Velux Blinds - How to remove & Velux Product Recall - Velux Windows Can Spontaneously Shatter!

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The information below is correct at time of writing - July 2021.
There is a problem with some of the older Velux skylights, which causes the inner sheet of glass in the glazing unit to spontaneously shatter. Velux will replace any affected glazing for free, even if the windows are outside of the 10 year warranty period.
I had five such windows which needed to be replaced, and this required that I remove the blackout blinds which were fitted to the windows prior to the work being done.
I looked on KZread for a video showing how exactly to remive the blinds, and I couldn't find one. The official Velux one doesn't provide much detail, it simply states that you should 'unclip' them. It is, I believe, also related to the more modern, current design of blackout blinds being supplied for the newer window frames.
It should therefore be noted that my video applies to an older window blind. The ones I show were fitted in around 2002.
If you believe you may have some affected windows which are subject to this same product recall, you can find more information by following the link below.
www.velux.co.uk/safety-warnin...
I really hope that this video proves useful to someone.
If you found my video helpful, please give it a like, and if you have any interest in old Land Rovers or vehicle restoration, then you may enjoy some of my other videos - the main subject of my channel is the restoration of Shorty, a 1965 Series IIA Land Rover.
Many thanks for watching.

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  • @alastairwallace4320
    @alastairwallace43202 жыл бұрын

    So clear - Velux should be ashamed of themselves for their terrible video. This is so much clearer!

  • @robertevans6596
    @robertevans65962 жыл бұрын

    Cheers mate, perfect info, those velux vids are a joke. Your a star for this

  • @sarahb8274
    @sarahb8274 Жыл бұрын

    Perfect, the velux video showing the back view of a man is unbelievably unhelpful, yours actually meant we could remove the blind with confidence!

  • @davidbuckley7477
    @davidbuckley7477 Жыл бұрын

    Agree with all the above comments criticising Velux's uninformative video. Equal criticism should go to the other companies who simply provide a link to the Velux video. This is the only useful video I have found. Thanks.

  • @richscrich
    @richscrich Жыл бұрын

    "Release the left side first" was exactly what I needed to know. Thanks!

  • @olivercorlett8913
    @olivercorlett8913 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! This is the only video I could find that explains how to do the hard part -- getting the blind "cassette" unit out. A model of clarity.

  • @alfredjonathancadavedo5194
    @alfredjonathancadavedo5194 Жыл бұрын

    It takes me 1hr how to remove the cassette, until I saw this video… very useful.. 2 thumps up!

  • @helencornish3806
    @helencornish3806 Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant......thank you! Have just spent ages trying to work the difficult bit removing the blind and not wanting to risk too much brute force! Thank you very much

  • @lenalsg4848
    @lenalsg4848Ай бұрын

    Just saved my sanity !! I kept searching for some screws or so to get rid off the cassette, thinking "even if it's broken I can't just rip it off?", well apparently that's exactly what I was supposed to do, took me a lot of strength but finally got it off thank you so much 🙌

  • @patrickwouters5850
    @patrickwouters58502 жыл бұрын

    At last someone with a good explanation. After struggling a long time you have helped me out in 5 minutes. Thx a lot from Belgium

  • @leeroach7662
    @leeroach7662 Жыл бұрын

    I have a slightly different fitting for DPU SK06 type window with blackout blind and this your technique works. Veluxs own video is very poor. Yours is really helpful. Thanks

  • @laszloeszik5033
    @laszloeszik503310 ай бұрын

    This was the only video that explained the removing process in detail. We could use this to remove our blinds from the windows. Cheers mate!

  • @johnlanders8444
    @johnlanders844411 ай бұрын

    Thanks for video - really helpful for replacing blind and also re the safety recall - I’ve had a pane shatter and didn’t realise re the recall - am now getting all replaced by Velux! Thanks

  • @whyyoulidl
    @whyyoulidl3 ай бұрын

    3+ years on and still helpful. I saw that Velux 'blind removal' video - a complete joke! Thanks for sharing; will be doing both the blind removal and recall check tomorrow. I owe you a beer so liked and subbed 👍

  • @zarkonpro
    @zarkonpro Жыл бұрын

    Great! The only video that explains the trick to dissasembly velux blind! Many thanks!

  • @cristinacorces75
    @cristinacorces752 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for your video. I couldn't find the instructions on how to remove the top part until I finally found yours. Very good.

  • @samuelmorse4633
    @samuelmorse46332 жыл бұрын

    Great and extremely useful video. I’ve struggling for half an hour trying to figure out how to remove the fucking blind and you finally made it clear

  • @ThiloBauer
    @ThiloBauer Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! This is the only video - but everyone else already said the same. It took me quite a lot of force, which I never ever would l have had exerted without your encouragement and the knowledge to do it on the right side only. Did I say "thank you"? THANK YOU!

