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Shutter Systems Extrusion Injection Moulding
-Tips and Advice
Advice on Fitting & Troubleshooting

VERTICAL TAMBOURS (e.g. no mechanism)
-Problem
-Solution
Tambour Drops Down under Gravity
1. This quite normal. On small shutters it is not a major problem. A brush pile strip can be added to the inside of the track to slow the shutter down, but this will also make it stiffer to open. On bigger shutters use a counterbalanced roller shutter instead.
Roller Shutters
Side Tambours
Vertical Tambours
Aftercare
Tambour Stiff to Operate
1. Grease the tracks with petroleum jelly (e.g. Vaseline).

2. The cabinet might be out of square or underwidth. Check and correct.

3. The "push-on" handle might be too long - see answer 2, tip 5 under roller shutters.

4. The track corner radius might be too tight for the slat profile - check with Rotalac Technical Department.

5. The track might be too narrow, or the slat might be too fat - check with Rotalac Technical Department.
Plastic Extrusion Shutter Systems