Window maintenance

[ynnad]

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.

[b0atman]

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.

[ynnad]

Hi boatman, thank for your reply, could you give me a bit more detail please re where to put the excluder.

[Psycloud]

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.

[Neil Smith]

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