wood sash. The sash weighs 14 pounds, the tube is 5/8" wide, and the tube is 32 inches tall. The cleats are riveted to the spiral and cannot be easily removed so would prefer to get them already attached. Windows are made by The American Wood Window Institute.
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Casey from SWISCO
May 22, 2025 1:42 pm
Hello,
Non-tilt spiral balances no longer come with the bracket fixed to the mounting bracket as shown in your photos. With that being said, you'll need the S500-32 spiral balances, which use the 17-012 mounting brackets. I'd recommend red tip options for your balances, which will support a sash between 7-29 pounds. Thanks for posting!
How to measure the length of the Series 500 spiral balance.
Additional dimensions for 17-012
Dimensions for 17-012
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