Harry136 Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 Hi I have an issue with a couple of the window panes in my house. It would appear that 2 of the double glazing panes have blown a seal, allowing condensation to enter. The double glazing dates from the mid- 90's and is in a wooden frame. The simple answer is to replace these panes. However, we are planning on replacing all the double glazing in the house in 2 years, so don't really want to replace the panes. Is there a way to remove the condensation from in between the panes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medic1281 Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 No. The panes shouldn’t be too expensive either. Get a quote, it may surprise you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuddster Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 I had a couple of blown panes and her indoors was moaning and groaning -so i located an identical size pane, bought a glaziers chisel off ebay and set too-never done it before but after a youtube video or three, the pane was replaced-cue one impressed Mrs and I get the smug sense of a cheap job done well. it was a 15 minute job per pane so might be worth considering. f. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 (edited) cheap enough to replave the whole pane.............i broke one ...(a big one) with a strimmer about 4 years ago....went to yarmouth to a biggish glazing factory....and in a couple of days they churned one out for me....gassed as well................£40...quid....... its not unttil you go to the source you relise what horrific profits double glazing companies are on.......... Edited July 7, 2019 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 (edited) hi harry, they're cheap enough to replace, just find a glazing firm local to you, if you don't want to do the work yourself then they can recommend someone too. if you do want to do it yourself then for timber framed windows measure the sash rebate to the outer edge of the beading, then take off 6mm or 1/4" this will give you your tolerance, it's different for plastic windows. do you have a glass measurer to get the thickness of the sealed unit? if not then measure the thickness of the sash overall, then measure the depth from the frame to the glass each side and subtract from the o/a measurement, it doesn't matter if you're a couple of mm out on a timber window as the beads are moveable, just a hint, the dgu thickness is usually an even number. if it's a side hung opening window then you'll need to heel and toe the dgu, that means packing the dgu bottom hinge corner to diagonally opposite top corner to keep the frame square. Edited July 7, 2019 by Paddy Galore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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