  • @melissalomas-dd2qj
    @melissalomas-dd2qj Жыл бұрын

    Fantastically clear, so much better than Velux video! Many thanks!

  • @dakikim1015
    @dakikim10152 жыл бұрын

    You are totally right- it seemed so easy on their velux video- I am so glad I found your video! Thank you!

  • @sallyvincent3027
    @sallyvincent30272 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this, it really helped me understand how much pressure had to be applied and made me feel confident to do so (after faffing around for 20 minutes before I found you!)

  • @Pimp-Ninja
    @Pimp-Ninja6 күн бұрын

    Thanks for this, instructions also worked for the DKL model. The minor difference I can see is the clips shown at 5:40 are easier on the DKL but the instructions are perfect.

  • @clarecasson3372
    @clarecasson33722 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! About to repair 4 windows, clean, sand, wood restorer then varnish. Thought I’d have to get help (divorced with three kids) then found your video. 4 cartridges removed in 10 minutes! Brilliant video! Easy when you know how!

  • @rigelr5345
    @rigelr5345Ай бұрын

    Wooow man I looked SO LOONG for a video showing how to get this damn thing out. Never would have figured it out without this video, thank you so much. Former tenant just left the blinder in the apartment and the people checking the apartment apparently just let her get away with it. Anyway it was soooo dirty and I've been trying for so long to replace it, now I finally got it off. Only thing left are the plastic things on the sides, not sure how to get these off

  • @percydigmore8299
    @percydigmore8299 Жыл бұрын

    This was so helpful - very much appreciated. See what you mean about the amount of force required. I would not have had the courage to bend it out without your help. Many thanks

  • @MultiCreasey
    @MultiCreasey2 жыл бұрын

    Really appreciate you taking the time to make and share. Worked perfectly.

  • @Craig_Smith85
    @Craig_Smith852 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for actually clearly showing how to get the top part of the blind off… I also saw the velux guy do his demonstration and it wasn’t helpful at all 😂

  • @davidfotheringham941
    @davidfotheringham941 Жыл бұрын

    I watched this to help me remove my blinds but thanks to the video I learnt about the recall. My 4 large Velux windows were all affected. I contacted Velux and 2-3 weeks later an engineer came and fitted them all one morning. No cost, no mess. Thank you so much for making this video!

  • @pjsewell1
    @pjsewell1 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing - saves lots of time. Only Visio I found that describes this process

  • @mikemarwick7987
    @mikemarwick7987 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video covering the exact problem we experienced. Many thanks for taking the time to make it

  • @stphotos1
    @stphotos1 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks - that was the info I needed for the crucial cassette manoeuvre.

  • @user-tr3to5nc2e
    @user-tr3to5nc2e10 ай бұрын

    I wish I had found this video earlier, been trying to do this for ages . Thanks

  • @simonainley7158
    @simonainley71582 ай бұрын

    At last, someone who makes sense. Thank you.

  • @BrianWMay
    @BrianWMay3 ай бұрын

    You are a star. I have the same age (ish) window and had no idea how to get the 'cassette' out. Thanks so much.

  • @alannewman85
    @alannewman856 ай бұрын

    Superb!!! Really appreciate your proper explanation! The Velux one was utter tosh!!!!

  • @cavesyj
    @cavesyj2 жыл бұрын

    Top man! I spat feathers trying to do this on a previous uninstall. This time thanks to you it took me 10 minutes. Thankyou!

  • @ianrouse1043
    @ianrouse10439 ай бұрын

    Thanks very much for that. The official Velux video does not explain how to get the cassette out at all and we were scratching our heads for a long time. Once we had seen your video and had seen that we had to get the right hand side out first and that it required a bit of force, we had the confidence to do it. Cheers.

  • @moebrahimi7957
    @moebrahimi79579 ай бұрын

    Amazing video. People like you make life easier for people like me and more. Thank you.

  • @mrwhite2545
    @mrwhite25455 ай бұрын

    Nice one bro. Felt like that other video you mentioned was the equivalent of explaining what a word meant by using the same word to describe it😂😂

  • @Cs-vr5ep
    @Cs-vr5ep4 ай бұрын

    Thanks man. Would have struggled to remove without your help

  • @Peter-pb8jg
    @Peter-pb8jg2 жыл бұрын

    Couldn't have done it without you, mate!

  • @cardboardmusic
    @cardboardmusic Жыл бұрын

    A quick word of warning (to all watching this), not all Velux releases are the same. There are two types, the one shown here and another which I'd call a sort of 'horseshoe' shaped releases. These do not have a hole on either side, and just slide off towards you (probably like the man in the video you talk about). I'm not sure if and when Velux made those changes to the releases, but to make it difficult you cannot tell which is which from looking at them (with the blinds on them). Nice video, thanks for your explanation/demonstration.

