There are 3 hooks so the spring can be pulled to the best one.
Attic door string broke.
The door usually is counterbalanced to the ceiling with folding steel arms and two heavy duty springs.
My 6 2 husband is the only one in the house that can reach it.
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One of mine broke after 37 years.
It s similar to the one shown.
With the pull system kit in pewter from attic ease you can replace existing ugly dangling attic cords with this complete system.
I can use the dowel to pull down the attic door from its new hook instead of having that dirty string hanging there all the time.
And so here is how you get rid of that thing.
I also use the dowel to push the attic door back up to the ceiling.
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Now i cannot get it open.
I figure i should replace both of them and.
The string design to pull the door down seems very resistant to change from whenever they started adding attic access this way as if someone is watching just waiting for the rope to break so the door snaps back and all the bits of leftover christmas that had settled under the point where the ladder attaches explode into your upturned face.
I store the dowel pull in the bathroom closet so it s easy to find when i need it.
The pull string on our attic stairs is just in my reach if i stand on tiptoes and practically dislocate my shoulder.
It s one thing to have the string in a little used area of the house but here in the guest quarters the string hangs down in the middle of the room.
22 5 in x 54 in folding wood attic ladder with 300 lbs.
The spring is 9 1 2 not counting the loops which are 3 4 each the diameter is 3 4 and there are 72 coils.
I despise those strings for the attic stairs.
The pull down robe on my attic drop down latter broke off.
First get the hardware needed an eye hook and and a regular hook.
It s hidden away and no more ugly cord.
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I have a drop down attic door the kind that stairs unfold from when it is open.
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Okay here s the deal.
Unfortunately the string broke that was used to pull it down and open it.
An attic stair which is actually more of a ladder is a fairly simple apparatus consisting of a folding series of steps attached to a door.
What is the best way to open it up so i can replace the rope.