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Installation Instructions
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excellentsadditonstosyourshome.sTosgetsntartedsonsthesinntallatonsprocenn,spleanesfollowsthesinntructonns belowscarefully.
Step 1: Check Your Included Mountng Hardware Kit
YoursAluminumsPriaacysBlindsfromsYourBlindnsnhipnswithsasmountngshardwareseit.sBeforesyousntartsinntallingsthes blind,s
checestosmaeesnuresyoushaaesallsofsthesitemnslinteds below:
Part
MountngsBraceetn
Centersnupport
1s1/8"sncrewn
Holdsdowns braceet
½"sncrewn
Valance
Valancesnlatn
Valancesclipn
Note: Eachsmountngshardwareseitsnhipnswithsonesextrasncrewstosreplacesanysthatsmays becomesminplaced.
Step 2: Gather the Required Tools
Aftersyou'aesaerifiedsthatsyoushaaesthesnecennarysitemnsinsyoursmountngseit,staeestmestosgathersthestoolnsyou'llsneedstosinntallsyours
news blind.sThesrequiredstoolnsforsinntallatonsinclude:
Screwdriver
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Tape measure
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Pencil
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Note:sIfsmountngsthes blindsintosdryswallsorsplanter,sunes#6splantcsanchorns(notsincluded).
Pages1
Quanttt
2
0s( blindnsupstos48"swide)
1s( blindns49"stos72"swide)
4spers braceet
2s(sOUTSIDEsMOUNTsONLY)
4s(forsholdsdowns braceetn)
1
2
2s( blindnsupstos36"swide)
3s( blindns37"stos62"swide)
4s( blindns63"stos72"swide)
Drill
•
Level
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Step stool
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- Page 1 Privacy Aluminum Shade Installation Instructions Email:scustomerservice@tourblinds.com CongratulatonnsonspurchaningsansAluminumsPriaacysBlindsfromsYourBlindn.sThinswindowstreatmentswillsmaeesans excellentsadditonstosyourshome.sTosgetsntartedsonsthesinntallatonsprocenn,spleanesfollowsthesinntructonns belowscarefully. Step 1: Check Your Included Mountng Hardware Kit YoursAluminumsPriaacysBlindsfromsYourBlindnsnhipnswithsasmountngshardwareseit.sBeforesyousntartsinntallingsthes blind,s checestosmaeesnuresyoushaaesallsofsthesitemnslinteds below: Part Quanttt MountngsBraceetn Centersnupport 0s( blindnsupstos48”swide) 1s( blindns49”stos72”swide) 1s1/8”sncrewn 4spers braceet Holdsdowns braceet 2s(sOUTSIDEsMOUNTsONLY) ½”sncrewn 4s(forsholdsdowns braceetn) Valance Valancesnlatn Valancesclipn 2s( blindnsupstos36”swide)
- Page 2 Step 3: Marking and Installing Brackets Withsallsofsyourstoolnshandy,sit’nstmestos beginsthesinntallatonsprocenn.s Outside Mountng Instructons Ifsyou’resmountngsyours blindsoutnidesofsyourswindow,splacesones braceetsonseachsendsofsthesheadsrail.sThen,sholdsthes blindscenteredsandsleaelsatsthesheightsyouswinhstosplacesitsa boaestheswindow.sNext,smarestheslocatonsofsthes braceetnsons theswallswithsaspencil.s Now,sremoaesthes braceetnsfromsthesheadsrailsandsholdseachs braceetsupsagainntstheswallsatsthesmareedslocatonn.sAdheres eachs braceetstostheswallsorswindowsmoldingsuningsas5/64”sdrills bitstospredrillsholen,sfollowedsupswiths1s1/8”sncrewnstos necuresthes braceetn.s Ifsyours blindsinslargesenoughstosrequiresascentersnupport,smaeesnuresitsinseaenswithsthestopsofsthesends braceetn.sThen,s ncrewsitsintosplacesthesnamesansyousdidsthesotherstwosatsthesmidwayspointswhilesalnosmaeingsnuresitswon’tsinterfereswiths anysmoaingspartnsofsthes blind,sincludingsthesliftsorsladderscordn. Inside Mountng Instructons Ifsyou’resmountngsyours blindsinnidesyourswindowsframe,splacesones braceetsatseachsendsofsthesheadsrail.sThen,swhiles holdingsthes blindsinsplacesatsthestopsofstheswindowsframe,smaeesasmareswithsaspencilsatstheslocatonswhereseachs mountngs braceetscontactnsthesframe.
- Page 3 Ifsyours blindsrequirenscentersnupportstosextraswidth,sncrewsitsintostheswallsatstheshalfwayspoints betweensthestwosends braceetn.sBescarefulstosmaeesnuresitswon’tsinterfereswithsthesfunctonsofsthesliftsorsladderscordnsduringsoperatonsofsthes blind. Step 4: Installing the Valance Clips Beforesmountngsthesheadsrailsintosthesinntalledsmountngs braceetn,syousmuntsfirntsinntallsthesaalancesclipn.sTosdosno,s nimplysplacesthesaalancesclipnsonsthesheadsrailsansnhownsinsthesilluntratons below.sThen,snlidesthesaalancesnlatnsintosthes aalance.s Finally,salignsthestopsofsthesaalanceswithsthestopsofsthesclipnsandsprennsthesaalancesinwardsuntlsitsnnapnsintostheslowers portonsofsthesclipn.s Step 5: Installing the Head Rail Withsthesaalancesclipnsinntalled,splacesthesheadsrailsintosponitonsinsthesmounteds braceetns(andsoptonalscentersnupport).s Tosnecuresthesheadsrailsinnidesthes braceetn,sclonestheshingedsdoorsatsthesendsofseachs braceet. Step 6: Properlt Operatng the Blind TheresaresasfewsinntructonnsandsprecautonnsyousnhouldseeepsinsmindstosproperlysoperatesyoursnewsAluminumsPriaacys BlindsfromsYourBlindn. Pages3...
