Ofie mfɛnsere yɛ adansi mu agyapade a ne bo yɛ den. Sɛ wobu ani gu nsiesie a wɔyɛ no daa so a, ɛnyɛ afɛfɛde a ɛyɛ fɛ ne ahoɔden ho ka nko ara na ɛka; ɛma mfiri di huammɔ ntɛmntɛm, ɛde ɔdan no mu porɔw ba, na ɛtaa ma nea ɔyɛ no tumi krataa a wɔde ma no yɛ kwa. Mpɛn pii no, afiewuranom de wɔn ho to afotu a ɛfa ahotew ho a ɛfa nneɛma nyinaa ho anaasɛ DIY a wɔde siesie nneɛma a ano yɛ den a ɛde nnuru anaa ɔhyew sɛe mfɛnsere nsɔano ne nnua a wontumi nsakra no so. Srade a wɔde ngo ayɛ a wɔde bɛhyɛ tracks so anaasɛ wɔde tint films a wɔde di gua akyi a wɔde bɛka ahwehwɛ a ɛwɔ afã abien ho no yɛ mfomso abien a abu so na ɛho ka yɛ den.
Sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔbɛma Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) ayɛ kɛse na wɔatwe nneɛma a wɔde besi ananmu a ɛho ka yɛ den no akɔ akyiri no, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ mfɛnsere siesie ho nhyehyɛe wɔ nhyehyɛe kwan so. Saa akwankyerɛ yi bubu nnuru pɔtee bi ho nhyehyɛe, nhyehyɛe mu asiane nhwehwɛmu, mmere mu nhwehwɛmu, ne mmara a emu yɛ den a ɛfa sɛnea wodi so ho na ama hardware ayɛ adwuma na ahyɛnsode ahorow no akɔ so ayɛ adwuma.
Nneɛma Titiriw a Wɔde Kɔ
Srade a Ɛnyɛ Nkitahodi: Mfa srade a wɔde ngo ayɛ (te sɛ WD-40 a wɔahyɛ da ayɛ) nni dwuma wɔ mfɛnsere akwan so da; wɔtwetwe efĩ na ɛma wɔkyere wɔn. Fa nnuru a wɔde petepete silicone so, furniture wax, anaa lithium srade fitaa di dwuma bere nyinaa a egyina hardware pɔtee no so.
Warranty Void Traps: Sɛ wɔde sini a wɔde tint ayɛ a wɔde di gua akyi gu mfɛnsere a ɛwɔ afã abien so a, ɛma ɔhyew mu mpaapaemu, bere a sɛ wɔde mfonini gu vinyl frame so anaasɛ wɔde wim tebea ho mfonini gu so a, ɛsɛe adwumayɛ ho abodwokyɛre ahorow—abien no nyinaa yɛ nea wɔn a wɔyɛ no ho adansedi krataa no yɛ kwa ntɛm ara.
Micro-Draft Detection: Mfiridwuma mu sɔhwɛ ahorow a ɛba fam (wusiw a ɛtwetwe, teyp a ɛsensɛn hɔ, honam ani a ɛyɛ nsu a ɛte nka) no hu mframa a aniwa ntumi nkɔ mu yiye ansa na akɔ soro akodu HVAC a entumi nyɛ adwuma yiye kɛse mu.
Asetra mu Ahobammɔ Gyinapɛn: Ofie mfɛnsere a ayɛ ma no nyɛ ade a ɛhyɛ abufuw ara kwa; ɛyɛ ogya ho mmara a emu yɛ den ne ntɛmpɛ a wɔde fi adi a wobu so a ɛhwehwɛ sɛ wɔteɛteɛ mu ntɛm ara.
DIY Anohyeto a Wonim: Bere a reglazing a ɛwɔ pane biako ne epoxy a wɔde nnua a ɛporɔw nketenkete asiesie no yɛ nea ɛfata DIY no, sini ahorow a mununkum wom a ɛwɔ mfɛnsere a wɔde ahwehwɛ abien ayɛ so no kyerɛ sɛ terminal seal adi huammɔ a ɛhwehwɛ sɛ wɔde animdefo sesa.
Structural Assessment & Draft Detection ma Ofie Mfɛnsere
Micro-Drafts a Wobehu a Ennni Nnwinnade Titiriw
Wɔ ahohuru bere ne osutɔbere mu no, nsonsonoe a ɛba fam wɔ dan mu/abɔnten mu no ma ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛte mframa a ɛrebɔ a ɛbɛka awɔw bere mu HVAC adesoa kɛse no nka. Wonhia mfoninitwa mfiri a ne bo yɛ den a wɔde twitwa ɔhyew ho mfonini na ama woahu baabi a nsu a ɛretu yi. Mframa a ɛkɔ so no di ɔkwan a ɛnyɛ den koraa no akyi. Sɛ wo central heating system no yɛ adwuma a, ɛsakra nhyɛso a ɛwɔ wo fie no mu no. Eyi twe abɔnten mframa a ɛyɛ nwini fa nsonsonoe nketenkete a ɛwɔ wo ofie mfɛnsere mu.
