Metal-plastic windows today, thanks to many advantages: reliability, unpretentiousness in maintenance, excellent heat savings, etc., have become widespread among consumers. However, in order for such a convenient, but not cheap design to last a long time, it is necessary to conduct regular technical prevention of plastic windows. This will significantly extend their service life.
In addition, at different times of the year the doors of the plastic windows must be in different positions. In summer, the window leaf should be slightly lowered for better heat exchange. In winter, the leaf should fit snugly against the window frame, so as not to let cold air into the room.
Very often plastic windows need adjustment, which must be performed in the following cases:
- mashing the leaflets;
- poor fitting of the wings to the window frame;
- change of seasons.
With this adjustment of the mechanism of plastic windows, any owner can quite cope.
Plastic windows - regulation instructions
To adjust the plastic window, you will need the simplest tools that are available in every house:
- hexagon;
- pliers;
- screwdriver;
- key-asterisk.
- To adjust the horizontal position of the window, it is necessary to open it: on the top and bottom hinges, under the decorative pads, there are special screws. To pull the sash to the frame, you need to insert the key into the socket and turn it clockwise, and in the opposite direction - if you need to move it away from the frame. Thus, the top and bottom of the window will be lowered or raised.
- Adjustment of the upper hinge should be carried out with the window open, whereas the lower hinge should be adjusted only with the window flap closed. Using the Allen key, you can move or move the leaf, thereby eliminating the skewing of the window.
- To adjust the vertical position of the window, use the same key. On the lower hinge, the cap is folded, and under it is a special screw, which should be adjusted the position of the window.
- To adjust the wings of the plastic window, you must turn the key clockwise, while the leaf will rise upward. And turning the key in the opposite direction, the flap can be lowered down.
- Consider how the adjustment of plastic windows for the winter. The degree of pressure of the plastic window is regulated by means of eccentrics, which are located on the fittings around the perimeter of the window. If you turn the handle, then these eccentrics are shifted for the so-called answering. On each of the eccentrics marked on which the degree of clamping is determined: if the dash is directed towards the street, the clamp is weak, and if the room is strong, Sometimes eccentric adjustments must be made using a wrench or pliers.
- Sometimes the handle of the plastic window starts to turn badly. Often this occurs due to the drying of the lubricant in the mechanism of the handle or because the window leaf has slackened. If the replacement of the lubricant does not correct the operation of the handle, adjust the position of the window leaf as described previously.
If the clamping mechanism is located on the frame on the hinge side, the clamp is adjusted with a screwdriver or hexagon. The degree of clamping in this case is determined by the position of the tongue on the window section: it is protruded strongly, it indicates that the window is pressed tightly to the frame.
Correctly adjusted plastic window is easy to open and close, has no gaps, and the level of clamping the doors is the same throughout the perimeter of the window. Regulate the plastic windows in a timely manner, and they will serve you for many years.