By admin, on July 13th, 2010
Why Windows Fail
There is much more to Insulated Glass Unit/Sealed Unit failure than common window legend tells. The fabled ‘ruptured’ seal that brings moisture into the sealed unit is, in most cases, a small breach that is easy to manage and control with the Crystal Clear Moisture and Damage Control service.
 Now Available In Poole, Dorset Over the life of a sealed unit, a litany of loads acts upon it. And while manufacturing, transport, installation, exposure and building pressure can all compromise an Sealed Units seal integrity, it is the day-to-day atmospheric pressures acting on the unit, like temperature, that take the biggest toll. Among these stresses, radiant heat from the sun is by far, the most destructive.
The great majority of failed Sealed Units are found on the sunny side of the property. Why? This is a factor of temperature pressures and time. When the sun’s direct energy hits a window, the associated rise in temperature between the panes of glass makes the air molecules more active, increasing pressure in the chamber, on the glass and on the seals. Conversely, as the temperature drops, a negative pressure is exerted on the glass and seals.
‘Solar pumping’ serves to exploit or create the tiny breaches inside the unit that serve as channels for the diffusion of air into the chamber. As air travels into the chamber day in and day out, it naturally brings moisture with it.
Call Dave New now and ask about this amazing service which is now available to Poole residents.
Telephone: 01202 675321 or Direct: 07974 106 145
By admin, on May 3rd, 2011
The majority of people believe their UPVC windows and doors should not be repaired and quite often are talked into buying new ones that they don’t really need.
Tricks to assist in keeping your windows and doors in good shape:
- Avoid oil to lubricate squeaky hinges (or any nylon moving parts), utilize a furniture aerosol wax spray instead, containing silicone.
- Every year clean and light oil visible moving metal parts, particularly door locks and ‘friction stay’ window hinges.
- Never allow the use of washing up liquid in water when your windows are cleaned – it attacks and degrades the seals.
- Utilize a generous squirt of cream cleanser in tepid water to spring clean white PVC-U, (no abrasives needs to be used on woodgrain).
- Keep sliding Patio Door tracks brushed clean of mud, grit and dust. Do not lubricate the track.
- Be sure there is a key in each room for undoing security-locking windows in the case of an emergency.
Repairing UPVC windows and doors:
The various components that fail are the metal moving parts like hinges, handles, locks and glass units. These parts are usually replaced by a UPVC double glazing repairer in Poole. The single thing stopping them being repaired is the general view that they can not be repaired and a new door or window is necessary.
Look at your local Poole Yellow Pages under the heading “double glazing repairs” and you’ll be aware of the services that we as well as others offer. All we do is repair upvc double glazing and will never try to sell you new doors and windows that you do not need or want.
Many double glazing firms have gone out of business and people think that’s it no parts for my windows, this is simply not true, parts are still available for windows installed in the 70′s. New double glazing firms in Poole don’t want you to know this of course as they want you to shop for new which will financially impact you much more than a repair. If you window or door is in good shape then why change it, repair it.
So the bottom line is don’t replace when you do not have to, get them repaired by a Double Glazing Repair specialist. You can discover these specialists in the Poole Classifieds or Google Double glazing repair in the area, you can be sure of a quality repair and never the hard sell of new windows or doors.
Also, visit this website: http://www.doubleglazingrepairspoole.com
By admin, on September 10th, 2010
The window trade has always been a competitive industry, but what no other window company can truly offer is to repair failed sealed units.
With our unique process you can attempt to dominate the repair and replacement section of the window industry and have your own successful business or bolt on sooner than you thought. Many commercial bodies are now moving to repairs instead of replacements taking advantage of the Green Environmentally friendly aspects as well as saving money.
National Recycling Awards 2010
May 2010
Crystal Clear Window Works have been chosen as a finalist into the National Recycling Awards 2010
All testimonials available from head office 2011
By admin, on September 10th, 2010
Foggy windows represent a huge cost to property owners. These costs rise the longer a sealed unit is allowed to progress under the environmental conditions that create condensation in windows.
