How to Fix a Vinyl Window (Window Won't Work After I Cleaned It)
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- How to fix a window after you tilted it in without clearing the lip. This is our number 1 call back on vinyl replacement windows. www.finestrarossa.com
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Oh my gracious! Thank you so much. I watched this video and quite easily fixed 2 vinyl windows where the shoe and the foot had become disconnected. The company who installed my windows10+ years ago are no longer around and I was at my wits end. As a 65 yr. old female, if I can do it, you can do it. I could NOT have figured this out without this tutorial!!
Messed around with my window in bathroom for 30 minutes 🤬 then found your video. Thanks man!
You saved me money and time. I have a house inspection this Friday and after I cleaned the window sills this is EXACTLY what happened. Window is fixed. Thank you!!! I appreciate you, brother!
After having contractors tell me I just needed new windows, I found your video and fixed this problem in less than ten minutes. Thank you!
Thanks, Danny. I was cleaning tilt out windows for the first time yesterday and did exactly what you said not to do. The only thing you didn't mention was how to unlock the shoes (going from the U shape to the C shape by turning with a flat head screwdriver and then relocking them) - but once I found that, basically did exactly what you show and now the window works and I can lock it shut again.
THANK YOU that is the exact problem with my windows. You know I never has this kind of problem in the wooden window bungalows I've lived in!
Edit... mine are sideways and I cannot find a way to twist them up. FML.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
Popped out of shoe while cleaning the window before installing the air conditioner. You saved me. Glad there are people like you to help people like me!
My kitchen is getting fresh air again THANK YOU Tim the toolman Taylor!!!
Thanks a lot Danny.. this is like a life savor.. I see this video was published 9 yrs back but still very useful, no other video has been this useful to me. This is the exact issue I had, you saved my money, time and frustration.. God bless you 🙏
Thanks Danny! You saved my ass. I did not want to have to tell my husband I couldn't get the windows back in!
+Cheryl Tarrant glad it was a help!
I am a Landlord and I needed to know how to do this. Your video was clear, educational and easy to follow. You are a great teacher.
Thanks so much for posting this! We moved into our first home and I could not figure out how to fix this issue in 3 of our windows! I asked my husband to take a look... a year later I was determined to have working windows and found this video. Thank you again!
Danny, just wanted to thank you so much for this video! Like the other commenters, I was cleaning my window and the upper window wouldn’t close when I was done. Turns out the foot fell out of the shoe. And the shoes were very far apart height wise. Also, where the metal foot goes into the window, the screw had stripped through the body of the window and I was having trouble getting it to stay in there. Also, the shoes were not budging and were too far apart to fit the window back in. Put some WD-40 on them and whacked them closer together. Took us about an hour and a half but we finally got the feet in place and the window back up. Phew! What an ordeal! I was about to call someone to replace the window bc it’s November in CT! 🌨☃️
Thanks for posting this! We just had a window cleaning crew accidentally pop out one of our new vinyl windows. She must've done what you said: Just opened it by leaning it in without first lifting it up above that bottom lip. I took the flat head screwdriver and adjusted both "boots" in their tracks, then I was able to fit the lower sash back into both tracks and pop it back into place. Viola. Done. thanks again for posting this!
You are a life saver!! We spent an hour trying to get the window back in. Watched your video and it took one minute 😯
Hi Danny! I Googled this very problem I have with one of my living room windows (and two others, though I fixed them. THANK YOU!). What a simple and VALUABLE video you have here... explaining and demonstrating exactly how to solve the problem. However, with the situation of my LR window which has been messed up over 4 week, the shoe where the feet go is *higher* towards the upper part of the window for some odd reason ~ not near the middle as your window is designed (which is much nicer!). Even though I'm strong, I can't get the window *out* in order to place it correctly. It remains tightly stuck at an odd angle and I don't want to force it out and break it, so I have to have a friend come here to help me out. Once I get it fixed, wish I could give you and your wife a bottle of wine! I'll comment back once the window is safely placed. - Cheers, Danny!
Thanks so much for this! I was cleaning the guest room windows for company and had this exact issue--one of my tabs popped out of the foot. You saved me a costly service call, and a nuisance for someone's staff.
It was hard to get the foot thing off the bottom, I had to lever the screwdriver and push up at an odd angle. But it worked!
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Thanks a million, my landlord put these kind of Windows in brand new like a month ago and I thought I ruined them. Thank you to you and your wife for the video!
My 7yo popped the window out of its "shoes" while cleaning it. I didn't realize what was wrong. This video helped us identify the problem and fix it easily. Thank you!
