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12/3/2019

Leveling your Duette blind

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So your Luxaflex Duette blind has ended up on an angle when you pull it up to the top. It is very simple fix.

Step 1. Pull the blind up

Pull the blind up to the top

Step 2. Undo Equaliser

To undo the equaliser - hold the outside of the equaliser and pull the cord downwards which will slide the inner piece out.
Take out any knots or twists in the cord while lowering the blind slowly

Step 3. Straightening cords

Pull on the cords one by one and level the bottom rail just off the window sill.
And hold all the cords about 100mm down from the cord-lock.
Put the outer piece of the equaliser just above where you are holding the cords and then slide the inner piece up from the bottom.

Step 4. Finishing touches

Pull the blind up and down to make sure the blind is working correctly.

Congratulations you have fixed your own blind!

Things you might need for the repair:

Luxaflex Duette blind - Equaliser

NZ$3.50

The Luxaflex Duette Equaliser is what keeps you Duette from becoming uneven when pulling your Duette blinds up

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Duette blind - Cord

NZ$3.50 NZ$1.50

The Luxaflex Duette Cord is a 0.9mm thick cord

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Duette Cord Tassel

NZ$3.00

This goes at the end of the pull cord of the Duette cord

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Luxaflex Duette Blind Cleat

NZ$3.00

The Duette Blind Cleat will help your cords from not getting tangled up and will help to stop the cat form attacking the cord

They come in a pair

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17/7/2018

Leveling your Venetian blind

So your Venetian blind has ended up on an angle when you pull it up to the top. It is very simple fix.

Step 1. Let the Blind down

Drop the blind down and make sure the bottom rail is all the way down and its level

Step 2. Straightening cords

Pull on the cords one by one above the equaliser to make sure there is no slack cord in the head rail
And hold all the cord tort being careful to not pull the bottom rail up and out of being level feed the cords through the equalizer which will keep the cords level

Step 3. Finishing touches

Now that the cord is through the equaliser, undo the knot in the cord tassel at the bottom of the cords and then straighten them and tie another knot in them to help keep the cords when pulling the Venetian up not slipping through the equaliser over time.

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14/6/2018

How to tell what is the diameter of my cord?

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How to tell what diameter cord you have!

Grab your cord, a Pencil and Ruler
Wrap the cord around that pencil 10 times tightly
Squeeze the cord together
Grab that ruler and measure width of the cord
Divide the width by 10 and will by the Diameter of your cord

Eg: If the 10 loops measures 14mm. 14 Divide by 10 =1.4mm
The diameter is 1.4mm

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13/6/2018

Blind Repair has a couple of different thickness of string that you can use to restring your blinds and shades. A question that often gets asks is “What is the difference between string and cord?” To answer this questions, let’s look at a the definitions of the terms we are working with.
Cord is defined as a long, thin flexible string or rope made from several twisted strands. String is defined as material consisting of threads of cotton, hemp, or other material twisted together to form a thin length. Semantically speaking, “string” has an inferred meaning of something thinner and smaller, while “cord” often refers to something thicker and more substantial. Here at Blind repair, we’ve also heard this material referred to as rope, thread, line and twine. But, looking at the definitions of those words shows that they are made up of a length of material that is created when braiding or twisting strands together, just like string and cord.
The bottom line: For blinds and shades, string and cord are the same thing. And whatever you call it, Blind Repair has it!

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12/6/2018

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What is the differences between String and Cord?
How do I know what size my Cord is?
How much cord do I need to re-string my Venetian blind?

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Leveling your Duette blind

Things you might need for the repair:

Luxaflex Duette blind - Equaliser

Duette blind - Cord

Duette Cord Tassel

Luxaflex Duette Blind Cleat

Leveling your Venetian blind

Leveling your Venetian blind

Things you might need to fix your blind:

How to tell what is the diameter of my cord?

How to tell what diameter cord you have!

What is it? Cord or String

Questions you would like me to answer

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Leveling your Duette blind

​Things you might need for the repair:

Luxaflex Duette blind - Equaliser

Duette blind - Cord

Duette Cord Tassel

Luxaflex Duette Blind Cleat

Leveling your Venetian blind

Leveling your Venetian blind

Things you might need to fix your blind:

How to tell what is the diameter of my cord?

How to tell what diameter cord you have!

What is it? Cord or String

Questions you would like me to answer

Archives

Categories

Things you might need for the repair: