Bali Cordless Blinds Won't Go UP or DOWN (SOLVED) 

I work for Bali and I want to take this video and share it with everyone who calls in for remakes when there’s such an easy fix!! This is the best!

You just saved us from throwing away a $300 shade. Thank you so much!

Thanks. This is the only video I found that showed the Bali mechanism and the problem. Their own web site doesn't have information on this kind of jam.

Thank you so much for taking the time to record this video. After watching this I took down my large cellular shade across my living room picture window and was immediately able to see the problem. I rewound the string, put them back up and they now close like new. ❤

Thank You ! Instructions very helpful , especially as there are no BALI repair facilities in our area. The shade is now back up and working just fine.

Worked! The string that doesn’t respond (snap back after tugging) is the one that needs to be unwound. Tug it out gently then try to unwind it until it snaps back like the other ones

I did a shortcut. Instead of unrolling the string (which I found hard to do) I simply unrolled the string off the spool on the opposite side of the spool from the slot. I got it down to the groove and insured only one string was in the grove (as shone) and then began to feed the string back on the spool from the other side. One of the rollers (I had two that were wrong ) I had to remove the short metal rod (it clicks right out) and reinstall it from the other side. Hard to explain but once you get into it it becomes apparent what you need to do. I tightened it from the bottom and put it back together and it works perfectly. This video is great for showing how it all works together.

Very helpful clip providing the information I needed to explain how the cordless mechanism works. My situation did not involve the string coming off the roller onto the shaft, but was mainly that the retraction mechanism seemed to be binding somewhere. But I was unable to locate the point(s) of binding. With the dust cover removed, I could see the re-winding action of the string on the take-up rollers, and after gently moving the blind up and down in short strokes, it seemed to loosen up.

Really appreciate you taking the time to post this as it made what could have been a tough fix very easy for someone like me who is not the least bit DIY.

Great video ,,,saved me a lot of frustration...mine did exactly like you showed in video, workin again!

Thank you. I have had corded shades for years with no problems, and the cordless ones definitely have problems. This saved me from sending back to the factory!

Thanks! I fixed my blinds tonight because of this video. Very helpful.

Great video, very informative! I'm so glad this works. I didnt want to go back to Lowe's and get into another arguement with the manager cause they didnt feel responsible for sending my blinds back for warranty repair. My little boys would somehow get these worthless overpriced cordless shades stuck. You the man!

Ugh just got ours and our biggest window has this issue. To be fair, I think this one was not a factory defect on ours, I'm pretty sure it's because my husband was trying to raise it by only lifting one side, which put tension on the far side and slacked the one he was using (allowing it to double-wrap around the roller there). I couldn't find a solution to this anywhere, thank you.

It worked! Mine were just a but twisted in the spool. I pulled the shade all the way open and guided it back with my thumbnail. Thanks!

Appreciate the straightforward explanation and instructions. Thanks.

Great tutorial. Bali shades from 2013 look a little different inside, but I had a slight tangle on one of the retractors and once I undid it, my shades when down perfectly.

Ok this I much simpler fix then this video instruction. After you take off the dust cover and the little black cover over the sting wound area all you have to do is pop off both ends caps then push the square metal rod until it past the white plastic string roller, lift the roller out, EASILY unwind the string, rewind it back correctly then put the white roller with string rolled up back, put black cover on, push square rod back and your done. Waaaaay easier then this video shows. Took me less then 5 mins to fix.

Great video! Looked everywhere for the solution and this was clear and easy!

Sooo helpful! Thank you! A quick fix made even quicker by a well made video.

My problem was the string that extended down through the pleats and tie off end of the cord pulled through it's little washer. I could see string piled up through the the top pleat. The Dry Teflon spray you recommended made the shade as good as new once the string was re-routed through the shade and tied off. Now I know what to do with the other dozen Bali shades that no longer close without a fight. Thanks!

Super helpful plus a world class soothing voice. Ever work in radio??

You’re a good man, thanks for creating this.

My problem turned out to be a knot in the string in the middle of the blind. I removed the blind, pulled it out to full extension, used vice grips to hold the shaft from retracting, then pulled the strings out from the bottom, pulling the knot out the bottom and untangling it. Reassemble and, voila!

