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17-012 Bracket, #32

Hello, Do you have some illustrations of how these are mounted? I took apart a window in my daughters recently purchased 1908 house in the historic district in Elgin , Il. There was an ancient spring part entirely within the sash mounted with a screw you can see in these pictures at the top of ... (cont.)

Hi, I am having a very difficult time installing my spiral balances, and I was hoping you might be able to help. I purchased from you the S500-27 : 27" Series 500 Spiral Balance and the 17-012 : Bracket, #32. No matter what I do, I can't get the foot of the spiral balance to hook into the mounted b ... (cont.)

I need a spiral balance for my old wooden double hung sash windows. The pictured has a tube measuring 18" x 5/8" and is for an approximately 2'-0"w x 3'-0"h window. I have other larger windows that require that this type of part but I'll just start with this one to keep things simple. Is this som ... (cont.)

question: I am trying to replace a spiral balancer from my window frame. I watched your video about removing the screws from the bottom of the window to attach and replace the balancer. The only problem I cannot find any screws to remove from the window lower casing. I am looking at series 500 for ... (cont.)

I have non tilt double sash wood windows that are in good shape, albeit 30 yrs old. I need to replace the old balance springs but thought a spiral balance replacement would do the trick. Both upper and lower sash have an overall length of 38 inches and weigh about 21 lbs. The groove in the side of t ... (cont.)

I've found your discussion board very helpful, but I couldn't find one bit of information. Are there any tricks to install the 17-012 bracket. It looks pretty obvious. Simply screw it to the bottom of the sash. Maybe instructions come with the bracket. Mine should arrive in a day or so. In ... (cont.)

Hi, I will be installing your spiral balances on some new wooden double hung windows(non-tilt) If my sash is 32" in length what length tube would suit best?

Hi, The house was built in 1954 and a brand name on the window says "C-Alwintite". One picture shows a spring which I cut to remove it, so a square shaped metal plug attached to the spiral that wedged into the bottom of the sash. It was near impossible to re-insert the plug once it came out the ... (cont.)

Hello. I need to replace the springs I found on some of the sashes I'm working on. These mount with a screw slightly above the meeting rail in the jamb. I should be able to use a Series 400 spiral balance but don't know what length to order. The total jamb height is 46" while the height of the ... (cont.)

I just bought an old house, circa 1950's, that has springs(no tubes) for balances. how do I decide what balance I need to replace them. The top has a bracket where a screw goes through a spiral of the spring that has been turned up. the bottom just hooks over the edge of the lower window mullen (spe ... (cont.)

The window are in north east Florida. Do I need Double hung or not with AC most of the time . I know 1 balance is 25 X 5/8" ,the window slash are the same size. would the spiral window balances be the same size? also do I need to remove the top slash to put in new balances? they would be much harder ... (cont.)

Hello, I am trying to repair four old wooden double hung windows in my garage. The windows have been inoperable for years. The mechanism for each window is some sort of spiral spring balance but they are all either snapped in two or severely rusted. The lower sashes are 12 pounds each. The to ... (cont.)

Sirs, I need to replace old spiral balances in single hung, non-tilting windows. They are unmarked; no stamped letters, etc. of any kind. They are 35" long, and 9/16" in diameter. Not sure of exact weight of sashes, but they can't weigh more than 15 or 20 pounds. What do you recomm ... (cont.)

My name is Heike. I have a rental with aluminum windows, and the spring thing on the side is broken and folds/rolls up and wont allow window to open properly. Do you have a replacement? I have attached a picture of the part that I need. Please advise. Thank you so much.

Dear Sirs, I am looking to replace 2 balances that were damaged when they removed from the hung metal window they belonged to. These balances had a flat bottom with a single screw that went into the window. The screw was so rusted we could not extract it and wound up drilling through the bracket ... (cont.)

Recently purchased a condo built in the 1950s with the original windows. The glass and the frames are in good shape. The windows balances, however, need replacing as they are rusted and in some cases falling apart.

I need 6 of these. 9/16 x 24". can you help?

Hi, Can you help me identify what spring I need to order for my customer's window that has a spring missing? The window sash is ~36" x 27". Thanks so much in advance for your time and efforts. Buzz

We are doing a project for the Minnesota Historical Society and they want to replace all of the spiral spring balencers in a 1940's +/- cabin. Attached photo's show the originals no markings that we could find. They do not tilt and they measure 5/8" diameter. We have 24-27" that pair with 24-25" ... (cont.)

1/2 diameter Barrel length is 26 inches Thanks Duke