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How to fix my VERTICAL blinds

squishums , Monday, 9th of August 2010 09:32:48 AM

l went to home depot today and bought 20 replacement veins for my vertical 
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blinds.

Came home, popped them in .. went to open them and 
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they wo not twist open???

They opened fined yesturday morning. 
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What could this be??
l twist the wand and nothing 
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happens.
l feel pressure like something might be stuck but l do not 
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wanna keep twisting because i'm afraid something will snap?

Any 
ideas???

P.s. NONE of the blinds open.
 
 
 
 
 
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doory , Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 11:42:00 PM

It sounds to me like you installed them right but did not pay  
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attention which way they turn. You may need to change the direction just  
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flip one over the other from one side until done. If the mechanism worked  
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yesterday I doubt it is bad.  
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BUTTER & TOAST , Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 12:30:37 PM

You put them in wrong. They are overlapping the wrong way.  
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And it is VANES. And YESTERDAY.  
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Throw them away, It amazes me that people want their houses to look like  
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doctors' offices.  
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Hero , Thursday, 12th of August 2010 04:20:18 AM

I have alot of experience with them at work. there are little  
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gears in them that you have to replace or rework. it is kinda a pain in  
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the butt, but you can do it. Tweezers help. All i can tell you is you  
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are gonna have to take a long hard look at them and dont force anything.  
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Be patient. good luck.  
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Sweet Tart , Friday, 13th of August 2010 03:51:42 AM

They have to overlap each other, like on each of them the one  
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next to them should overlap on the left or right side. Kinda hard to  
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explain, but if you have some of the blinds being overlapped or  
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overlapping on both sides, they won't work.  
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