How Blinds Work: Horizontal Blinds

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Before repairing blinds, it’s helpful to know how they work. Learn what's happening in your blinds when you lift, lower, and tilt the slats.
This video was created by Jared Owen Animations. Check out more videos about how stuff works on his channel: / jaredowen
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There are two main functions on horizontal blinds: lifting & lowering and tilting. First, this video demonstrates the lifting and lowering, explaining where the lift cord is tied off. We follow the path the cords travel and see exactly how the cord lock pinches the cords in place, holding the blinds in the up position. Next, we look inside the tilt mechanism, revealing the gears that tilt the slats open and closed. Find out how the tilt mechanism works to move the string ladder to tilt the slats. Fixing horizontal blinds is easier once you see how all of the parts work together.
Venetian blinds, wooden blinds, mini blinds, 2" blinds, and faux wood blinds are all different types of horizontal blinds. Standard horizontal blinds use lift cords and a tilt mechanism to operate, but can also be made with a cordless or motorized system. This video only demonstrates the standard lift system.
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@saram263 Год назад

Love the high quality animation and the thoroughness of the explanation

@craigchinembiri5802 3 года назад

Lived in a house for years without knowing to use these. Finally pissed me off enough to search it up..thanx for the video

@wandel.1202 2 года назад

THANK YOU SO MUCH OMG! I’m laughing at myself at how much time I spend fighting with these blinds , only to watch this and I got them down in a one second! Whew thanks again

@pinefilms3141 4 месяца назад

WWOWWWW!!! I never understood how to lift/unlift the blinds but it's so simple, incredible animation + commentary!

@leahrrhodes 4 года назад

OMG Thanks so much for this video. I've been sitting here for 30 minutes trying to figure out how to close these blinds!

@DanRudy 2 года назад

I second this! Mine were stuck at the top, and half a dozen other videos were of no help. These mechanism visuals made everything clear.

@TOMA-mr9dy Месяц назад

Deserves more views and likes!

@solostrings4056 2 года назад

After learning the mechanism I was able to identify that my strings were getting tangled which created a thick multi wire lump that was catching on the little grippy thing! Got that untangled and now we’re good! Tysm!

@TheMistryMaker 10 месяцев назад

This actually was a thorough and clear explanation to even how to use the blinds. This helped me a lot moving in my first dorm in University 😅

@chameehasee Год назад

simple explain though after hard work, thanks

@JasonParkers 5 лет назад

I've been in the blind game for 20 years. This is the best explanation for my clients ever! Thank you.

@nicholsonjf 2 года назад

Damn 20 years? You must have some stories…

@marlinavila2242 2 года назад

Best video ever helps to know the mechanics of the blinds 1st, then you can fix your issue.

@lolpol56 Год назад

Thank you for this video.

@szabotage 2 года назад

This is the best instructional video I've ever seen on YT.

@fixmyblinds 2 года назад

Agreed! We were happy to sponsor Jared Owen in the making of the this video. His channel has dozens of other videos about how things work. ru-vid.com/show-UCbsfyGlrjrKQC0gbzK0-EiA

@kurtfisher1379 3 года назад

Thank you. This was a great, clear, simple explanation that allowed me to get my blinds working again.

@rehanachoudhury2800 3 года назад

Thank you!! For someone who knows nothings about how blinds work, this is a great explanation!

@jakedillingham 10 месяцев назад

That was an excellent presentation thank you very much I wish all presentations were like this.

@weit8136 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing! Fantastic video - clear, easy to understand and very informative.

@nigeldavies8900 2 месяца назад

Thx just was able to fix my blind.

@VexPez 2 года назад

thanks for that, blinds all sorted now

@hiitsmeagian1 3 года назад

well produced, and good voice over, thank you

@dogsbyfire Год назад

Awesome video! Thank you so much.

@wallsmartsme 2 года назад

I just got out of a nursing home and moved to an apartment. Every window has blinds. I didn't know how to raise or lower them. This video explains it perfectly! Thanks a lot!

@FGold-dw5hg 2 года назад

One of my lift strings broke and I had no idea what the repair would entail. This video explained very well and very clearly. Thank you for making this!

@WistfulWalrus 3 года назад

THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!! My blinds have been suck at the top for months and I finally decided to fix it, learning how the mechanism works because of this video I was able to fix it myself easily! It took like 5 minutes, wish I had found this video sooner. Thanks!!!

@queenrose4476 3 года назад

Thank you so much for this video, it was so helpful. I spent two days to close my kitchen window but I couldn’t fixed it. But this morning I did it because of your video. Thanks so much

@AnanduUnnikrishnan 3 года назад

Really well made. Thanks for sharing!

@Cryo837 3 года назад

I now understand how my horizontal blinds work 100%. You really know your stuff and you are an excellent teacher/communicator. THANK YOU!!!

