Blowing between the frame and the window sill: a draft Remedies
Frustrating when cold air passes through the plastic window. It begins to blow even after installing windows. Drafts lead to lowering the temperature in the room. Causes this problem: marriage during manufacture, installation errors, etc...
1. If you have established that blowing from the handle of the windowIt is necessary to remove the bar, which covers the site of attachment handle. We just need to turn it aside. Unscrew the screws and replace the handle.
2. If a blowing from under the gum, The reason is in the wrong seal. Rubber gasket easy to install yourself. It is better if you can find in the sale of silicone rubber.
3. It often happens that blowing between the frame and sill. A gap through which the incoming cold air. The reason for this - poor-quality installation.
This problem is solved as follows. To start shooting from the street low tide. whether foam look there. It so happens that it eventually turned into a powder.
If the foam is, then do it in small openings a tube of foam to zapenit voids under the sill.
Insert the tube into the hole and zapenit. Make holes in several places box. After such a procedure between the sill and the frame will not blowing strongly.
that get rid of draftsUse the following advice.
For a complete seal squeeze a thin layer of clear sealant at the point where the seam between the frame and sill. Any coin (e.g. 10 cop.) Smooth out the sealant.
Minus: This method will provide protection from drafts only 2 years. over time, the sealant can move away from plastic. Moreover sealant darkens.
There is a better way close the gap. Need plastic profile for a bath and it is for the inner corner. Profile size of the sill plus 20 cm., To lock it into the corners.
Cut perforation office knife. 2 In the corners of the sill to make a small hole. Fill the gap with sealant. Hugging profile, fix it. That will have neat corner instead of the gap between the sill and frame.
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