How To Repair Pull Chain Vertical Blinds

How to Restring a Vertical Blind Headrail

Introduction

When the string on your vertical blind becomes frayed or breaks completely, information technology is necessary to restring the blind. These instructions show how to restring your vertical blind headrail. The blind shown is a common vertical blind with a one-way draw. The parts in your blind may await different, merely the techniques shown will utilize.

A Note on Safety

Kids tin can strangle in blind cords. To make your blinds safer for kids, keep cords out of accomplish and secure cord and dewdrop chain loops. To learn more, please visit our child safety guide.

Tools Needed

Scissors

Phillips Screwdriver

Needle Nose Pliers

Lighter

Parts Needed

Step 1 – Measure the bullheaded.

Use the following formula to determine the amount of string needed:
2x the width of the blind + 2x the length of the bullheaded + 5 ft.
Cut the length of string needed.
Remove your slats from the blind by using a flat object like a plastic card to release the slats from the clips.

Step 2 – Remove the headrail by pushing up on the bracket tabs on the backside of the bullheaded. Place the headrail on a flat surface.

Remove any cord weight or tensioners from the blind chain or cord.
Pull the cord gratis from the blinds with your pliers.
Cut the ends knots off of the cord.

Stride iii – Use the lighter to melt an end of the new cord to the old string.

Coil the cord to meld the ends together.
Pull the cord through the blind.

Step iv – Tie a knot at the end of the new string so it won't pull through the blind.

Cut off the old string.
Tie a knot and cut any excess cord.

Step 5 – If your cord is completely missing or cleaved, remove the command cease.

Apply the wire restring tool to feed the string through the carriers and command end.

Footstep 6 – Feed your cord through the eye of the wire and pull through.

Feed the cord around the wheel on the idle stop.

Pace seven – Feed the wire restring tool through the last carrier. Pull the string through, and tie a knot.

Feed the wire dorsum through the carriers and control end.
Pull the cord through the control cease.

Step 8 – Insert the wire through the other hole in the concluding carrier, and pull the cord through.

Necktie a knot, and cut any excess cord.
Test your repair past pulling the cord.

Stride 9 – Some carriers vary on the brand and may have different cord paths.

If the cord needs to exist fed through a small pigsty, melting the end of the string will forbid fraying.
Feed the cord through the carrier, and tie a knot at the end of the cord.

Step 10 – Reattach the control end.

Step 11 – Reattach whatever cord weights or tensioners to the cord and chain. Information technology'south important to keep all loops tied down securely for child safety reasons.

If necessary, adjust the length of the cord past pulling the cord through and tying a new knot.
Reattach your blind to the brackets by inserting the front end of the headrail into the bracket and rotating the headrail up and back.