Prime-Line PL 14630 Spring Steel Corner Mount Flat Window Tension Spring to Hold Sliding Window Screens (25 Pack)

Our home has Peachtree casement windows, and the screens have all started falling out when a window is open and the wind blows. Reason is the screen springs seem to have lost their strength after 20 years and aren't holding the screens fully locked into the channel that secures them. I tried bending around on the old springs to get them to work again, but this didn't really seem to help. They seemed too "soft" -- had lost their strength to hold their shape. These clips didn't perfectly fit my screens, as the mounting tang for my screens required a 90 degree bend, where these have a 180 bend where they mount. I tried bending the clip to be a 90, but they can't take it and snap. Instead, I found that I could slide these into the screen frame as is by doing a simple modification to the screen's mounting hole with a Dremel. So I guess these were not 100% compatible with my screens, but I was able to make them work. It was worth the extra effort, though, since the clips seem to be a stronger spring steel than the original clips, and they hold the screens snugly in the mounting channel now. Hooray! Problem finally solved! I bought 2 more packages so I can retrofit all the windows in my 2nd floor and basement as well.

My screen in my sunroom was loosed and had lost its plastic locking latch. These worked perfectly to hold the screens in place. Thank you!

Decent replacement part.

Replaced my old screens with solar screens. These clips were easy to put on and added a lot of extra tension to the window frames to help keep them in place. To make the screens I used 5/16 screen frames, 0.155 diameter spline and the 5/16 stamped aluminum frame corners. I used Phifer SuperSolar screens. Came out really nice and I can already tell a difference in both sun glare and heat transfer through the windows.

Replacing ALL of the screens on our home. The original screens had some sort of built in spring-type mechanism on one side. These replace that perfectly. You will need to put TWO of these on each screen, even on smaller screens, since they mount towards the corners. FYI, the other parts (frame, corners, screen) were purchased at our local Home Depot. These fit perfectly.

We had 40 windows to do. They kids haven’t broke these yet!

These things are flimsy but I don't have any experience with other brands so I am not sure how they would hold up against this brand.

Use these springs to help hold the screens in place. Definitely recommend them to be included in your project. Keeps the final screen tight in the frame and are easy to use