@markballard1515 Год назад

Thanks. I was easily able to solve my problem after watching this video.

@vince7735 2 года назад

Excellent graphics and narration.

@TheNewbedroom Год назад

Thank you very much for a nice simple explanation! I can’t wait to see if my blinds work properly now 🙂

@Fee_V 5 лет назад

Thanks for this! Went to clean my window and the cord that raises the blinds broke free. Really helped being shown how the whole thing actually works and was able to re-string. Awkward as hell but,eventually, successful.

@ConsiderItHealth Год назад

This was a great video! Beautifully explained!

@odysseusbaltazar814 Год назад

That background jam though! 🔥🔥🔥

@oli230 3 года назад

Excellent video. Thank you so much. Now I can go fix my non tilting blinds with some understanding.

@colling0711 11 месяцев назад

Excellent!

@jenniferh6813 2 года назад

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I've had to use this type of blind for years, both at home and at work, and have NEVER understood how the wretched things work! I'm always breaking them and usually end up replacing them, because I have no idea how to fix them. I look at the tangle of cords, or the loose broken bits of cord hanging there, then at the apparently highly complicated components on the head rail - and they might just as well be parts from Humpty Dumpty, because they are a complete mystery to me and I have no idea how to put them together again! (Heck, I didn't even know that the head rail was called a head rail.) I've lost count of the number of blinds that I've broken through not understanding how to pull the cords, tried and failed to adjust, taken down and gazed despairingly at the mechanism and then given up and forked out for replacements. Knowledge is power. Thank to this brilliant video, I now at least understand how the blinds work, or, as is often the case with mine, DON'T work. :-) So I hope that I'll break fewer of them and that I might even be able to buy the relevant parts and fix the less uncooperative ones. A thousand thanks!

@jomzskie4830 2 года назад

Thank you! 😊

@UniverseSinking2011 Год назад

Thank you for a very clear and informative video!

@olliec1319 3 года назад

Great video. Really helpful, thank you.

@fotpjusto457 2 года назад

Best video on RU-vid

@marthameyer7918 Год назад

What a great explanation! Thank you!

@thienhuong528 4 года назад

thanks for sharing . very detail and easy understanding . very useful. 🤗🤗🤗

@alifhidayat5458 4 года назад

Thank you Very much for this useful information

@NotSoLiberal 3 года назад

This is really good!

@beccaifum6717 3 года назад

Thank you very much ,these helped me a lot!

@DBZisThebest 9 месяцев назад

Thankyou!

@MoneyMan28 Год назад

Best Invention

@ilirvesho9323 2 года назад

Great video. Thank you.

@Giolsterx 2 года назад

Thanks!

@Tammy-uu6vw 2 года назад

Thank you so much. You make it so easy

@crystalchaung1576 Год назад

That is cool how it was made so that the middle string is the one that becomes the length. I wanted to know how the strings could be pulled through if they were anchoring the slats. Thanks.

@latifahtoure6372 Год назад

Thanks you so much 🎉

@David-kg5nn 3 года назад

Thank you so much for this! Now to get back to fixing my blind's pull chord...

@zyphyus2030 3 года назад

great help on the video, thx rlly appriciate it

@arnedac9399 3 года назад

Thanks so much for this video God Bless you.

@balajivenkat5914 4 года назад

you made my day

@sammychristie5635 2 года назад

Thank you so much I was able to fix my blinds!!

@zzyyxxmary 4 года назад

Thank you so much.

@4rg3s 2 года назад

So helpful!

@mamtazgazi3706 3 года назад

many many Thanks.

@Kwwtq8.weghhjk 2 года назад

that helped a lot thanks a million

@cherylbrantley3398 2 года назад

Thank you. I got the blinds working again. I just needed to understand how they work.

@bootystank23 4 года назад

Why does this help so much?

@jupiter9399 3 года назад

thanks this helped

@jonathanbashala1022 5 месяцев назад

Thanks 😅🙌🏿

@KynnedyMoore03 3 года назад

THANK YOU

@kamrienproctor6206 3 года назад

Thank goodness

@justicetroupe3424 3 года назад

thank youuu!

@vaishalisingh4321 2 года назад

Thanks 🤟🏻

@blkkrose 4 года назад

Perfect instructions 😊. Ty...

@jasonito6766 2 года назад

Thanks for the part about the small roller. My blinds do not catch the roller when angled to the left so now I just push the roller up with a pen. Was this really the best design that they could come up with?? I swear it pisses off so many people.

@aaronying4989 2 года назад

I have been so frustrated trying to figure out my blinds lol. Thanks

@mikey38632 2 года назад

I'm pretty sure the song is "This Little Light of Mine", the beginning certainly sounds like it.

