Plastic (even high-quality) windows withhigh level of heat protection and high-quality waterproofing in winter are prone to both sweating and freezing. This is not at all a sign of marriage or improper installation. Most likely, you just did not take care of proper seasonal preparation of your own windows.
Today we will talk on this topical topic.So, how to transfer plastic windows into winter mode, get rid of drafts and achieve additional insulation of frames? To answer this question, we will take a closer look at all the "weak spots".
Winter mode of plastic windows and fittings
О ней - прежде всего.Basically, modern windows are equipped with fittings, designed for 2 or 3 seasonal modes. This is either "summer-winter", or "summer-winter-autumn." Part of the owners of windows do not even know about this and when it gets colder, they begin to swear by the "hack-laborers" -producers. But we will correct this misunderstanding - let's talk about how to transfer plastic windows to winter mode. Photos posted in the article will help the reader in terms of visibility.
Most often the situation is fixable:it all comes down to turning a pair of bolts. We translate our windows into "winter" and forget about the problems. To do this, pay attention to the pivot pin. What it is? A trunnion is called a miniature mechanism, with which the sashes can be held in a slammed position, most often its location - along the perimeter of the window. Remember the click when the door slam shut? It worked trunnion.
How to find it?
It can look like a ring or ovallever arm. If it is a ring in the form of a nut, it has a hole-mark. Check: when it is located close to the frame with the seal - this is the winter mode. With it, the wing closest to the profile is provided. Why not use it all year round? Yes, simply because the sealer is quickly worn out and will be released "in circulation".
Adjusted trunnion (with its oval shape) veryeasily, without any tools. In the form of a nut - with a hexagon. Turning them a ring, we achieve movement of a small circle-mark closer to the seal. Back, in the "summer", go as easy as transferring plastic windows to winter mode - by turning the ring.
Handles and hinges in anticipation of colds need lubrication with machine or vegetable oil or a special agent from a tube-syringe.
Take care of the sealant
It is a question of laying of rubber between the leaf andframe. It is also considered the sealant of the edges of the glass unit. In the late autumn, feel it around the perimeter and make sure it is elastic, especially in the corners. Normally, it easily bends and quickly takes the initial shape.
If this is not the case, it is impossible to reanimate itno forces, will have to be changed. If everything is in order, then before you move the plastic windows into winter mode, take care of its preparation by purchasing a silicone grease in an aerosol or tube with a syringe.
Lubricate the brush with a well washed anddried sealant (it is better to take a gel for dishes, but not alcohol or abrasives). If the seal is multi-lobed, first place the tool between the petals.
Не забудьте о герметике-уплотнителе по краям double glazing. If there is no bead in this part of the window (not provided for in the design or just broken), the lubricant of the seal of the double-glazed window is maintained similarly to the usual one.
What to do with the seams?
It's about the seams between the profile and the opening of the window.It is there that the main heat flows from the room. Before moving the plastic windows into winter mode, make sure there are no drafts. On the broken insulation, in addition to the latter, will say condensation and even ice on the window. To get rid of these problems an additional layer of mounting foam will help. Even more reliable - plastic plates or plasterboard in combination with mineral wool.
It is not recommended to insulate plastic windows"folk" ways - cotton wool, homemade putty, etc. Most of these tools are not only inefficient, but also capable of causing harm - the fabric and cotton wool retain moisture inside, leading to fungus and condensation, and covering the slit with wax or molten paraffin, you Risk of spoiling the factory seal.
How to transfer plastic windows to winter mode (roto)
It is a question of popular accessories ROTO, widelyknown consumer market in different versions and supplied by various manufacturers in many countries. The principles of its adjustment are the same for any model.
Как перевести пластиковые окна в зимний режим при availability of such accessories? Modern models are regulated by a hexagonal 4 mm key, the older ones by pliers and a screwdriver. What are the main problems that require our intervention?
If, by closing the sash of the window, we touch it with the bottomframe - it sagged. A small lift is required: from the lower loop (at the top of it) we remove the protective cap, using the hexagon inserted into the recess, raise (clockwise) or lower (counterclockwise) the frame by a couple of millimeters. Usually this is enough.
When the leaf "collides" with the frame in the middlepart, you need to adjust it in the horizontal direction. This is done with special screws on the upper and lower hinges. If you rotate them clockwise - the flap will approach the loop (grazing will decrease), against - to the frame. The displacement is no more than 2-3 mm. In the same way, we are also struggling with a skew.
Other problems
If, despite the winter mode of plastic windows,still there is a draft (it just blows out of the window), the ejectric locking lugs (they can be detected by glancing at the end of the sash in the open position) get better clamping of the sash.
Some of the ROTO accessories have several control eccentrics, try to influence them evenly.
If suddenly with a quick opening is wrongthe blocker worked, and the handle jammed in the middle position between the open and thrown window modes, find the "clip" (tongue) below the handle and rotate parallel to the seal. The handle can turn gently. Does not work? Hence, the contact of the tongue with the blocker is broken - unscrew the mechanism and put a thin plate inside so that the parts can come in contact again.
Иногда бывает, что ручка просто-напросто or you need to replace it (you decided to put a "child" lock). Rotate the bar at 90 ° C to cover its base, unscrew the screws and install a new one. If the replacement is not needed - just pull them tighter.
Do not forget about caring for furniture
For the mechanism to serve a long and high-quality,The accessories need lubrication. To do this, we take silicone or automotive grease WD-40 and apply to the points of contact. Do this at least once a year, before moving the plastic windows to winter mode, and preferably - twice as often.
Other, more complex problems require the call of a service technician.
