How to Repair Bamboo Roller Blinds
Bamboo roller shades have a hollow aluminum metal tube at the top. The fabric usually wraps around the metal tube, and inside the tube is a spring that can be adjusted with tension to lift and lower the shade. When you pull up the blinds, a part in the tube carries the spring to hold the blinds in position. The other side has a pin. Adjust the tension in the spring in roller bamboo blinds to repair them yourself with basic tools. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Remove the shades from the brackets and place the roller blinds on a flat surface if they will not raise. Use needle-nose pliers to rotate the in the side until you feel tension. Place the blinds back on the wall.
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Tighten the spring tension if the blades lift too slowly. Fully extend the shade and remove them from the window and place on a flat surface. Use your hands to roll the shade halfway up. Place the shades back in the brackets and check to see if you corrected the problem. Repeat if the shades are still rolling up too slowly.
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Loosen the spring tension on shades that roll up too fast. Raise the shade all the way to the top and remove the blinds from the window. Place on a flat surface and roll the shade partially down by hand. Hang the blinds back on the wall. Check that the blinds work properly and repeat the steps if necessary.
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Raise blinds that will not lock into position all the way to the top and remove them from the window. Set them on a flat work surface. Use a toothpick to remove any debris that might be stuck in the pawl--the small arm in the roller. Use WD-40 to lubricate the pawl.
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Hang the blinds back on the wall and make sure they operate correctly. Raise and lower the blinds with the lift cord.
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