Most of these blinds can be removed simply by pulling out 2 plastic tabs on the little boxes at the top ends of the blinds and slightly lifting and pulling towards you. For sighted people, or people who are sensitive to light, blinds allow the lighting in the room to be adjusted. For example, if the blinds are turned all the way down, they block more light than if they are turned all the way up. When they are down and then you begin turning the rod they begin letting in more light towards the floor area and then as they become flat and start pointing upward, they direct the light up towards the ceiling. The easiest way I've found to wash them is to remove them and hang them over something outside and take your water hose to them. They also make blind cleaners that can be bought at wal-mart. Jimmy...KD5QHH... New home page, http://www.podsim.us MSN, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo, [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Claudia Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 9:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Purpose of Blinds? Hi All,
What truly is the purpose of blinds/ Since I've never had any sight, I don't actually know, but here are my questions! We have the sort of blinds that are pulled up and down by strings, can be opened or closed, by a stick on the blinds, and they're vinyl, I guess, or plastic! They are on all of our windows here, and they are truly a pain in the A*** to clean! I can't get them clean anymore, and I don't know how to take them down, to wash them in the tub! Would aluminum blinds be better because they're definitely easier to clean? We have them at work, and they don't seem to accumulate the major dust coding that these blinds do? Why couldn't we just put curtains on all windows, or would this allow people to still see in? I'm just frustrated with these darned things, and they feel gross, no matter how I try to clean them.! We've lived in the house for 6 years now, and so, we installed them, when we moved in! Claudia [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
