Down with the cold in the apartment, or How to transfer the plastic windows in winter mode

Plastic (even high-quality) windows with a high level of thermal protection and high-quality waterproofing in winter are prone to both sweating and frosting. 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 in 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 accessories

About it - first of all. 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 cold, they start killing "potboilers" -producers. But we will correct this misunderstanding - let's talk about how to transfer plastic windows to winter mode. The 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 in the "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 by which the flaps 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 an oval lever. 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".

Adjustable trunnion (with its oval shape) is very easy, 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 to "summer", it's as easy as moving 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 remedy from a tube of syringe.

Take care of the sealant

It's about laying out rubber between the leaf and the frame. It is also considered the sealant of the edges of the glass unit. In 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 it is not so, it is impossible to revive it with any forces, it is necessary to change it. If everything is in order, then before you move the plastic windows into winter mode, take care of its preparation by purchasing silicone grease in an aerosol or tube with a syringe.

Lubricate the brush with a well-washed and dried 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.

Do not forget about the sealant sealant at the edges of the glass unit. If there is no bead in this part of the window (not provided for in the design or just broken), the lubrication of the seal of the double-glazed window is carried out in a similar way 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 will help an additional layer of mounting foam. Even more reliable - plastic plates or plasterboard in combination with mineral wool.

It is not recommended to insulate plastic windows with "folk" methods - cotton wool, homemade putties, etc. Most of these tools are not only inefficient, but also capable of causing harm - cloth and cotton wool keep moisture inside, which leads to fungus and condensation, and covering the crack with wax Or molten paraffin, you risk ruining the factory seal.

How to transfer plastic windows to winter mode (roto)

We are talking about the popular accessories ROTO, widely known consumer market in different versions and supplied by various manufacturers in many countries. The principles of its adjustment are the same for any model.

How to transfer plastic windows in winter mode with 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, closing the sash of the window, we hit it with a frame under it - it sagged. A small lift is required: from the lower loop (at the top of it) we remove the protective cap, using the hexagonal 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 middle part, you need to adjust it horizontally. 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, there is still a draft (it simply blows out of the window), eccentric locking pins get the best clamping (you can find them by looking at the end of the leaf in the open position).

Part of the ROTO fittings models contain several adjusting eccentrics, try to act on them evenly.

If, at a rapid opening, the lock is not working correctly and the handle is 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 pen 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 it so that the parts can come in contact again.

Sometimes it happens that the pen simply loosened up or you need to replace it (you decided to put a "children's" 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

To ensure the mechanism has served a long and high-quality, the fittings 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.