- Page 4 Beforesrainingsorsloweringsthes blind,salwaynsmaeesnuresthespriaacysnlatnsaresrotatedsintosthesopensandshorizontalsponitons tosaaoidsdamagingsthesmoaingspartnsandsdecreaningstheslifenpansofsthesproduct. Ifsyousatemptstosrainesthes blindswithsthesnlatnsinsthesclonedsponiton,sthescordslocesmays besuna blestosreleaneswhensyous trystoslowersthes blind.sIfsthinsoccurn,snimplystltsthescontrolswandsuntlsthesnlatnsaresopen—then,strysagainsandsthescords locesnhouldsreleane. Lowering the blind • Tosproperlyslowersyours blind,smoaesthesliftscordstostheslefts(towardsthesmiddlesofsthes blind)sandspullsdownsgentlys untlsthescordslocesreleanen.sThen,sgraduallysreleanesthesnlacesofsthescordsuntlsthes blindsreachensthesheightsyous denire.sFinally,smoaesthescords bacestositnsoriginalsponitonsandsreleanestoslocesthes blindsinsplace.s Raising the blind • Tosproperlysrainesyours blind,spullsntraightsdownsonsthesliftscordsnlowlysuntlsthes blindsreachensyoursdeniredsheight.s Releanesthescordstoslocesthes blindsinsthinsponiton. Opening and closing the blind • Tosproperlysopensandsclonesthes blind,srotatesthesatachedswands bacesandsforthsuntlsthesdeniredsponitonsofsthes nlatnsinsachieaed.sTosgetsmaximumspriaacysandsglaresreducton,smaeesnuresthesconaexsnidesofsthesnlatnsinsfacings intosthesroom.s Note:sThesconntructonsofsthes blindscaunensthes botomsrailstoscuraes bacewardnsnlightlyswhensthes blindsinsrained.sThinsins...
- Page 5 Putsthes botomsrails bacesintosthescordsladdernsatsthesnhorteningspoint.sThen,scutsofsthesexcennsladderscordnsuningsncinnorn orsasenife,s butsremem berstosleaaesonesladdersnteps belowsthes botomsrails(meanuresatsleantsonesinchsofscord). Next,splacesthesliftscordns bacesthroughsthes botomsrailsandstesasenotstosre-necuresthem,sandspunhsthesladderscords materialsintosthesholensinsthes botomsrailsandsreplacesthes butonnsyousremoaed.s Ifsyousneedstosnhortensorsequalizestheslengthsofsthesliftscordn,smareseachsonesatsthesdeniredsheight.sThen,snlidesthestanneln a boaesthinspoint,sre-enotsthesliftscord,sandsthenscutsofsanysexcennscord. Step 8: Adjustng the Safett Cord Stops WARNING Cordnswithoutsntopnscansponesntrangulatonshazardnstosinfantnsandstoddlern.sTosinntallsnafetyscordsntopn,slowersthes blindsto itnsdeniredslengthsandslocesitsintosplace.sThen,smeanuresthesdintancesfromsthesheadsrailstosthescordsntopn.sIfsthescordsntopn ares1stos6”s belowsthesheadsrail,syouswon’tsneedstosmaeesanysadditonalsadjuntmentn.s Pages5...
- Page 6 Step 9: Installing the Hold Down Brackets Holdsdowns braceetnsaresoptonalsitemnsincludedstospreaentsyours blindsfromsfreelysmoaingsifsinntalledsonsasdoorsorsothers nurfacesthatsfrequentlysmoaen.sKeepsinsmindsthatsthenes braceetnsnhouldsonlys besunedsifsthes blindswills beseeptsinsas permanentlysloweredsponiton. Tosinntallsholdsdowns braceetn,sfullyslowersthes blindsandsmaeespencilsmarensatsthesoutnidesendnsofsthes botomsrail.sThes outnidesedgesofseachsholdsdowns braceetsnhouldslinesupsperfectlyswithsthespencilsmaren.sScrewsthes braceetnsintosplaces withsthesincludeds1/2”sncrewn.sThen,sinnertspinnsprotrudingsfromsthes braceetnsintosthesholensons bothsendnsofsthes botoms rails(neesthespictures below). Tips for Cleaning Your Blinds Forsoptmalsfunctonsandsappearance,syours blindsrequirensfrequentscleaning.s Pages6...
- Page 7 Dustng • Tosduntsyours blind,sunesasnoftscloth,sfeathersdunter,sdunts brunhsdenignedsfors blindnsorsasnofts brunhsatachmentsfors asaacuum.sDuntsregularlystospreaentsexcenns buildup. Washing • Tosremoaesdirt,sntainn,sandsothersunnightlysmennensfromsyours blind,sdipsascloth,snponge,sorsnofts brunhsintoswaters mixedswithsasmildsnoapsorsdetergent.sThen,splacestowelnsunderneathsthes blindstoscatchsanysdrippingswatersands beginscleaningsthes blindsinsnectonn.s Ifsyours blindsinsnmallsenough,syouscansdetachsitsfromsyourswindowsandscleansitsinsthes bathtu bsorsunesashonesoutnidestos gentlyswanhsofsanysduntsorsdirt.sTosaaoidsntreaesmaren,stowelsdryswhensfininhed.s Forsexceptonallystoughsntainnsthatswon’tscomesoutswithsnormalscleaningsmethodn,sconnidersconnultngsasprofennionals cleaningsneraicesthatsnpecializensins blindn. Pages7...