Just used this to fix my Bali. Thank you

Thanks, but the problem on my 2017 Bali cordless blinds was different. The issue wasn't the brake portion (which I did slide over a bit away from the string roll) I found that when winding back up the string HAS to push over the rest of the roll of string that's already wound up as it goes. The further up you go, the more it pushes over the roll of string to push it out of the way. I'm sure that tension is part of the overall tension and sticking problem. If that string roll binds at all when retracting (won't move over) the blinds sticks. If any strings are crossed going up or down it also sticks I added a bit of the dry film lube onto the surface of the white string backing roller while retracting . Now the roll of string can slide across the string roller as needed. (I didn't get hardly any on the string itself). Finally, the blinds that were sticking for years going up or down move ok.

Fantastic took us like 45 mins but it woulda been lots longer without your vid :D

Thank you so much for this very helpful video. Without your clear explanation, my husband (an engineer!) would not have been able to fix our Bali shade.

dang my man you got that calm radiohost voice. stopped me from getting mad at these shite design curtains

Thank you! Fixed them easily!

Any experience with replacing the tension mechanism? I fixed the part that wraps the string but the other part with the tape seems to be not working with mine. Any thoughts on this part or how to fix?

Thank you for helping me fix my blinds!

THANK YOU! You saved me $400

Thanks for making this!

Thanks for the tips. Also have a house full of these and yes they are crap.

very clear video to resolve issue of not retracting. Do you know if any hardware store or online store selling the retractable tension string? I searched everywhere to buy the string and replace it, but no luck to find. My blind's middle tension string is cut at the moment.

Thank you. This is a PITA.

I have a wide Bali with five rollers. All the strings appear to be fine with some overlap but only one thread at the slot. The blinds are "locked" in the upper position and wont budge. The strings are so tight I can't even start to unwind them. It seams like the brakes are locked. Is there a way to release the tension?

I just finished trying to repair mine, and the string is key for the most part, but whatever you do, don't screw with what I think is the locking mechanism? It looks like a sheet of thin metal wrapped up, depicted in your video at 2:49. I took the rod out trying to repair one of the cords close to it, and I heard a snap and what sounded like that metal part was unraveling. Now my shades don't go all the way up anymore. They hang about 7 inches or so.

thanks saved me a lot of money!!!

Thanks- this was super-helpful!

My Nien made blinds have a metal wheel as sharp as a razor blade I just discovered on Christmas Day 😡 Why would they do that?? I may need to go to the hospital for stitches. Just a warning with these. Also, though I can no longer get them to go up I see no overlapping or wrapping around the axel yet.

awesome. thank you.

I just want to know what microphone are you using. Sounds flawless. My first guess is that it's a Shure second guess would be Electrovoice.

The worst blinds I ever bought nothing but trouble they won’t come down never had a problem with the ones with cords

I have a Bali cordless blind, basically the same as shown in your video above. The problem that I have and can't figure out is that on one side there are two lines, but on the second side there is only one. When installed, it is the top down counterbalance. Can you shed any light on how I remedy this situation? Thanks in advance for your assistance.

how do you get off the plastic covers covering the wheels/

where is the control rewind, we are good up to that point. these are not motorized blinds and I need to re wind the cord thank you

Throw the damn thing away! It's not worth the grief unless you have nothing better to do in your life!

Any idea how to restring? One of the strings broke

I got over excited and removed the rewinder mechanisms and now they unraveled and I am not sure how to reinstall them. Help!

How dod you remove the top cover?

I do, and have done. I haven't put the videon together yet.

Cattywampus. Ok. I'm gonna try this. Hopeful.

What if the cord came out from one

I’m gonna need a spelling on “Catywampus”. Am I close?

What is the part number for the spring that helps wind the shade @ 3:06?

You could also not be pulling hard enough

great video - these budget blinds are pieces of crap.. PLEASE AVOID AT ALL COST

Gaddy Wompus?

Cordless crap they should call not just cordless if it ain't broke don't fix it why did they go with a cordless when it's crap

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Thanks for helping me fix my blinds!