  • @clairebarker-wyatt8127
    @clairebarker-wyatt8127 Жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU SO MUCH for your clear instructions. I could never have removed the cassette without them.

  • @tiredoftyres
    @tiredoftyres2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much, sir! As you say, the Velux video(s) shows a bloke just breezing up to the unit, fiddling around at both ends, and it sort of pops off almost immediately. Which certainly isn't very helpful. But your video is spot on...now we have to see whether we can manage it (needs strong fingers). Thanks!

  • @tiredoftyres

    @tiredoftyres

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ok, have just managed it, with thanks again Rusty. The whole unit suddenly came out and whizzed across the room! Noticed that one of the little plastic knob thingies the unit slotted over at each side was different: while the one on the right was the same as yours so was the one on the left, ie no groove, unlike yours. Anyway, managed to get the new unit in just like in the Velux video, ie piece of cake (part 2, NOT the removal part). Exciting stuff!

  • @colinwalker8869

    @colinwalker8869

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Really helped as opposed to the useless Velux video! I found I could slip a knife in beside the casette and it then popped off easily.

  • @theyogacoach9689
    @theyogacoach96892 жыл бұрын

    Thank SO MUCH!!! I'd been stuck for aaaaaaaaages. Really appreciate you taking the time. Blind all sorted now.

  • @magnificentmuttley2084
    @magnificentmuttley208410 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for posting this video. You, sir, are an absolute star! That is the very kind of Velux blind I needed this information on. Great instruction and, as you have discovered, this is now the sole KZread video relating to uninstalling this blind. I found one on how to fit it but, considering it ‘clicks’ into place, I was concerned that when trying to remove it, I would break one of the fittings. What is also so very helpful is the information you’ve provided on the Velux recall. Brilliant. Many thanks again and best wishes from the Giant’s Causeway Coast of Northern Ireland. 😀👍☘️

  • @AxLWake
    @AxLWake Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much. This is the only helpful video I could find that actually shows how to remove it. The other videos I found were just rubbish.

  • @dadmanroom70
    @dadmanroom702 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video. Sooo helpful. I found that getting a long handled thin screwdriver up the side helped to dislodge whatever bit holds it in place and it slide out smoothly.

  • @colonieschoir8885
    @colonieschoir8885 Жыл бұрын

    Many thanks for this very helpful video, which proved to be a life saver after struggling with the official Velux video

  • @DHKillian
    @DHKillian2 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant! You've saved me a lot of heartache!

  • @kimbridges1891
    @kimbridges1891 Жыл бұрын

    Made what seemed an impossible task very easy. Thank you very much for this excellent video without which I am sure I would have damaged the blinds trying to remove them.

  • @jamesgrellier4750
    @jamesgrellier4750 Жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU! Like so many others, I was completely unable to work out how to get the cassette/unit out. Brute force just didn't seem right, but it did the trick when applied on the right hand side, as you pointed out in your video. Thanks so much.

  • @user-jz8ji7my8f
    @user-jz8ji7my8f4 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this, I also struggled to find a descent video but this is very clear

  • @karenprice4817
    @karenprice48172 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, I just couldn’t work out how it came off until I found your video. 😃👍

  • @user-pe9fm4ry2d
    @user-pe9fm4ry2d4 ай бұрын

    Thanks for a clear video with the information you actually require to remove these blinds, the Velux information is just a waste of space. The info regarding recall is also beneficial and again not easy to find.

  • @Truestroke1
    @Truestroke1 Жыл бұрын

    I saw the same Velux video and had the same reaction. This did the trick, thanks!

  • @romanrob
    @romanrob3 ай бұрын

    Fellow Lr owner here...great vid...turned out that my blind had different plastic mounting lugs from yours...straight pull, away from glass and no pulling down...I suspect my blind is older than yours

  • @andrewgill4772

    @andrewgill4772

    2 ай бұрын

    I have a window with no slot in the plastic mounting. I found from the replacement blind that there are non return tabs on the cassette. These can be reversed by pushing a thin blade in horizontally at the top of the tabs that the side rails slide into and then the blind comes away.

  • @proudbirther1998
    @proudbirther19989 ай бұрын

    Great Video! Very Useful! You did a GREAT JOB explaining the procedure

  • @borisskerath
    @borisskerath4 ай бұрын

    This was great! Thank you for making this!!

  • @seamusdolan6402
    @seamusdolan64028 ай бұрын

    Thanks Earn for that I was at the Velux blinds on my window for last hour trying to remove it 👍

  • @tedh6202
    @tedh62022 жыл бұрын

    That’s great, very helpful 👍👍, I spent a while trying to work this out before I watched this 👍👍

  • @lindsaysnook1
    @lindsaysnook1Ай бұрын

    Thank you so much. Replacement fitted!!

