How to prepare windows for winter

Since the PVC windows have appeared in most houses, the life of their inhabitants has become more comfortable, and winter is much easier to bear. Plastic windows have great strength, reliable and serve for a long time, but they sometimes require maintenance and repair. So that the windows do not bring you in the cold season, save heat and protected the house from drafts, you should carry out a number of preparatory events in advance. Only they can ensure the correct functioning of your window in winter. Photos and videos of illustrations are presented below.

1. Cleansing of accumulated dirt, planned departure before changing the season
2. How to adjust the windows for the winter
3. How to warm the windows in winter

Cleansing of accumulated dirt, planned departure before changing the season

• The first thing to do when preparing windows for winter is good to wash them. Glass, profiles, window sills, slopes, if they are trimmed with plastic, nothing should be ignored. For cleaning from pollution, you should use not caustic to wash, soft sponges, rags. It is necessary to wash not only from the inside, but also outside. Having opened the window, you should also clean the drainage channels, for this some sharp object, such as a toothpick. If the window is well cleaned, then in the autumn-winter period the water will not linger in the drains, but will freely leave. Window sash will be able to move freely without meeting any obstacles in the way.
• The moving elements of window fittings cannot be ignored. Most of all pollution accumulate in those places where the clamping rollers are located. Because of this, they cannot function freely. It is more convenient to remove dust and old grease here using a hard brush.
• After the window is completely cleaned, including hard -to -reach places, proceed to lubrication of all its mechanisms. For these purposes, imported silicone lubrication is preferable. It is not only thicker than domestic, but also lasts much longer. If it is too expensive, then Solidol is quite suitable of Russian analogues. Some people think that foods are suitable for these purposes, but this opinion is deeply erroneous. When applying, these oils dry out very soon and turn into a kind of sandpaper, which can disable mechanisms for only a year. When lubricating the rollers, you need to constantly turn the handle so that the lubricant has the opportunity to evenly disperse over the entire surface of mobile contacting parts.
• The next step is to control the condition of the seals. The care of them should be approached with the greatest responsibility, because It is on the seals that the weather in the house mainly depends. If extraneous noises began to penetrate into the room, they began to sweat and covered with ice, then this is a sure sign of its damage.

To extend the service life of the seal, it is necessary to periodically clean it and lubrication. Lubricate it with the same silicone lubricant or technical petroleum jelly along the entire length to prevent freezing and drying. If, examining the window before the onset of cold weather, you found that you still allowed the wear of the seal, then it will have to be replaced. It is quite possible to do this yourself. To do this, purchase a seal in the construction market, taking into account the shape of the seat, because She sometimes varies. Helping yourself with a flat screwdriver, gently remove the worn material and place a new one in its place. To make it easier for yourself, treat the seat with grease. At the end of the work on top, process the entire seal abundantly.

How to adjust the windows for the winter

When the cold weather approaches, it becomes necessary to adjust the windows for the winter. It consists in a more tight pressing of the frame to the window to exclude drafts. This is done using a mesh-player.

The regulation of horizontal sides is made along the panels above and below. To make this possible in the window loops, there are nests for a hexagonal key.

To regulate the top panel, the window should be kept open. To raise its edge in front of the loop, the hexagonal key should be rotated to the right. To lower it in the left.

If your window is located low, and you have free access to it on the street side, then adjustment is made without opening the wings. Thus, it is possible to remove the frame by 2 mm, or to eliminate the bevel to the same distance.

The loop located from the bottom makes it possible to adjust the vertical sides. To obtain access to the hexagonal hole, you need to remove the protected cap. To raise the window, you need to scroll to the right side to lower it into the left. The shift is also 2 mm.

Varying the power of the pressing or vertical pressing, we must not forget that the eccentrics responsible for this are located throughout the frame of the frame with equal intervals. When turning the handle, they enter each for their seal of presses.

To increase the force of pressing the frame, it is necessary that the eccentric turns to the right side, to reduce it in the left. Special notes are applied to each eccentric, which allow you to determine the force of pressing. Thus, if the mark is turned in the direction of the seal, this means a strong clamp if in the direction of the street, therefore, the clamp is weakened.

Sometimes window eccentrics are arranged so that it is possible to turn them with ordinary pliers.

In places of location of loops, there are also devices that regulate the force of pressing. It is recognized by the degree of language protrusion. The longer it is, the denser the frame is pressed to the window. Its length is cheated on a mestering key.

To move the tongue, the key must be turned to the left side if the loops are on the left. Therefore, when the loops are on the right, the key should be turned to the right. It is best to press the frame tightly in winter, and in summer weaker. But, doing these manipulations before the arrival of winter, it is important not to overdo it, because If you press the frame too much, this will contribute to the premature wear of the seal.

When preparing the windows for winter, in addition it is worth adjusting the loops, pressing them stronger. A special cap is removed from the lower loop and the bolt is perpendicular to the perpendicular.

The adjustment of the pressing force of the upper loop is possible only if there is a folding sash. Then it is installed on ventilation, making an accessible hexagon. When performing this operation, the window must be held because it is fixed by the only loop.

How to warm the windows in winter

If after the time after installing PVC windows, they began to skip drafts and keep warm poorly, then it is necessary to insulate the windows for the winter. But before that it is worth considering why depressurization occurred. The most common reasons and ways to eliminate them:

• The rubber seal on the window has worn out. Then it should be changed to a new one.
• The junction of the frame and sloping was depressurized. To eliminate this defect, you need to remove the slopes, insulate them, install them back.
• After installing the windows, there was a shrinkage of walls. In this case, it is only enough to adjust accessories.

It is possible to insulate plastic windows in winter with a film. This method, although it is quite expensive, but it is very effective. Most often, the film is glued from the side of the street, but sometimes this is done from the side of the room. It is this option that is the highest quality. The film is pulled over the entire area of \u200b\u200bthe frame and fixed along its edges.

When doing this, it is necessary to control the strength and uniformity of tension along the way. If in one of the sections the film is stretched more poorly, then a breakthrough may form with a strong wind. If this has already happened, then the torn place is sealed with tape so as not to change everything.

When choosing a film for insulation of windows, you should give preference to frost -resistant. The most suitable material for these purposes is recognized by yellowish tone. It is best to refrain from going to the market and purchase it in a large dishwasher. In order not to violate the aesthetics of the appearance of the room, it is better to choose a film designed for greenhouses. Of course, it is somewhat more expensive than ordinary, but at the same time can last a very long time due to its resistance to low temperatures.

Attach the film to the edges of the frame with ordinary tape. Sometimes buttons or construction stapler are used, but in this case damage will appear on the frame.

In addition to the film, the use of PVC insulation is quite acceptable. This material is reliable and environmentally friendly, guarantees good thermal insulation. Such insulation is not afraid of low temperatures and are not deformed. Their manufacturers guarantee that PVC windows will be reliably protected in winter.