HOW TO: Adjust Spiral Balance on Windows

Adjusting the spiral balance on your windows is simple when you know what you’re doing. Follow along as a Kohltech Windows & Doors expert shows you how to remove the window sash and balance covers, and adjust the springs with a spiral balance tool.
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[@alexnunez4019]

Great video!!!! Thanks a lot. I find benefit in the fact you over turned it. Shows us the opposite scenario.
Thank you!!!

[@billd8473]

Thanks for video. Just want to share my experience with adjusting spring tension. I did as instructed, I raised the right side of the sash so I could begin to take it out. When I did that, the plastic block released and the right side guide mechanism sprung up. When I investigated further, the blue pivoting insert popped out of the plastic block and was still attached to the pin on the sash. Getting the blue circular pivot insert back into the sliding plastic block was no easy feat. I spent 45 minutes trying get the pivoting insert back into the sliding block. So for me the better method was to bring the sash down to horizontal and use the spring tool without removing the sash. So I would suggest that you try releasing the spring without removing the sash first. If that works great. If it doesn’t then go ahead and remove the sash as the video instructs.

[@lonnie195]

Thanks for making this video. Just what I needed. Hope you are well.

[@mitchellkrupa831]

Oh my God you make my life much easier. Great job. Also works my impact window from Jeld-Wen I bought at Lowe's. City inspector didn't sign the permit because window didn't stay up.

[@danielsaezv]

Learn from a few videos but this one was most helpful! Thank you!

[@Kohltech]

You're very welcome!

[@josesantiago5877]

very clear instructions. Thank you!

[@messey12]

This is exactly what I needed to learn. Thank you!

[@cottonmouth8782]

Thanks for the instructions. I used a pair of roach clips. ( Hemostats)

[@SchoolGround]

great video, so helpful!

[@praterrob]

Thanks for video! Worked like a charm! Was able to use needle nose vise grips, didn't have time to wait for special tool to come in mail.

[@Kohltech]

Rob P perfect, glad we could help

[@sakurakeast9654]

thank you!!!

[@sstrick500]

Needle nose pliers as a crude replacement for the tool??

[@liviuholca6136]

Tool available now from different manufacturers through Amazon.

[@CharlesSchiller]

how do I buy the spiral balance tool and any replacement balances?

[@mahdiamrollahi8456]

Great

[@litedesign82]

My springs just spin and spin, there's no tension whatsoever. Can the springs be repaired, or do they need to be replaced entirely? Just moved into an old house, and I've got about a dozen windows that won't stay open.

[@501talon]

The top sash works the same way? I need to adjust about 30 windows for our local Church. Thank you.

[@Kohltech]

Top sash adjustment is the same as the bottom. Hopefully this will help!

[@brandonrevels5281]

Can you purchase replacement spiral balances?

[@bobgwin5469]

If you plan to do this yourself, note that spiral balance applies to different window types and requires different tools. If you don't have Kohltech windows, do your homework first.

[@katepigula8035]

What do you do if the tool slips out and the spring gets released?

[@Kohltech]

Just start from scratch and I wind it up about 7 turns and try it to see how it works if it’s still dropping put a few more turns on it and try it again . It depends on what he size but 7 is the magic number I find .
Paul

[@jacobfraley7444]

sure looks like two turns to me

[@jamesg8085]

"Clockwise motion" - turns it counter-clockwise...

[@Kohltech]

The base of the tool is spinning clockwise, that's what we use for rotation. Hope that helps!

[@UTeewb]

@Kohltech Windows & Entrance Systems I still don't follow as far as I can tell the base of the tool is also spinning counter clockwise

[@TheKnowledgeCollector]

I thought I didn’t know what clock wise meant for a sec 🤣

[@xmyn]

Why taking out the cover?

[@Kohltech]

If you do not remove the balance cover, when you release the spring, it could retract and cause trouble for you

[@15DurangoRT]

You're actually going counter clockwise bud.

[@Skirk84]

Thats absolutely not how windows work around here. You cant tilt 90 degrees haha. You have to remove the frame to get the window out. Not only that but the sash springs are screwed into the bottom of the window that needs to be removed.

[@pcno2832]

Sounds as if you have some older (1950s-1970s) wood-sash windows. I've seen the kind with regular coil springs which use the friction of the aluminum tracks to make up for the varying force of the springs. When I was a kid, we had a different style that had the spring on the inside of the worm gear (spiral), and you could adjust them by turning a screw at the top of each side of the sash one click at a time. Those needed periodic lubrication or they'd bind up and break. They usually needed spring adjustment each time they were oiled.