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15-104 Caradco Friction Shoe

15-104 Caradco Friction Shoe
Professional Manchester NH
Nov 23, 2020
Professional from Manchester NH
Nov 23, 2020
Manch Housing
Looking for the black balance part in the pictures.
Home Owner Illinois
Nov 14, 2020
Home Owner from Illinois
Nov 14, 2020
New window balance shoes needed.
Unknown window make/model. Double hung, fixed top sash. Most likely, I need to replace the entire assembly (blue shoe, spring, and white plastic housing) The blue shoe's internal spring is weak, and the friction point on the shoe is worn. The balance assembly will not keep the moving sash in posi ... (cont.)
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Quick Learner Connecticut
Nov 9, 2020
Quick Learner from Connecticut
Nov 9, 2020
Brosco wooden tilt window sash guide
Looking for a replacement for these Brosco sash guides circa 1993. The plastic is brittle and need something close. They are 3-3/4" wide x 64-1/4 long.
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Home Owner Pittsford NY
Nov 5, 2020
Home Owner from Pittsford NY
Nov 5, 2020
Seeking channel parts need ID first
Hi House built 1979. Original double hung windows. Rochester NY area. Cannon Development builder. 54" height 30" width Channels in the sides are plastic, and span the width of both panes. Inside the two channels are a long spring connected to the bottom edge of the pane. It is generally a plasti ... (cont.)
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Quick Learner Minneapolis MN
Nov 2, 2020
Quick Learner from Minneapolis MN
Nov 2, 2020
Window Balance Clip
Please let me know if you can help me find the attached window balance clip.RegardsSteve
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Quick Learner Shawnee, Kansas
Oct 30, 2020
Quick Learner from Shawnee, Kansas
Oct 30, 2020
Friction Shoe Adjustment Screw
After these friction shoes 15-104 are installed in the channel and connected to the spring, I don't know what is the optimal adjustment of "friction" by turning the screw either way. Is the goal to move the shoe to anywhere and it should stay there? How hard should it be to move the shoe up or down? ... (cont.)
Quick Learner Nashville
Oct 28, 2020
Quick Learner from Nashville
Oct 28, 2020
M&W ( PLY-GEM) Jamb parts
I have a handful of these that have broken. I can access them and only need the plastic part the window locks into.
Contractor Yorktown VA
Oct 28, 2020
Contractor from Yorktown VA
Oct 28, 2020
Top Window sash will not stay up
The bottom part of the spring that hooks to the window to help the window stay up is broken. Thanks for your help!
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Home Owner MD
Oct 26, 2020
Home Owner from MD
Oct 26, 2020
Replacing springs with Channel Balance
I have double hung wooden windows (Mfr: Windsor Windows; circa 1995)that have balance springs in the jambliner connected to friction shoes (#15-104). I would like to replace these springs with channel Balance (similar to series 751) with equivalent friction shoes for this adaptation. The jambliner ... (cont.)
Quick Learner Shawnee Kansas
Oct 25, 2020
Quick Learner from Shawnee Kansas
Oct 25, 2020
Friction Shoe Replacement
I ordered and received a couple dozen of these for my 25 year old wooden double hung compression tilt windows. The original purple shoes had either their brittle hooks break and the spring retracted away, or the bottom hole where the tilt pin fits broke open from the bottom and the sash is not conne ... (cont.)
Handy Person Virginia
Oct 22, 2020
Handy Person from Virginia
Oct 22, 2020
Shoes identification
Hello I am trying to identifier this shoes of Anderson window. I didn't seen them in the catalog online. can you help me which part is that. thank you.
Quick Learner
Oct 22, 2020
Quick Learner
Oct 22, 2020
Broken plastic cup
Double hung window upper sash guide/hook broken. Window is original built with house in 1997 vinyl window
Home Owner CT
Oct 22, 2020
Home Owner from CT
Oct 22, 2020
MW window balances
I have mw windows and totally mangled the balances when removing the sashes. Is that something you can help with? If so please let me know the parts and any installation tips would be appreciated. The full length of the vinyl assembly is 73.5 inches
Handy Person Yrone, GA
Oct 21, 2020
Handy Person from Yrone, GA
Oct 21, 2020
Wood window broken sash holders
I am trying to repair a customer's set of wood windows from the 1980's. Brand is unknown. Attached is a picture of the plastic clips that have broken off therefore the windows will not stay up and is hard to raise. Can you identify the parts needed to fix these? I need to repair about 20 windows wit ... (cont.)
Handy Person
Oct 14, 2020
Handy Person
Oct 14, 2020
Home Owner Lawrence, KS
Oct 14, 2020
Home Owner from Lawrence, KS
Oct 14, 2020
Side Panels Window
Some springs, some peg holders, perhaps the entire white panel. Have 22 windows, several need help.Dave
Home Owner Nebraska
Oct 5, 2020
Home Owner from Nebraska
Oct 5, 2020
Caradco Zap Pak Replacement Part
The plastic slider which travels in the window jamb and attaches to the sash and the spring is broken so that the spring is no longer attached. You can see that the "hook" portion on the top of the slider is no longer attached to the body of the slider. Is this part available from you or can you s ... (cont.)
Handy Person Potomac Falls, Virgini...
Oct 5, 2020
Handy Person from Potomac Falls, Virginia
Oct 5, 2020
Attempting to update old coil spring sash balance with 3/8 Spiral Balance
I currently have vinyl jam liners with old coil spring balances. They support a double hung wood sash that have 33" of visible glass, and weigh 22.2 lbs each. Attached are pictures to illustrate. The nylon pivot slides that attach to these long coil spring balances are breaking, so I need a sash b ... (cont.)
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Handy Person Brunswick, ohio near C...
Oct 2, 2020
Handy Person from Brunswick, ohio near Cleveland
Oct 2, 2020
tilt pins
I have a home built in 1998 with Wenco double hung windows. This is a photo of a replacement jamb I have but it is newer then the original which uses the flat style pins. i am looking for the round pins that will go with this jamb.
Handy Person New York
Sep 23, 2020
Handy Person from New York
Sep 23, 2020
Vinyl Tilt window part
I am in need of the part that connects to the springs in the sash and moves up and down with the window. There are two for the lower window