Not the ones around the glass itself, but the ones around the openings, that the windows close onto. I'm thinking of doing some of ours, as they're clearly not sealing properly.
Easy enough to do? Worth doing from a hassle/results perspective?
Done mine.
Easy to do (if the access is easy) and you can get new seals off ebay, etc.
Costs little and it does make a difference.
As above, ebay or amazon, i prefer amazon as it arrives quick, not hard to do, but worth using that time to also give the frame a good clean, especially internally around the mechanisms, will help with the application of the new tape as well.
Sounds like it's worth doing then
you can get new seals off ebay
Yeah, I had a look and there are loads of different profiles, I assume it's just a case of pulling a bit of the existing seal out and measuring it?
i got a bag of different profiles. a lot looked the same but were only 1mm different. that made the difference between working and not.
https://www.handlesandhinges.co.uk/double-glazing-seal-gasket-sample-pack/
this is what you want first
A timely question. Half of our windows leak around the seals. I have been meaning to look for replacement seals - the ones on our window seem very weedy.
It can also be the hinge that causes the window to not close correctly; we've got a window in our bedroom that has previously had the hinge replaced - you can see where it gets pushed away from the seal as the hinge fully shuts. It needs replacing again, so I really need to find out why that one particular hinge seems to fail.
But yeah - definitely need to replace the seals!
Start at the bottom and finish at the bottom to avoid water ingress.
Cut them a bit longer and squish them in as you finish as they can shrink a little with age.
Thanks, ordered the sample kit - been on my list for ages. What's the best stuff for cleaning and lubricating the hinges and locking mechanisms - silicone spray?
thanks andybrad for the link. Sample kit ordered here too!
What’s the best stuff for cleaning and lubricating the hinges and locking mechanisms
I'm going to use GT85, cos I've got a big tin of it.