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Diagram: Tension Screw Assembly
This diagram depicts the standard assembly of a plantation shutter tension screw. Tension screws, when tightened, draw the louver into the shutter stile. The tension which results from tightening the screw causes the louver to stay in the position that it is placed by the operator. Because the louver is attached to the Tilt Bar, and the Tilt Bar is attached to the other louvers, all louvers in the panel will remain in that position. Some tension is necessary in Plantation Shutters because the weight and location of the Tilt Bar.