How To Install Window Screen Tension Springs

How to replace a window screen plunger latch in this video i ll show you how to replace window screen plunger latches aka window screen pins window scree.

How to install window screen tension springs.

Release the pegs or tabs. If in doubt purchase top tension springs which are the easiest to install and don t require drilling into your window frame. Wire tension springs provide necessary tension to keep screens held in metal window frames. Window screen pros llc.

They are pressed into the top and bottom channels. Place your finger into the top plastic loop at the opposite side to guide the top of the screen into place. Maneuver the screen s base with the lift tabs into the window s frame. Installing the screen slide the new or repaired screen up into the top of the window frame while grasping the screen s base.

This side should have two springy pieces of metal protruding where the screen fits into the track. To install simply make a notch in the screen using our notching tool and insert the spring. Lift the screen upward with the lift tabs to compress the tension springs. The one just installs the screen and tension on the two wings holds the screen in place.

The window screens i currently use a plastic butterfly clip as pictured in the picture. Pull the pegs or tabs simultaneously as you press the remaining side of the screen into place.