ynnad Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Hi was wondering if any on had any tips re the maintenance of aluminium sliding windows and the single pain with the tilting top section. i have notice that the condensation cant escape on many of my windows (i have 18) and there is also moss in some of the seals on the outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0atman Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 have you checked drainage holes are clear ? I have stuck rubber draft excluder to inside metal work of windows it has cut down a lot of condensation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynnad Posted December 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Hi boatman, thank for your reply, could you give me a bit more detail please re where to put the excluder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycloud Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Our windows had a thick rubber in the channels on the inside and we found that this prevented condensation running out through the drains. We also found the drains were clogged with sandy crud and spiders so we cleared those out and the windows no longer have water running out the corners and down the wall. 2 years it took me to work that out, and it was only because we went onto another boat and noticed they didn't have any rubber in the channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Smith Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 We have new caldwells windows and the bottom channel has 2 holes at each end to let out any condensation and to act as trickle vents. Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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