Amazing Drapery Hardware Roman Shade Cord Lock with Brass Wheels - Holds up to 3 Lift Cords, Suitable for Roman and Woven Wood Shades - 1-Pack

I bought a four pack of these locks from another seller for the same price and they were junk and waste of my time. I thought I'd try a more expensive and see if there was difference, so far, so good. No problems.

This cord lock replaces my old cord lock on my bamboo roman shade. It is an exact replacement and perfect fit. Took me less than 5 minutes to swap out and less than 5 minutes to re string the cord through the lock. I used another reviewers handy tip and used a twist tie to thread it through the little rollers. Another tip of mine is to snap a pic on my phone before removing the old one to get the cords strung through the proper section. So far so good and works smoothly.

I was a bit skeptical about how this replacement would work, but was pleasantly surprised that it was smoother and locked better than the original. I have custom shades from a more reputable company but the cord locks on two of the shades started to fail only a couple of years after installation. I did some research and found these locks that fit the dimensions of my existing cord locks perfectly. In general, the cord locks themselves were easy to install. It was a bit tricky but that was because of the design of the shades, not the cord locks. Getting the cord strings back to even was also a bit tricky but overall the full process took less than 30 mins once I figured out what needed to be done. The motion and locking are smooth and work well. I do not need to extend the cord pull too far out to the side to get them to lock which is great. I replaced the locks on two shades and the both work well.

It does what it needs to do. I'm giving it a 4 star rating because no instructions and no screws included. Yes, there's a little picture next to the item offered, however it's covered with arrows and hard to understand unless you know what you're doing. I suggest work from the bottom of the cord lock, it's easier to thread the cord through. I used 4 cords, it works fine, one on the left, two in the middle and one on the right.

I used this cord lock and another vendor's pulleys to successfully make a Roman Shade. Easy to install, a bit more difficult to thread but once you get the hang of it, a very important end to the project!

Update: stopped working after 6 months. Going to replace with another brand. One of my roman shades from Select Blinds would no longer stay open. Contacted Select Blinds and they recommend I get a replacement cord lock from another company that was going to charge $8 for shipping a $6 part. Looked on Amazon and this is the exact same part I needed but shipping was free (sweet!). Easy to replace the part, but keep in mind there are no instructions included. Thanks to the other reviewers who mentioned an easy way to feed the cord through is by wrapping the cord with a twist tie and feeding it through the mechanism. Saved a lot of headache with that simple trick. I’ve had the new cord lock installed for 2 weeks and it’s working exactly as expected. Would buy again, but hopefully won’t need to.

Works as expected

I was very happy to be able to easily fix my shade instead of buying a new one. My only disappointment was when it fell apart the second time I rolled up the shade. As it turned out, the 3 wires on the lock that separate the cords did not stay securely in place. I was just barely able to bend them a tiny bit in order to make them hold. They have stayed in place for a month or so, so I am hopeful they will remain.

Works

it's a little fiddly to get to lock, but blinds aren't raised or lowered often, so it works