Even before any visible mist appears, the thermal efficiency of your windows is compromised over time as ‘wet’ air accumulates in the space between the lites of glass, and conducts heat through the unit, costing you energy £££s.
The progressive stages of this type of failure begin as a fairly benign mist that adheres to the glass, then as water droplets that travel up and down the glass (leaching chemicals from the glass and components by the way, and depositing mineral residues), then as scarring of the glass and finally, physical damage to glass.
The good news is that all but physical damage to glass can be serviced by CCWW technicians.
* Restore the beauty of your windows and sliding doors with our crystal clear treatment.
* Restore dry air to your windows to improve insulating performance.
By admin, on September 10th, 2010
Crystal Clear Dealers offer the following services to Residential and Commercial property managers.
Moisture Removal – remove moisture in windows. Restore the clarity of your glass and the beauty of your windows. Improve thermal performance of units.
Thermal Assessment and Window Restoration Services – up to 25% of the average property’s heating and cooling bill travels out the building’s windows and doors. A certified CCWW technician is trained and equipped to identify air leaks, areas of heat loss and gain, true seal failures, sources of moisture ingress and retention in the building envelope. Our technicians can even locate other hidden moisture problems around the property to save you much more from hidden, future problems.
Caulking/Sealing, Frame and sash repair, window cleaning, weather-strip installation. Make your whole window look like new and perform and protect the way it should.
Call a CCWW dealer today for these great benefits;
* Extend the life of windows and patio doors
* Minimize your investment in glass
* Protect yourself with a 20-year warranty
* Improve your property value
* Maintain the architectural balance of the property
* Save up to 70% on replacement costs
* Reduce the annual cost of a window with an affordable maintenance program
* Save hundreds and even thousands of lost energy £££s travelling through windows and doors
This Service Is Now Available In Poole, Dorset
By admin, on September 10th, 2010
The secret to the Crystal Clear process involves the application of our patented Super-Hydrophilic nano polymer coating to the internal glass surfaces of the Insulated Glass Unit (IGU), when dry it prevents the moisture in the air condensing on the glass, similar coatings are used on mirrors in bathrooms to prevent the mirror fogging up whilst you are taking a shower or bath.
We then install special vents into the unit to prevent water droplets or dust entering the unit, in high humidity areas we install ‘Defogger’ valves as well.
The unit will then need time for the Hydrophilic coating to dry and the trapped moisture to evaporate, some units clear within a few days some can take up to 12 weeks to clear it all depends on how much moisture and how long the unit had been broken down.
Crystal Clear Window Works Guarantees all of its work carried out on sealed units for 20 Years, what is more our Guarantee is under written by an Insurance Company (Insurance Backed Guarantee) for total peace of mind.
Units that were serviced using the CCWW process in 1989 are still free from condensation today.
By admin, on September 10th, 2010
From the moment a Sealed Unit leaves the shop floor, it is a candidate for failure.
Moisture diffusion into a sealed unit is unavoidable and continuous. Manufacturers deal with this reality by loading adsorption material, or ‘dessicant’, in the spacer bar construction of every unit. This material has one job – to bond with water molecules. The material comes in the form of beads, similar to those you find accompanying new leather and electronic products, or as a blended compound, often a black butyl or cork-like wafer.
Every Sealed Unit has a finite capacity of how much water it can hold (‘hide’). Over time, as moisture accumulates, the unit finally reaches a threshold saturation point, it becomes visible as condensation between the lites of glass (this is directly associated to the falling dew point between the panes of glass!)
In the early stages of visible failure, a mist may appear and disappear through the natural cycle of evaporation. As the saturation point is further exceeded though, the dangers begin, as moisture becomes permanent, progressively leaving deposits, stripping the insulating properties of the unit, and scarring the glass. Once scarred, the unit may not be salvageable.
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