Kyerɛ akwan abiɛsa a wɔfa so sɔ hwɛ a ne bo nyɛ den na ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ kɛse de hwɛ sɛnea mframa a ɛkɔ mu no sɛe no mu kɔ akyiri. Ansa na wubefi ase no, dum wo HVAC nhyehyɛe no na to mu apon nyinaa mu na amma mframa a wɔde ayɛ adwuma no ansɛe nea efi mu ba no.
Wusiw a Ɛtwetwe Sɔhwɛ: Sɔ aduhuam dua anaasɛ fa nsu a ɛyɛ hyew ketewaa bi kura nhama a wɔato mu anoano. Fa brɛoo twa casing no ho hyia. Hwɛ vapor trail no yiye. Sɛ wusiw adum a ɛda hɔ no sɛe mpofirim a ɛkɔ soro no kyerɛ sɛ mframa a ɛretu a ɛretu denneennen atwa wim tebea no.
Ɔkwan a Wɔfa so Fa Teyp a Wɔde Asɛn So: Twitwa tissue paper a emu yɛ hare anaa painter’s tape a ɛnyɛ den. Fa sɛn baabi a wosusuw sɛ ɛwɔ mfɛnsere no mu, na fa soro ano nkutoo kura mu. Hwɛ strip no so sɛ ɛrehuruhuruw wɔ anifere kwan so a ɛnam mframa a aniwa nhu a ɛpia fa sash joints no mu nti.
Wet Skin Sensitivity Check: Fa nsu a ɛyɛ hyew hyehyɛ wo nsa. Fa wo honam ani a ɛyɛ nwini no tu mmirika nkakrankakra wɔ baabi a ɛbɛn frame no nhama. Nsu no ma wo nkate a wode ka wo ho no yɛ kɛse, na ɛma wote nwini a ɛyɛ nwini nka fi mframa nketenkete a anka honam ani a ɛyɛ kusuu no hwere koraa no mu.
Nsonsonoe a ɛda Component Wear ne Structural Hazards ntam
Wo mfɛnsere mu nneɛma no yɛ adwuma sɛ nhyehyɛe a wɔde bɔ kɔkɔ ntɛm ma ofie no nyinaa. Sɛ wuhu nea ɛde sintɔ bi ba ntini a, ɛmma wuntumi mfa nneɛma a ɛwɔ soro bedi dwuma wɔ nhyehyɛe mu nhyehyɛe mu ɔhaw ahorow ho. Ɛsɛ sɛ wohwehwɛ diagnostic nodes pɔtee bi mu na ama woahu sɛnea asɛm no mu yɛ den.
Diagonal Cracks: Hwɛ drywall a atwa frame no ho ahyia no yiye. Mpaapaemu a ɛyɛ diagonal a efi soro anaa ase ntwea so hyerɛn kɔ abɔnten no ntaa nkyerɛ sɛ mfɛnsere bi asɛe. Wɔkyerɛ sɛ fapem no resi hɔ anaasɛ ɛresakra. Bere a fapem no kɔ soro no, ɛkyinkyim nnua a wɔde ayɛ ɔfasu no ma ɛyɛ ahinanan. Eyi hyɛ mfɛnsere no mu ma ɛyɛ parallelogram, na ɛma nhama no kyekyere na drywall no tetew. Eyi hwehwɛ sɛ wɔyɛ adansi ho mfiridwumayɛfo, na ɛnyɛ sɛ wobesiesie mfɛnsere.
Emergency Egress Failures: Mfɛnsere a ayɛ basaa anaasɛ ɛyɛ friction kɛse no hwehwɛ sɛ wɔhwɛ so ntɛm ara. Mfɛnsere a wɔayɛ ho adwini a wɔato mu anaasɛ wɔde friction akyekyere no di ogya ahobammɔ gyinapɛn ahorow a emu yɛ den sɛ akwan a wɔfa so guan no huammɔ. Adansi ho mmara hyɛ sɛ wɔmfa ahwehwɛde pɔtee bi a emu da hɔ a wobue mpa mu. Sɛ wuntumi mfa ahoɔden kakraa bi mmue ase sash no a, ɛsɛ sɛ wuyi paint a ɛboro so no, wobɔ nnua no plane, anaasɛ wosesa tension balances no ntɛm ara.
Cloudy Films (Condensation Between Panes): Hwɛ ahwehwɛ no mu yiye. Nneɛma fitaa a ɛte sɛ nufusu a ɛwɔ dual-pane insulating glass units (IGUs) mu no kyerɛ sɛ hermetic seal no adi nkogu. Argon mframa a ɛbɔ ho ban no aguan, na silica desiccant a wɔde asie spacer bar no mu no adu nsu a ɛdɔɔso sen biara. Wontumi nsiesie eyi. Ɛhwehwɛ sɛ wɔde glazier sesa ahwehwɛ anaa unit no koraa.