  • @gjertuno
    @gjertuno Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for a great and clarifying video.

  • @spplays9245
    @spplays92454 ай бұрын

    Awesome explanation! You saved me hours! Thank you

  • @TheZ1A900
    @TheZ1A9002 жыл бұрын

    yes really helped , I had put mine up many years ago forgot how to take them off and was worried I would break it, so bad instructions from the vendor , I write technical documents and you should always look at it from a novice point of view.

  • @uble314
    @uble314 Жыл бұрын

    Very helpful. Thank you. Just what was needed.

  • @MatthewPresley
    @MatthewPresley3 ай бұрын

    Great video! Agreed this perfectly demonstrated how to remove the cassette. Thanks!

  • @lunepilot2874
    @lunepilot2874 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video. Good explanation.

  • @lyndsayholmes9350
    @lyndsayholmes93504 ай бұрын

    Mate! Thank you!!! Very much appreciated!

  • @beatrizmariategui
    @beatrizmariateguiАй бұрын

    Thank you very very much from Ribadesella, Asturias

  • @slave123ism
    @slave123ism Жыл бұрын

    Thank you - what a useful video!

  • @tamcsaba
    @tamcsaba3 ай бұрын

    Man you saved my day. Thank you very much.

  • @elizabethhumphrey3370
    @elizabethhumphrey33702 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful video, thanks for posting it.

  • @stevehoffmann2688
    @stevehoffmann268811 ай бұрын

    Cheers for this, very useful 👍

  • @grahampollard7628
    @grahampollard7628 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks your vid just helped me take a blind unit off the window. Great video.

  • @leeguy8643
    @leeguy8643 Жыл бұрын

    You are a star !!! Thanks so much !

  • @JohnMB2
    @JohnMB2 Жыл бұрын

    An absolute life saver, thank you. As you say, the official Velux video is pretty useless!

  • @benking1475
    @benking14757 күн бұрын

    Super helpful. Thank you!

  • @ronis83
    @ronis83 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks :) video helped me to take it down without breaking

  • @edcampbell9900
    @edcampbell9900 Жыл бұрын

    Well thanks for that, you gave me the confidence to use more force than I would have otherwise, unfortunately when it did release it bent the pin and now it cannot be refitted.

  • @robjeffreys6062
    @robjeffreys60622 жыл бұрын

    Helped me out amazing info!

  • @shelagh8741
    @shelagh87412 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Many thanks!

  • @dafyddjob6994
    @dafyddjob69944 ай бұрын

    Really helpful. Many thanks

  • @Pipmeistershaft
    @Pipmeistershaft3 ай бұрын

    Thank you - great video.

  • @barbara-annes237
    @barbara-annes2372 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, doing my own DIY this is really helpful 😊

  • @purlplexity
    @purlplexity7 ай бұрын

    Very useful! Thank you

  • @purlplexity
    @purlplexity Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, so helpful!

  • @imranaboo433
    @imranaboo4332 жыл бұрын

    thanks for sharing this was really useful. one thing that helped me was to use a screwdriver to pry out the main blinds requires no force.

  • @angelabowder4091
    @angelabowder40912 жыл бұрын

    Good clear instructions thank you

  • @motti7707
    @motti77072 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much ! It’s working !

  • @lionhearttours7684
    @lionhearttours76847 ай бұрын

    Great video! 👍 thankyou very much

  • @martintillman4205
    @martintillman4205 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this video it helped alot.

  • @robinhall6041
    @robinhall60416 ай бұрын

    Extremely useful for seeing how to dismount the blind. The Velux video that I found was not at all helpful for doing this.

  • @ianbrown3507
    @ianbrown35072 жыл бұрын

    Very useful indeed thank you

  • @jensastrup1940
    @jensastrup1940 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I have a newer blind I need to remove, which looks more like the one in the Velux video. Hope mine goes as easy as shown in the Velux video - otherwise I’ll refer to your video 👍🙏

  • @st6217
    @st6217 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @alexnelson5227
    @alexnelson5227 Жыл бұрын

    thanks, at last it makes sense

  • @moandmike3731
    @moandmike37312 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video. However, my Velux blind does not fit onto brackets with a hole in one bracket and a groove on the other bracket. It has two brackets without holes, which pull straight out to remove or insert the cassette, just like in the Velux video. Thus, it seems that newer Velux blinds improve on the old ones. They are now much simpler, but still require a lot of force to remove.

  • @simontennent6693
    @simontennent6693 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, I now how to remove the blind 👍

  • @1705louloutte
    @1705louloutte5 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much.

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