Steps For Cleaning Double Glazed Windows And Doors

As you decide to get some more benefits added to your dwelling, you come across the concept of double glazing. You start researching about it and immediately understands that this is the biggest attributes that your home was missing till now. Because of this, till now you were facing several negativities like paying higher electricity bills, etc.

You immediately decide to get double glazed windows and doors as you’ve finally realized that the benefits of this concept are way too many than what have been recorded. The topmost advantage is that this concept makes your home really energy-efficient and through it, you start saving a good amount of money. But, this concept guarantees to work efficiently on a condition that you take a good amount of care and timely maintenance as recommended in the instruction manual. 

However, experts say that you can also use the following tips to ensure that they are cleaned to perfection and are performing optimally.

1. The first point says in this regards that you should look to use as l4ss water as possible during cleaning double glazed doors and windows or even stacking doors and windows. The reason is that too much dampness can degrade the quality of the sealant used there.

2. If you’ve got friction hinges installed, keep their tracks dirt-free and for this, you need to clean the debris prevailing on them. Of course, damp cloth could be used as it is the most effective cleaning agent in such cases.

3. You should ensure that the entire mechanism is cleaned using a damp cloth and not by lubricating it. You can also adjust the friction prevailing on the track by turning the screw. However, it should not be over-tightened as this could affect its movement.

4. Completely shun away from using, rough, dirty, abrasive or non-recommended methods or articles for cleaning the glass of stacking doors and windows.

5. According to the experts, double glazed doors and windows facing the direct exposure to nature should be cleaned more often as they get to face more beating from the nature. The very same statement applies for stacking doors and windows and the reason is also the same that they experience faster accumulation of dirt, dust, debris, etc. These all agents need timely removal because otherwise, they can affect their performance and also become a reason of their breakdown.

6. The experts recommend shunning oil and using high quality lube for lubricating the hinges and at the time of selection, it should be checked that the selected one is silicon based.

You can also bring into use, the cream cleaner as it is a stronger composition that can break stubborn dirt faster and give better results. 

• Clean the panes with the mixture of water and domestic dish-washing detergent.

• Rinse completely with clean and fresh water and wipe them dry to avoid water spots.

• Clean the screens by firstly removing them, washing on a flat clean surface, using mild detergent. 

• You need to rinse and dry them before reinstalling.

Liam Hannahis associated with EuroTech Windows, a company offering manufacturing and installing, Double Glazed Windows and Doors, Awning Windows and Double Glazed Windows