DayNight Shade Repair

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Day/Night Shade Repair

• Marshall Godwin
• 2009 Southeast Rally

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What is the Problem?

• Two most common problems
• Broken cord
• Broken cord retainer that allow string to retract
  into shade
• Caused by TENSION
• Need just enough tension to keep blinds in place
  and not allow the shade to rattle against the
  window when traveling

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Repair Steps

• Remove Day/Night Shade
• Take Apart
• Restring and Assemble
• Install Day/Night Shade and Adjust Tension
• Cord Patterns

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Remove Day/Night Shade

• Unscrew both cord retainers
• Pull lower portion of shade out of valance
• Tilt bottom rail to clear valance

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Remove Day/Night Shade (Cont)

• Disconnect head rail from top of window box
• Held in place by screws through the head rail

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Remove Day/Night Shade (Cont)

• Use long Phillips head screwdriver
• On sliding windows some screws may be easier to
  reach from outside

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Take Apart

• Remove head rail end caps
• Keep all parts in a container

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Take Apart (Cont)

• Carefully remove middle rail end caps then bottom
  rail end caps

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Take Apart (Cont)

• Completely remove bottom rail
• Disconnect cord from cord retainer if necessary
• Slide bottom portion off bottom rail

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Take Apart (Cont)

• Slide head rail off
• Note spring or springs within top tail

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Take Apart (Cont)

• Make a template of the cord pattern

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Take Apart (Cont)

• Separate center rail and remove all cords

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Take Apart (Cont)

• Inspect bushings where cord passes through rails
• Some manufacturers use plastic bushings that wear
  through. Replace if necessary

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Restring and Assemble

• Connect cords to spring(s)
• Secure spring(s) with tape

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Restring and Assemble (Cont)

• Using correct pattern, feed cord through top
  shade, assemble head rail, attach head rail end
  caps

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Restring and Assemble (Cont)

• Using correct pattern, feed cord through lower
  portion of shade and bottom rail end caps

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Restring and Assemble (Cont)

• Slide bottom rail together and attach end caps

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Restring and Assemble (Cont)

• Assemble middle rail and end caps
• Secure cord to cord retainer

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Install and Adjust Tension

• Reattach head rail to window box
• Take up slake and attach cord retainers
• Rotate cord retainer for proper tension, then
  tighten screw

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Cord Patterns

• Two cord, single spring

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Cord Patterns (Cont)

• Three cord, single spring

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Cord Patterns (Cont)

• Three cord, two springs

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Cord Patterns (Cont)

• Four cord, single spring

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Cord Patterns (Cont)

• Four cord, two springs

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Cord Patterns (Cont)

• Four cord, two springs (another option)

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Conclusion

• This is a job the owner can do
• Need patience and dexterity
• Material
• Craft store
• Manufacturer For many Discoverys
• Specialty Window Coverings
• 1655 Gateway Court, Elkhart, IN.
• 574.262.5190
• 10/kit with instructions
• 15 to restring two shades. You pay shipping
• www.thedirtyblindman.com
• 20/kit with CD instructions