Window fly screen tension.

[Tom A]

We've a 2004 Bessacarr and one of the fly screens has lost it's tension. Can't find any name on blind. Only name I can see on window is Polyplastic.
I've took the blind off the wall but can't for the life of me work out how to tension. Help please.

 

[rb62]

You tube is your friend

 

[Tom A]

Tried you tube Richard but can't find my blinds.

 

[rb62]

Probably made by 'Horrex' then,good luck!

 

[Wagoneer]

One end of the flyscreen is normally wrapped and glued around a metal tube. Inside the metal tube is a spindle attached to a long spring. You windup one end of the spindle to increase tension then secure that end of the spindle in a slot which holds it in place. The spindle has flat ends.

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[Tom A]

Managed to find the word Seitz on the blind so that's a start.

 

[Tom A]

One end of the flyscreen is normally wrapped and glued around a metal tube. Inside the metal tube is a spindle attached to a long spring. You windup one end of the spindle to increase tension then secure that end of the spindle in a slot which holds it in place. The spindle has flat ends.

That's what I thought but can't get in to roller.

 

[Wagoneer]

Managed to find the word Seitz on the blind so that's a start.

On my Seitz blind the plastic securing bracket had broken, held in place by a couple of small screws. This is the bracket which holds the spindle in place.

 

[dunnah01]

On mine there is a small removable cap that lets you pull out the tensioner rod to pre-tension and the once happy it retracts into the locking position slot. Sounds clunky but obvious if you know how - if the tensioer rod pulls out from the tube that the fly-screen attaches to then it may be how you tension it

 

[Tom A]

That sounds like the one we've got. When you took the plastic cap off is there a screwdriver slot in a plastic thingy?

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[dunnah01]

That sounds like the one we've got. When you took the plastic cap off is there a screwdriver slot in a plastic thingy?

That's the thingy - if you can pull the plastic bit out and then twist it with a screwdriver you'll then eventually be able to slot it back in with some tension - much herder to explain than do once you realise how the plastic screw driver slot has a square peg/sguare hole arrangement.

 

[Tom A]

All sorted. Just like you said. Very easy to do when you know how.
Thanks for the replies.