2007-03-09 01:34:19 · 10 answers · asked by accomuk 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You can't remove it. The seal will have gone in the double-glazing unit, which basically means that you have to replace the whole unit.
2007-03-09 03:23:12 · answer #1 · answered by paj21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't bother. Replace the glazed unit.
When the units are made, the hollow bar that separates the two glass panes around the perimeter is filled with silica crystals and then a compound is applied to the edge all round to make the unit airtight. Any moisure that is present in the air that is trapped between the panes is aborbed into the silica crystals. If the seal breaks down, and air/moisture gets into the cavity, over a period of time the silica crystals become saturated and can absorb no more moisture resulting in that moisture condensing on the glass. ( I have also used "swiggle strip" instead of the bar and silica method, works on same principal .)
2007-03-10 19:11:07 · answer #2 · answered by Dick s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there is moisture in there, it means the seal is gone in that window. I know, because we have Pella Windows & just about every one has a broken seal. We have taken off the inside pane(some makes of double glazed windows allow this) and wiped it all off & unplugged the little vent holes that are supposed to keep the moisture from forming, all to no avail. Once the sun gets at is, it goes away & we don't have the money to replace the windows. I don't think they even make the ones we have. So, someone else may know how to stop that, or get them resealed somehow, but that's the reason, the seal is gone.
2007-03-09 09:50:18 · answer #3 · answered by The Count 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The space between the glass in a double glazed window is normally filled with a gas such as argon to keep the glass clear. A break in the seal lets the gas out and the moisture in. It is possible to remove the window, remove the moisture, and reseal the space. In practical terms, this is a more costly procedure than replacement. Bottom line, replace the windows.
2007-03-09 09:45:34 · answer #4 · answered by SA Writer 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I have one, it was there when we moved in and since we are remodelling each room that window isn't top priority. To the point phone someone who installs these windows-there is a way to remove the moisture, but, act quickly, if it dries you'll have dried white stuff inside the window which nothing can repair. We replaced one and intend to replace the other. They are very good windows someone could use in a workshop.
2007-03-09 09:42:46 · answer #5 · answered by dtwladyhawk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have moisture between your windows because the seal has deteriorated and is no longer working, the only thing that will get rid of it is exposure to a warm summer day. Essentially, your window is shot and needs to be replaced.
2007-03-09 09:46:20 · answer #6 · answered by al b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will probably need to replace the glazing unit.
you could alternatively invent a kit, that sucks the air and moisure out through a tiny drillled hole, then seals it back up.
How old are they? if they are quite new, or the frames then consider approaching the manufacturer about the problem.
upvc should last 15plus years, wood frames 10plus.
2007-03-09 09:45:51 · answer #7 · answered by dsclimb1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have that problem in our trailer. We resolved it by getting some of those electric candles- the kind you see at Christmas time- anyway, place them in between the windows, plug it in, and the heat from them dries up the moisture.
2007-03-09 09:43:42 · answer #8 · answered by Miss America 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Answer---------------you can't, you have to replace the double glazed unit, it's a pain, but unfortunately no other way!
2007-03-09 09:37:57 · answer #9 · answered by Greybeard 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
please answer as i would like to know also...
2007-03-09 09:39:49 · answer #10 · answered by vulcan19412003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