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33-017 #8 x 1" SS Philips Pan Head Screw
33-017 #8 x 1" SS Philips Pan Head Screw
Quick Learner
Aiea, Hawaii
Jul 11, 2026
Quick Learner from Aiea, Hawaii
Jul 11, 2026
Not sure what these are
Not sure what these are or of there are replacements for them. Just trying to find out if there are window balances for them.
Quick Learner
NY
Jun 13, 2026
Quick Learner from NY
Jun 13, 2026
Broken spirals. No tubes.
are there replacements for this type of window?
Quick Learner
Burlington, Vermont
May 19, 2026
Quick Learner from Burlington, Vermont
May 19, 2026
Rehab of 18 windows
Hi we have ~18 windows that all need balances. I am unsure what specifically the ones we have are, though I suspect they are spiral balances. Attached photo's of broken balance. Sashs are 22#, lower sash is 28" tall, overall window 53 1/4(?). Photo's show; tube attachement at top, I expect the top o ... (cont.)
Handy Person
South Carolina
Jan 23, 2026
Handy Person from South Carolina
Jan 23, 2026
Patio Door Bracket
I have two brackets for my sliding patio door but I need more for the door to stay in its frame. The top of the door is not in frame. Its an older door and larger than what they make now.
Quick Learner
Wayne, Pa.
Jun 25, 2025
Quick Learner from Wayne, Pa.
Jun 25, 2025
Sliding door gasket/sweep and top glide tab?
Hi again! You folks are the best! I am missing a plastic guide tab for a sliding screen door (about 21/32" x 5/8") and also the long insect sweep/brush/gasket. Any info is greatly appreciated and thanks!
Home Owner
Saint Clair, Michigan
Jun 3, 2025
Home Owner from Saint Clair, Michigan
Jun 3, 2025
Doorwall Screen door
Sorry i couldnt get the part off without breaking it further. It has been ducked taped for a while. It's the piece that slides into a track at the back end of the sliding screen door. It's kind of a Z shape. the sliding glass door has PPG Herculite K stamped in the corner. We measured the door at 78 ... (cont.)
Contractor
Centerport, NY
Feb 18, 2025
Contractor from Centerport, NY
Feb 18, 2025
Identification Assistance
Hello:Hopefully, the attached photos (5 of 7, 2 more to follow) will assist you in identifying, with specificity, what I believe to be are 4 (four), 25 inch long (by their metal sleeves), 3/8" wide (by their metal sleeves), Non-Tilt, with a Clear/Yellowed top cap/plug, spiral sash support balances.W ... (cont.)
Quick Learner
USA
Nov 26, 2024
Quick Learner from USA
Nov 26, 2024
Looking for spiral balance
Good afternoon can you please advise if you carry this type of spiral balance or can order it in and cost please. I've never seen one like this before. It's for an old wood window. It measures 25". Pictures attached below. Thanks.
Home Owner
Ohio
Sep 2, 2024
Home Owner from Ohio
Sep 2, 2024
Patio glass roller
Need replacement wheels for my sliding glass door 1 1/2, 1 7/16 wheel by 5/16 probably due to constant wear 2 1/4 by 1 and 3/8 heavy aluminum frame on the wheel
Handy Person
Portland, OR
Aug 27, 2024
Handy Person from Portland, OR
Aug 27, 2024
Balances gone!
Hi, I don't have any photos, only a couple of stripped down sashes without balances. You can kinda see the imprint of the old balance in the paint against the jamb. I need help choosing the correct sizes. The sash measures 22.75" tall and weighs 10.45lbs. The channel for the balance is 1/2". Hope ... (cont.)
Quick Learner
Connecticut
Jun 15, 2024
Quick Learner from Connecticut
Jun 15, 2024
Tubular spiral window balance
I am trying to identify the correct replacement window springs. The windows are from 1938. It is a single hung non-tile 6 pane window. From the hole at the top to the bottom of the spring, not including the hook is 25". Do I need any other parts to connect the springs to the windows. The old ones ... (cont.)
Professional
Oregon
Jun 6, 2024
Professional from Oregon
Jun 6, 2024
Balances for wood window fabricy
HelloWe are making an order of new wood single hung windows and the job requires spiral balances.Sashes are 36" wide by 30" high. 22 lbs. 1 3/4 thick material.Question is which length to order to get full opening height for fire code egress. How much longer than the sash?Also need part number for th ... (cont.)
Quick Learner
May 7, 2024
Quick Learner
May 7, 2024
Window Balance removal
I am attaching several photos in order to try and identify the replacement balances that I'd need for windows in my home. I'm guessing these windows are original to the house which would put them as having been installed around 1960. The windows have a fixed (at least they do not appear to move) u ... (cont.)
Quick Learner
Apr 23, 2024
Quick Learner
Apr 23, 2024
need help
My windows are circa 1960. Below are photos of the size and type currently installed. Since I'm between sizes offered by Swisco, I'm wondering if I should order just larger or shorter than current? Current measures about 30.50 - 30.75".
Handy Person
Baltimore
Apr 10, 2024
Handy Person from Baltimore
Apr 10, 2024
Aluminum window non tilted 18.5 inch
Need indetifiy window balancer
Quick Learner
San Jose, Ca
Dec 22, 2023
Quick Learner from San Jose, Ca
Dec 22, 2023
Old wood window "spiral" type balances
I am trying to find these old "spiral" style balances for 1950's wood windows. They do not function like a spiral balance though. The square end push's in about ½" and you can wind it up and it will unwind. It does not pull out. Can you please let me know if you have ever seen something li ... (cont.)
Home Owner
Texas
Nov 13, 2023
Home Owner from Texas
Nov 13, 2023
1940
They are 25inches and 5/8" but there isn't a colored tip and the piece that screwed under window frame is attached unlike the ones I see on the website
Quick Learner
Nov 9, 2023
Quick Learner
Nov 9, 2023
Searching for How do #70-034 actually tighten to hold a glass storm panel on a wood uninsulated entrance door
How do I use your product 70-034, for example, to hold a glass storm panel securely to an uninsulated wooden entrance door with single pane glass. 1. is your 70-034 threaded inside hole? 2. does one simply use a wood screw through the hole in 70-034 and into the door while positioning the offset p ... (cont.)
Home Owner
Texarkana, Texas
Nov 6, 2023
Home Owner from Texarkana, Texas
Nov 6, 2023
Need window balances
The tube is 28 7/8" long. The windows are aluminum, original to house, built in the 70's we believe. One of the pictures show a number "2" on the end piece. Am not presently at house, but can get picture for you of window and inside edge where part fits. Believe I am needing for more than one wi ... (cont.)
Home Owner
Hackensack, MN
Mar 20, 2022
Home Owner from Hackensack, MN
Mar 20, 2022
1950s era spiral channel balance - no names or markings noted on the existing hardware.
Hello,I am looking to replace some spiral balances. This is the first window i am attempting; i will have two others (of a different size). The old window bottom sash is about 24" high (longest side). The old spiral balance mounting brackets were in the 5/16" wide channel in the sash, and there w ... (cont.)