Thank you so much! When I bought my house one window wouldn't stay open, I finally got sick of this and decided to do something about it. I saw it was off track but for the life of me couldn't get the feet back in the boot. Your simple tilt the sash so the feet are uneven fixed the problem in 30 seconds (as opposed to the 20 minutes I had spent before watching the video). Thank you so much for your help!
This is a real public service Danny. Thank you! Wish you the best in your business.
THANK YOU so much for this. I thought I ruined my window trying to clean it.
Great instructions...I have used this trick a couple of times. It works..But I never remember the trick for sure so go back to your instructions. Clear and simple. Please don't take this tutorial down...
After a lot of BS, I finally did it and this video saved me $100 bucks. thanks.
I bought an older house that had all new windows which I found I could not open. Kept a crow bar in every room so I could get out in case of fire. Could not figure out why none would open and one would but always slam shut. Mystery solved thanks to your video. Fixing every single one - fresh air at last! A little knowledge and some WD40. Thanks!
Great video. Our new windows are about two weeks old and my dad cleaned them today. Two of them are now “broken” as you show us all here. I’m pretty sure he did exactly what you showed, not clearing the lip of the frame. I just checked now on the shoes of the bottom sash, as it was easy to take the bottom sash out thanks to watching your video, and they don’t look like yours at all. They look more like a lower case u and they’re firmly wedged at the bottom of the frame.
Also great video work from your significant other!
Best self help video I've seen in a long time. Thanks. I'd buy your windows if you were in my area.
Thank you, I didn't have a clue. I really could not have fixed it without you.
Good for showing closeups of parts. So many people forget to do that.
Awesome video. Thanks. Came from home depot off the shoe and need to get it back on after install. Perfectly explained.
Thank you!!! Our very large and heavy kitchen windows popped out while cleaning. I worked on fixing it for over an hour then found your video. BAM! Fixed it!
I snuck out and couldn’t put the window back on... what a beast, now I can sneak out whenever
As with all the others...THANK YOU. My daughter managed to remove the entire window. Getting my window feet back in was not as easy as you made it look...but I finally got it...Thanks again!
Thanks Danny-- after viewing several videos -- Your's was the only one that really helped!
Thank you! 5 minute fix for something that failed home inspection!
Thanks for having this instructional video!! By following your direction, my husband was able to put our window back in place. What a life savor, I will be sure to move the window above the lip when cleaning the window next time.
Great Video-- Took me 5 minutes to fix 2 windows after watching. Thanks!
Thank you!! I’ve been fighting with my window for an hour and I finally won the battle💪
Thank you for explaining this! I could never figure out why my window kept popping out. I appreciate the info on how to put the window back in. However, you make it look much easier than I found it to be.
"You have a unique perspective, and I love learning from you.
Worked like a charm, I didn't even have to take the window completely out, I just did the angle maneuver and it snapped back in.
Got it! The inside plastic trim at the top corners of the bottom sash had popped out, catching on the top sash. I was desperate to clean the window after 2 years of not getting it open. Tks for your helpful videos ;)
Thanks so much for this video. Two windows in my apartment have had this problem since I moved in but I did just what you said and it worked like a charm. Now I won't have to pay maintenance $25 each to fix them!
Thank you !! We pulled it out and we were ready to cry !! Thank you !!
Glad to know I'm not the only one to have done this to my window. Thanks for your video - it was a great help!
Very helpful! I was able to fix my window with this video. Thanks!
thank you so much for posting this! my windows had come off their tracks and after watching your video I was finally able to get them back on.
Thank you!! I popped mine out to replace the screen and found it difficult to get the feet back in. I'm having to hold the sash high and its awkard getting it back in. I will try tilting it! Thanks for showing the proper way to tilt to clean the windows. My builder never showed me how to raise them before tilting them in.
Thanks Danny! One of my window cams was stuck at the bottom of the track. I washed the window in the fall and just left it closed all winter. Now it's finally spring, i had to use a fat flat head screwdriver to pry it up. It took alot of force. Tried turning the thing in the cam too. I think if your tracks arent perfectly square, you'll have issues using the tilt wash. I had a couple windows fail (leak between the panes) after tilt wash cleaning 3 year old replacement windows at my old house. And i didnt clean the stuck one with the cam at the bottom either, i think it just wasnt locked it right when i closed the window.
Had the same problem..very helpfull.actually laughed when you told your wife or girlfriend to get in closer but you said she was kinda short..Thankyou for your video..
Thank you so much!!!! Once I watched the video I had the confidence to fix it. Much appreciated!!
Thank you!!! We have a remote cabin and I couldn't get it closed after cleaning, great help. God bless!
All the videos I watched had horseshoe catches for those bottom pegs. So glad I found this example with the closed version bc I’ve been having a hell of a time lol
Thank you thank you thank you!!! The shoes on mine were open ended at the top, thought I might have broken them but was able to pry them up using a big channel lock plier. The window slipped right in.
