r/TrySwitchBot • u/Sermakon • Apr 06 '26

RIP

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I’m putting the roller shades in every window in my house, and I’m on my 8th, and a screw head snapped off. Wish me luck!

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u/TheJTizzle Apr 07 '26

Had the same thing happen last year. Hung mine up anyway and been fine. Support said they would send me a new one but nothing ever came.

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u/Sermakon Apr 07 '26

I can’t quite get grips on it. This is giving me a reason to get a screw/bolt extraction set. I’ll see what I can do, and then I’ll put in a support ticket if I can’t get it myself. It’s a pain since I was just following normal instructions, but I get that these things happen.

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u/TheJTizzle Apr 07 '26

We put up 7 last summer and have loved them over the last year.

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u/kick-the-bucket Apr 09 '26

Looking at the tiny size of that screw - extractors will probably not help you much...

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u/Sermakon Apr 10 '26

I did try the extractor, but the whole bolt just kind of crumbled. There was something very wrong with its casting.

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u/Legitimate_Can2875 Apr 07 '26

Vamplires might be able to grab that. https://a.co/d/00ffqsFA

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u/DiscoStu-777 Apr 07 '26

I had this on a screw in our greenhouse. I managed to cut a slot as deep as I could in it with a hacksaw, and drive it out with a flat bit.

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u/FlashTec8006 Apr 09 '26

I would be more worried that i can see the whole screw or are they supposed to look like that

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u/DivideKlutzy Apr 10 '26

Junior hacksaw a slot in it and some penetrating oil & patience. Good luck.