As winter approaches, the weather is getting colder and colder. I feel that I can't resist the attack of the cold wind as many clothes I wear. The most terrible thing is that the bottom of the aluminium windows at home starts to leak! What causes the window air leakage? What should I do if the window leaks air? The following is a brief introduction.
Reason 1: poor material
the current window materials are mainly broken bridge insulated aluminum and plastic steel windows, aluminum alloy doors and windows have been gradually eliminated due to their poor sealing performance. But even if you buy plastic steel windows and broken bridge aluminum windows, experts suggest that you should pay attention to the material.
If the material is poor, the window will be deformed after two or three years of use. Once it is deformed, the sealing performance will be poor and air leakage will occur, therefore, it also reminds the owners to pay special attention to the material when purchasing windows.
Solution: You can only find a window manufacturer to solve the problem.
Reason 2: The installation is not in place.
Even with windows made of excellent materials, the installation process is not in place, which is also an important factor to determine whether the windows leak air. First of all, the window must be safe, otherwise the window may become more and more crooked after being used for a period of time. The gap between the window frame and the wall will become larger and larger, and air leakage is inevitable.
Secondly, when installing the window, Styrofoam should be made to fill the gap between the window frame and the wall. After curing at styrofoam, apply sealant evenly around the window frame to prevent rainwater from penetrating into the room from the installation gap between the window and the wall, and also prevent air leakage. Moreover, it is necessary to apply glue on both sides inside and outside the window. However, Hu Zengguang introduced that some workers only need to glue inside or several points inside, so the seal is not tight.
Even if the external hit Styrofoam, it will be powdered in a year or a year and a half, and water leakage in summer and wind leakage in winter will occur. In addition, when decorating, home improvement workers find that the gap between the window frame and the wall is not tightly sealed, and putty will be added from the inside. However, after a long time, a slight gap will appear, resulting in air leakage.
Solution: The first case is to find a window manufacturer. If the glue inside the window is not good and the gap is relatively small, you can stick masking tape on it yourself and apply sealant to the gap. If there is a problem with the external glue, you need to contact the worker to operate.
Reason 3: The hardware accessories of doors and windows are not good
this is another important reason for window air leakage. The main reason is that the sealing parts are faulty. The most common one is the aging and cracking of the sealing strip, which directly leads to the deterioration of the sealing performance of the window. Another one is that Styrofoam is too soft. After several years of use, pulverization occurs, resulting in a larger gap between the window frame and the wall, air leakage is generated.
Aluminium windows air leakage solution
1. Check the position of the drain hole of the window frame slot. If it is not just facing the window outside the window sill, Please seal the original hole and drill it again.
2. Check the sealing between the window frame outside the site and the window sill. If there is a gap, knock off and shovel all the original sealing parts, and then buy a weather-resistant silicon sealant for soft sealing, then use cement mortar to seal, make waterproof, and then stick ceramic tiles. I believe there will be no leakage after such treatment.
3. First, you can see where the air leaks, whether it leaks aluminium windows, or the top surface of the window, underground or on both sides. If there is air leakage at aluminium windows, then find a window maker to repair it.
If the fashion window is not well installed and leaks, then pay attention. First, look at where it leaks. If it leaks above, it is OK to put silicon sealant on the seam between the outside window and the wall, and the same method is used on both sides. For underground leakage, first check whether the platform outside the window has gone through the slope. If not, brush some waterproof paint, and then polish some slope with cement, then put silicon sealant on the seam of the window and slope.
If your aluminium windows also starts to leak, try the above methods. I hope everyone can live a green winter!