Best video on this issue. Super clear explanation. Thanks bro!
Thank you I am not a DIY and was able to get the window open to take out the screen. You rock
Best video so far very explicit 👍
Thank you soooo much for posting this!!! Just got my window to work again after cleaning!!!
Thanks so much. This worked perfectly and the windows was fixed in 5 minutes.
Thank you so much for your video. Exactly what I needed to fix my tilted sash after pulling one foot out and having the shoe pop up to the top.
Thank you so much for this video!! My boyfriend and I were just taking our air conditioner out today and we were struggling so much on how to get the lower sash (learned that from you too, didn’t know what’s it’s right name was lol) back on. We had to turn the blue part of the shoe (learned that from you also LOL) to get the feet in. And WE DID IT!! Thanks you so much for making this video!! Had we kept at our own devices we would have needed a whole front wall of our house 😂
Thank you ! You saved me $135 service charge 👍🏻
Your video is so helpful, I fixed it myself! Thank You!
You're video is amazing. I cannot thank you enough, thank you, thank you.
Thank you! Fixed my window issue in no time!
Thank you so much for this video! It worked perfectly to fix 2 of our windows!! This was great info!!!
glad it helped you!
try to put both sides in evenly, that's how we got ours to work, thanx for the window video!!
So helpful! Thank you. Going back in the bathroom now to fix the problem. Whew!
Thank you! That fixed one of my snowballing problems today!
Thanks so much! Just watched this once and was able to fix my window!!!
Great tip. Saved me a call to the window guys.
Wow! That's exactly what I needed. Thank you!
Excellent explanation. Thanks so much for taking the time to educate us.
Crystal clear Mr. Rossa - thanks
YOU'RE A LIFESAVER! Thank you! That's exactly what I did wrong!
At 2:48 ... just what i was looking for. Thanks Danny ... and Honey too !
This video saved my life. Forever grateful :)
Best video ever on the RUclips
thanks. i've had this one problem window since i bought this place three months ago: a left latch that couldn't close. i was determined to fix it this morning but instead i ended up popping out the entire window because one 'foot' was never in its 'shoe'. but after watching your video, i see that my window's 'feet' are much longer than they need to be, which is why i was unable to tilt the window back into the correct position. The 'feet' were probably replacement hardware done as a quick fix-it by the previous owner. it's not pretty, but at least i got the window back in its track, with both latches closed. i just won't be able to open it for cleaning until i get the right parts to fix it proper. thanks again.
thanks for the tip. I hate getting call backs for stupid stuff.
Thank you! This was helpful! I had the same problem Frankie and Emily.
Very helpful. Thankful for furthrer info of shoe on the bottom. Plz keep providing the info.😀Have both feet at the bottom and will try to move them.
I think this is what I did to my window, but cannot attempt it myself, any suggestions? EXCELLENT VIDEO
Thank you!!!! What a blessing you are. Seriously. Keep sharing! :)
I am not able to open the bottom window at all. It is totally stuck and I can not raise it with the handles. It will not budge. I actually broke one of the handles trying to raise it. It will not open enough to angle it out. There is nothing I can use that provides enough leverage to force it open. Thanks for your help.
Thank you I was trynna kill a stink bug infestation in a window and the sucker popped out on me, I was holding it listening to this, so thank you
thanks so much - was going crazy trying to figure this out
Thank you, I will try this, hopefully it solves the issue.
You are welcome! Feel free to give me a shout at Finestra Windows & Installation, located in West Hartford, CT
Thank you so much for making this video!
exactly what I needed, thx so much!
I am glad this helped you fix your window. Thanks for watching
Very cool vid! Just bought a house full, and your tips will be most helpful in the future I will bet :-) thank you!
Usually the counterbalances don't get stuck on anything. They either work or don't work! If you make and upload a video of it I can respond or make a response video. Sorry I cant give you a to the point answer right now. Thanks Danny
THANK YOU! Your video was SUPER helpful!!!
Glad it helped you!
Thanks so much for the advice. Got it working again.
Great
I am going to try this and hopefully my problem will be solved
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Thank you for the great tutorial! You're awesome 🤗
Thanks so much! Gave me just the help I needed...
thank you my windows lock again!!!
I swart to god I had no idea how to pop the window back in place!!! Thank u
Thank you! My problem is that after I lock the bottom window, I can still slide the bottom window up. As if the lock isn't engaging. New windows though, so I must be doing something wrong when I try to lock them. Triple pane vinyl.
me too!! My windows are brand new and I can't even tilt them out without them becoming lopsided.
@@ritafabro8695 Same problem I have, Rita. It's been over 4 weeks and I haven't been able to fix this myself and don't want to have a costly bill if broken. :--(