Fixing horizontal blinds that won t go down.
Blinds won t go up or down.
To release the blinds tug the lift cords to the side pulling towards the center of the blinds.
Take a screw driver and press the pawl down in the track in which it travels.
Typically blinds differ from shades in that they use a string or chain to raise a series of interconnected slats.
If you find your shades are malfunctioning you will need to proceed a bit differently than you did with your blinds.
If this does not work the pawl must be released follow these easy steps.
Window blind mechanisms often pinch the cords and prevent you from lowering them.
The cords generally two to three thread over a pin and beneath the pawl a small metal roller with teeth to grab the cord inside the lock mechanism in the head rail the pawl moves up and down along a slotted track to lock or release the cord and lower the blinds.
All the cordless blinds come with motor springs that are placed internally.
Shades however are smooth pieces of rolled fabric that snap up and down.
Why your cordless blinds won t go up.
You may follow these same steps if your blinds are stuck in the down position but that is a rare occurrence.
The internal motor may have to be reset.