Mealting black seal inside double glazed unit.
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Mealting black seal inside double glazed unit.

by carpenter » Wed Apr 14, 2010 3:24 pm

We have installed new double glazed units in timber windows approximately twelve months ago. We now find that the black bitumine inner seal is melting in blobs on some of the units, could you please tell me if you have come accross this problem before and tell me what may have caused this to happen.

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by stoneyboy » Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:09 pm

carpenter,
If you used putty to seal in the windows then the solvents in the putty are dissolving the glazing sealant.
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by carpenter » Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:45 am

stonyboy,

Arborsealtape and a nuteral cure silicone was used to fit the units in the timber windows.

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by carpenter » Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:48 am

stoneyboy wrote:carpenter,
If you used putty to seal in the windows then the solvents in the putty are dissolving the glazing sealant.
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Arborseal tape and a nuteral cure silicone was used to fit the units into the windows.

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by stoneyboy » Sat Apr 17, 2010 3:16 pm

carpenter,
In that case the units are faulty - get the supplier in to have a look. DGUs in timber windows generally have a 5 year guarantee.
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by trond » Mon May 03, 2010 11:24 am

Google "tremco-illbruck.co.uk/celumdb/documents/Sealant_Compatibility_Bulletin_GB_10437.pdf"

Have a read of this.It's a useful and detailed document on the subject.

It's not a unit fault at all, but a silicone issue. 'neutral cure' or seeing the use of 'glazing' on it isn't a rubber stamp of suitability.. There's so many silicones now full of additives, fillers, anti-fungals etc that cause real damage to DGU's up and down the country.

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Re: Mealting black seal inside double glazed unit.

by gemmadoc » Fri Oct 14, 2011 6:42 pm

Hi. I was wondering did you ever resolve the issue of your melting seal in the units. I am having the exact same problem at the minute.

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