Curtain hook problem

[AcornAutumn]

Hi
I wonder if anyone else has this problem

I have a plastic curtain rail in the lounge

The curtains attach to the rail with these

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The flat gets very hot and I think the plastic rail might have expanded. Some of the hooks are broken and I can't get the hooks over the plastic rail now

Is there a bigger size or a different type of hook that does the same job? The rail is screwed into the ceiling - the windows are crazy so had to be done that way - and I can't take it out.

I would really like to avoid any expense. If anyone has any practical suggestions, I'd be grateful.

Thank you.

The hooks should slide off the end

@BluebellsGreenbells

The hooks should slide off the end

It's fixed to the ceiling and both sides of the wall at either end.

The rail is like this if it helps

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01H2TADDU/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_10?smid=A2E0WU3XSTL00B&psc=1&tag=mumsnetforu03-21

I spent a few hours dealing with the same problem about a year ago; there is a knack to getting the hooks off the rail - I think you unhook them from the bottom and lift off the track. I vowed never to take the curtains down ever again... Good luck!

There’s an end hook that’s screwed on - that’s how they were put on.

Can you take an actual photo of the end piece

I had a feeling this post would confuse people!

The curtains have been taken down and washed many times. I think what's happened is years of sun has warped the rail a bit. I never had issues clipping and unclipping from the rail before.

The only cheap solution I can think of is bigger hooks but that seems to be a standard size.