How to Fix a Broken Cellular Shade Lift Cord | Bali Blinds

Learn how to repair a broken lift cord in a Bali Blinds cellular shade. It's not hard and it doesn't require any special tools. Your job will go smoothly if you do some planning, know the right replacement cord thickness and have a workspace about twice as wide as your blind.

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[AshleyBrown-ub]

The Guitar string tip alone was worth the watch! Thank you!

[HowardVogel]

I think these eye - hand - brain - exercises, help your mental faculty. Like mental pushups . Excellent video! Thank you 😊

[Mnconnection]

Start-pause-start-pause-😊 Thank you Mike for this video- We have a double hanging Bali for our patio door and only one side needs the string replaced. It is taking a bit of maneuvering but with you as my guide -I know I can do this!

[spikewinky]

So glad your very clear video helps so many and made them so proud. I chanced on your video as I was looking for help to fix a cordless blind but your video is still helpful. Thank you for posting.

[colleenkinerk]

Thank you! Blinds are back up and working.

[dottiwalls]

Thank you for this video! I was able to repair my 30 year old blind...one of the lift cords broke due to little indentation in the plastic piece it rides on (due to pulling down too hard). Your video was so easy to follow. Thank you so much!

[tuffy]

Thank you so much for this exceptional video. Thanks to you we saved a good and expensive window treatment.

[vidano]

Thank you! We had honeycomb blinds from Budget Blinds about 16 years old. Followed step by step and we got it fixed. Budget Blinds uses 0.9 mm cord.

[mokumholland]

Mike, you had to do this twice according to my calculations....You're a brave man, I myself would have bought new shades. 😀

[sherryx]

A double turn (twice) on your knot helps it to not slip out. A sewing trick my aunt taught me.

[williamc]

I was lost within a minute of your video with cutting the cord and saving pieces. Is there a national Bali repair company that can do it for me?

[spikewinky]

Thank you! Very clear and informational video. Actually I am looking for a way to lengthen by diy my top down bottom up Levelor blinds. I’m trying to find a way to tie an additional piece of string to the existing cords so I don’t have to touch with the springs because if I change the entire cords to longer ones, I will have to rewind the wheels. Think it’s workable?

[IMadd]

I don't even own the 25 year old shade with the busted cord but was determined it had to be something I could fix with a little help. I literally got to celebrate with my 10 and 8 year old daughters showing them their shade was now fixed and they could once again open and close... as opposed to half drawn at a 45 degree kattywompus angle across their window. My wife initially shook her head at my attempt but could not stop herself from displaying a mild dose of pride at my handman-ness... and we all know that is PRICELESS!!!! You are AWESOME!!! This video was AWESOME!!! I'd buy you a drink or 6 if you were a neighbor!!!

[mazinkandah]

Hi Mike, I am having trouble removing and replacing the clutch on a bali cellular shade it does come out easily as in your video. This clutch is the old style but it looks like the one you removed, and is there a tool to do that. Thank you in advance

[PhucHoang-nmku]

Thank you for your video. Where do you buy the string?

[PS]

Does anyone know who can fix this? Any local store in NJ/NY area?

[Jay-iugu]

Hey Mike do you have any recommendations on how to clean a stained shade?

I bought mine from a thrift shop and it’s heavily stained with nicotine stains🫠

[deborahrice]

Mike I ordered 6 feet of replacement string - is that enough?

[HipaParts]

Very informative video. Are you also interested in talking something about lawn machine maintenance and repair? We are looking for youtubers to work with to help more homeowners know the tips about small engine repair.

[johnksteinbeck]

Thanks for making the nice video. After 14 years we have our first broken string. I appreciate your photos of the top and bottom disassembly. Here's my query - why not tape the new string to the old string so the new gets pulled through as the old gets pulled out? That's what I'm going to try - as soon as I get the right string in hand. Just don't know why we would pull out all the strings first, and then start from scratch, so to speak. Any other readers tried using existing string to pull in new string?