How To Install Window Screen Tension Springs

This side should have two springy pieces of metal protruding where the screen fits into the track.

How to install window screen tension springs.

Wire tension springs provide necessary tension to keep screens held in metal window frames. To install simply make a notch in the screen using our notching tool and insert the spring. Install a screen with plastic loop style pulls along one side by pressing the opposite end of the screen into place first. Lift the screen upward with the lift tabs to compress the tension springs.

They are pressed into the top and bottom channels. Window screen pros llc. If in doubt purchase top tension springs which are the easiest to install and don t require drilling into your window frame. Maneuver the screen s base with the lift tabs into the window s frame.

The window screens i currently use a plastic butterfly clip as pictured in the picture. The one just installs the screen and tension on the two wings holds the screen in place. Place your finger into the top plastic loop at the opposite side to guide the top of the screen into place. Installing the screen slide the new or repaired screen up into the top of the window frame while grasping the screen s base.

Release the pegs or tabs. Pull the pegs or tabs simultaneously as you press the remaining side of the screen into place.