@PiusNyamora 4 года назад

Good video. Do you have a video on how to fix or reattach the metal hook that attaches the tilt rod to the gear mechanism?

@fixmyblinds 4 года назад

Hi Pius, we do not have a video on that, but a graphic. If you'd like to email us at service@fixmyblinds.com, I can get you a picture of how those parts fit together.

@lala-kc3br 4 года назад

I COULD HAVE WENT ALONG MY 4 AM WITHOUT KNOWING THERE'S A WHOLE RU-vid CHANNEL ABOUT BLINDS

@mackenzieskyler5216 2 года назад

Whoever invented the blinds must be a genius 😄 Awesome video. 👌

@shug6645 2 года назад

Not all heros wear capes 🙌🏾

@tylerwinkle323 3 месяца назад

it's magic

@khushiimalik 4 года назад

Thank you so much. Now I know why they were stuck. Haha

@fefalukban5073 3 года назад

Knowing first how blinds work it’s easy to do the next steps😊

@johnk3418 4 года назад

Great video! Does it eventually fray your cord if you open the blinds by pulling the cord down in the direction of the rough textured roller?

@fixmyblinds 4 года назад

Hi John, No, it doesn't. The rough roller moves out of the way when you unlock the blinds so that the cords can move freely.

@PastaSauce. 2 года назад

I’m dog sitting in somebody else’s house and I’ve been trying to work their blinds for an hour 😭 Thank you do this! If they was my blinds they would have been in the garbage by now.

@jeanwernette8124 Год назад

The wand on my horizontal blinds is a little hard to turn. I am wondering if I should oil the wand mechanism to prevent it from breaking down?

@fixmyblinds Год назад

Hi Jean, you can try that, but when the wand is hard to turn, it usually means that the tilt mechanism needs to be replaced because it's failing. Check out this page to determine which replacement part you need: fixmyblinds.com/collections/tilt-mechanism-buying-guide.

@johnshipps441 3 года назад

Excellent video! I have aluminum mini blinds in a large window. It has 5 of the lift strings. Why does it squeak so loud when I raise them? Anything I can do to fix or minimize the squeaking? I’m afraid to spray WD40 in the roller for fear it could ruin the strings or something.

@fixmyblinds 3 года назад

Hey John, Thanks for your question. I'd support the bottom rail of the blinds when you pull them up; that may help to minimize the noise. Or, the cord lock mechanism may be wearing out and need replacement. We do not recommend using WD40 in your blinds. How old are these blinds?

@johnshipps441 3 года назад

@@fixmyblinds Thanks for your reply! It’s a rental home so I don’t know the actual age of the blinds, but I’d guess at least 5, maybe 10 years old. Is there a way to lubricate the roller if that’s what’s squeaking?

@fixmyblinds 3 года назад

You could try a very small bit of silicone lubricant. Otherwise, you may need to consider replacing the cord lock mechanism. If you'd like to email us some pictures of your blinds, please send them to service@fixmyblinds.com.

@Green-sg2td 4 года назад

THANK YOU SO MUCH NOW I CAN SHUT MY BLINDS SUBBED

@brendaolgers8655 Год назад

How do you know which cord lock goes with your blind ? My blind was manufactured by Rica Blinds for J.C. Penmy's probably arou😊nd 2005 or 2006

@fixmyblinds Год назад

Hi Brenda, We match up cord locks by size/shape/measurements. Please take a look at this webpage to see if we have a match lock: fixmyblinds.com/collections/wood-faux-venetian-blind-cord-locks. Or, feel free to send us a few pictures of your cord lock, and we will let you know if we have a replacement. Our email is service@fixmyblinds.com.

@jamescc2010 2 года назад

What component should I check if the blinds stuck on the top and wont come down?

@fixmyblinds 2 года назад

Great question! If the blind is stuck in the up position, you many have a jammed cord lock. Some heavier and larger blinds can get stuck if they are pulled up very tightly. To help release the cord lock, place your hand on the middle of the bottom rail and push up while simultaneously trying to unlock the blind cord. Usually, this extra support does the trick. If that still doesn’t work, you can manually disengage the cord lock. To do this, carefully remove the blind from the window and lay it on a flat surface. Insert a flathead screwdriver into the locking mechanism to separate the rollers.

@JWHealing 2 года назад

I have cordless horizontal blinds from Home Depot. One of them only lifts a little now. It tilts fine, but won't lift. There are three lift strings spaced out in the blinds and the middle lift string has gotten pulled so tight that it has pulled through the slats and is near the top and won't come down much. I don't know if that's why the whole blind won't lift. Is there a video to help me with this? I took the blind down and tried to understand the mechanisms but it's all packed in so tightly I didn't know where to start to disassemble & fix. Also, is there a brand that is more sturdy in a home with three mischievous cats, or a brand that is at least easier to repair? Hoping to fix but may need to replace so just wondering.

