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Maintenance Tips: How to clean Single Hung Windows like a Pro
Most people are caught unawares when they are asked to point out the features of the single hung windows. The single hung windows are popular among the traditional home builders who prefer it over the conventional double hung windows. Single hung windows undergo evolution every decade with changes in home designs and concepts. As the world is moving towards total ‘Green Home Solution’, the single hung windows are just as important as the modern day Impact windows and Impact front doors.
What are single Hung Windows? The single hung windows are the ones that have only one edge of the frame attached to the sill. Only the bottom part of the window opens. This bottom part of the Single hung windows is called the detached sash. When it comes to maintenance and cleaning, the bottom sash of the single hung window tilts in making it easy to spray it with water and wipe off the dust and dirt.
How is single hung window titled? If you wish to clean your single hung window just like a professional cleaner, here’s how you can do it without a fuss. Step One: Unlock the attachments on the windows using bare hands. If the attachments are rusted, wipe it with spirit and wait for the rust to get soft. You can spray water or clean it with a cloth. Step Two: Grip the bottom sash with hands and open it till halfway. Use gloves to avoid blisters or glass shards from hurting your palms.
Step Three: Locate the catch attachments and slide the mechanism away from the frame. The catch mechanism in the single hung window Miami Dade is placed at the top of the sash for safety reasons and for more support. Step Four: Slope the sash towards your body and wipe it with clean cloth. Step Five: Reinstall the bottom sash by gently pushing the top of the sash into the catch mechanism. The single hung window is affixed when the catch holds the sash on both the sides.
Important points to be noted while cleaning: The single hung windows are provided with small holes on the exterior portion of the window frames. These are called the Weep homes. The weep homes are provided so as to allow the rain water and moisture accumulated on the single hung window to drip away. Adjust your catch mechanism so that the weep homes are open and not clogged by dirt and rust.
The single hung windows also have vent latches like the Impact windows and impact front doors to limit the opening of the windows up to a certain height. The wedge-shaped latched used in the single hung windows stop it from opening beyond two and half inches of height in most cases. This height can be adjusted.
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