@fixmyblinds 2 года назад

Hi Janet, When off-the-shelf cordless blinds stop working, the only solution is to replace them. There's no way to repair or service the internal spring mechanisms. Buying from a brand-name company like Hunter Douglas or Graber gives you a much better chance of being able to repair them when things go wrong. This video goes over some blind types that work well with curious cats. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FcSF1DDTGvw.html

@JWHealing 2 года назад

@@fixmyblinds Man you guys are awesome. I REALLY need this info! I also emailed you guys and you said that the cordless ones are hard to repair too, so I'll go w/Hunter Douglas or Graber corded, right? I'll watch that video too!

@fixmyblinds 2 года назад

You can go with corded blinds, but cats love those strings. I'd be sure to keep them tied up with a cleat. Or maybe consider a roller shade or something else? There are a lot of options on the market these days!

@JWHealing 2 года назад

@@fixmyblinds Yeah my husband has his heart set on horizontal blinds so we'll just tie up the cords. If it were up to me we'd just do curtains. :-) so that cleat thingie, what is that?

@fixmyblinds 2 года назад

Either would be a great choice! New corded blinds should come with cord cleats. There is some basic information about cleats included on following page. fixmyblinds.com/products/plastic-cord-cleats-small.

@TerryByrdJr 4 года назад

I did that and pulled the whole thing down 😂🤦🏽‍♂️ the anchors and screws came out of the wall and everything 😐🤬

@khalenamnathvong7622 3 года назад

Same how do i fix it

@barbaramurawski2424 3 года назад

Thanks for this video I was out of my mind to figure out how to lover the blinds

@bobjordan5549 4 года назад

Aha! I now know what I'm doing wrong. Thanks

@carlybennett2861 2 года назад

My blinds are stuck up and won’t come down. Even when the small roller is down. I’ve tried to use a screw driver but they’re still stuck. What do I do??

@fixmyblinds 2 года назад

Hi Carly, When you're trying to unlock the blind, put your hand on the middle of the bottom rail and push up. Taking the weight off of the strings usually does the trick.

@carlybennett2861 2 года назад

@@fixmyblinds thank you. I’m sorry I don’t know much about blinds, what is the bottom rail?

@fixmyblinds 2 года назад

Carly - The bottom rail is just the very bottom of the blinds, the piece that sits on the window sill when the blinds are down all the way. It's letter "O" on this diagram: fixmyblinds.com/pages/wood-faux-wood-venetian-blind-diagram.

@carlybennett2861 2 года назад

@@fixmyblinds that did the trick! Thank you so much

@msdemeanour 2 года назад

So how do you get them to come back down when they are stuck? I HATE these blinds!

@fixmyblinds 2 года назад

Try pushing up on the middle of the bottom rail with your hand while unlocking the strings at the same time. The extra support usually helps unstick the lock when they are raised up tightly.

@sacdigitaldesignweb 2 года назад

My small roller won’t come down so my blinds is permanently stuck. I used screw driver to release it but it gets stuck again.

@fixmyblinds 2 года назад

Hey Thomas, That could be because the string is fraying and needs replacement or the cord lock is worn out and needs replacement. We sell the parts and string on our website at www.fixmyblinds.com. If you need help match up the parts, please email us at service@fixmyblinds.com.

@sacdigitaldesignweb 2 года назад

@@fixmyblinds thanks! I think it’s cord lock issue. I did go to your website and but didn’t know which one I should order. I’ll take some pics and send to you tomorrow. The blinds is 40 by 80. Very heavy!

@kayo6689 2 года назад

By god, I'd have saved so many hours if I just learned that you have to pull to the center of the blinds to make them go down wayyyyyyyy earlier

@ozz9014 3 года назад

My idiot cousin yanked it up all the way up, but after this video I’m gonna be designing my own blinds

@lyndseysoliday2266 4 года назад

I have four strings and idk what to do

@fixmyblinds 4 года назад

Hi Lyndsey - Are you restringing your blinds? We are happy to help with that if you have additional questions. Please reach out to us at service@fixmyblinds.com.

@binhdantat5560 2 года назад

why did you use Jared Owen’s video?

@fixmyblinds 2 года назад

We were happy to sponsor Jared Owen in the making of the this video. His channel has dozens of other videos about how things work. ru-vid.com/show-UCbsfyGlrjrKQC0gbzK0-EiA

@lunamorales5154 3 года назад

This video is by jeard Owen

@fixmyblinds 3 года назад

Yes, it is! Jared Owen makes amazing videos, and we were happy to sponsor this one. We're using this video with permission from Jared Owen Animations.