Nhwehwɛmu ne Popa 'Weep Hole' Drainage System no
Nnɛyi mfɛnsere a ɛtwetwe nneɛma no wɔ nsu a wɔde fa mu a wɔaka abom. Eyinom wɔ ntokuru a wɔde su a ɛwɔ abɔnten mfɛnsere nnua ase. Wɔn a wɔyɛ nneɛma no yɛ saa nsu kwan pɔtee yi ma ɛbɛyɛ vinyl ne aluminum sliders na ama osutɔ nsu afi akwan no so, na amma nsu antumi aboaboa ano na ankɔhyɛn mu sill no so.
Nhyehyɛe yi a wɔbɛhwɛ so no hwehwɛ sɛ wɔyɛ no pɛpɛɛpɛ. Bere kɔ so no, nkoekoemmoa a wɔawuwu, pine nnade, ne wim efĩ siw nsuten teateaa yi mu. Kyerɛ wɔn a wɔde di dwuma no sɛ wɔmfa toa mu brɔs ketewaa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw anaa mframa a wɔahyɛ no den a ɛpae a wɔde wɔn ani asi so no nyi nneɛma a asɛe no ho. Bɔ kɔkɔ kɛse wɔ dade nhama a ɛyɛ den anaa atade a wɔde sɛn atade a wɔde hyɛ mu denneennen ho. Ɛnyɛ den sɛ dade nnwinnade a ano yɛ nnam betumi ayi abɔnten so flapper valves ne baffles a ɛyɛ mmerɛw a wɔde asie frame no mu a wɔayɛ sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a osu a mframa de ba no ankɔ akyi ankɔ ofie no mu no afi hɔ anaasɛ abubu.
Nneɛma a Wɔde Yɛ Ahotew ne Nnuru Ho Nhyehyɛe
Safe Handling ne Glass Cleaning Mfiridwuma
Sɛ wɔhohoro nneɛma mu kɔ akyiri a, ɛhwehwɛ sɛ wɔde mfiri di ho dwuma yiye. Sɛ wodi ahwehwɛ a emu yɛ duru ho dwuma yiye a, ɛma hardware sɛe na ɛma obi pira. Di adwumayɛ ho nhyehyɛe pɔtee a egyina wo mfɛnsere pɔtee no so akyi.
Sɛ wopɛ ntade a ɛdannan kɔ mu a, kyerɛ wɔn a wɔde di dwuma no sɛ wonni kan nhohoro akyi anoano no ho ansa na wɔadan akɔ track no mu koraa. Eyi mma efĩ a efi abɔnten frame no mu no ntɔ mfiri a ɛwɔ track no mu no mu. Fa sash no si fam brɛoo na woakwati sɛ wobɛpaapae pivot mpaboa no mu. Sɛ wopɛ variants a wɔde sɛn pɛnkoro a, kyerɛkyerɛ sɛnea wobɛma sash no ayɛ anim kakra de atew spring balances no mu na ama woayi afi hɔ dwoodwoo. Fa sash a wɔayi afi hɔ no to baabi a ɛyɛ mmerɛw bere nyinaa. Sɛ wohohoro abɔso a emu yɛ duru ho bere a wokari pɛ wɔ ne ntwea so a, ɛde nhyɛso kɛse a ɛyɛ diagonal ba ahwehwɛ no so, na ɛde asiane ba sɛ adwennwen bɛpaapae mpofirim.
Vinyl ne Fiberglass Frame a Wɔde Di Dwuma
Vinyl ne fiberglass hwehwɛ sɛ wodi nnuru so denneennen. Sɛ wɔde abrasive scouring pads di dwuma a, ɛde micro-scratches ba soro, na ɛkyere efĩ daa. Sɛ wɔde ahwehwɛ a wɔde tew nneɛma ho a ammonia gu so a, ɛsɛe nneɛma a wɔde kata so a UV ntumi nkɔ mu a wɔde ahyɛ adwumayɛbea hɔ no denneennen. Bere kɔ so no, ammonia ma vinyl nnua no yɛ mmerɛw, ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ, na ɛpaapae wɔ ɔhyew a ɛtrɛw mu.
Bata samina a ɛnyɛ den a ɛnyɛ nea wɔde hohoro nneɛma ho ne nsu a ɛyɛ hyew a wɔde afra ho denneennen na ama frame no atra hɔ akyɛ. Si so dua sɛ mfonini a wɔyɛ wɔ vinyl nnua so no sɛe ɔhyew ntrɛwmu a wotumi gyina ano. Vinyl trɛw na ɛtwetwe kɛse bere a ɔhyew sesa no. Mfonini a ɛyɛ tumm twetwe owia mu hyew a ɛboro so, na ɛma vinyl no twitwiw kɔ akyiri sen nea wɔayɛ no. Sɛ wosakra nea wɔde awie no a, ɛma nea ɔyɛe no tumi krataa no yɛ kwa ntɛm ara.
Wim Tebea Ho Banbɔ a Ɛyɛ Den ma Aluminium Mfɛnsere
Aluminium nnua a wɔde yɛ nneɛma no hia sɛ wɔhwɛ so yiye, titiriw wɔ mpoano mmeae. Nnwuma mu abenfoɔ gye '10 air mile' mmara no tom. Afie a ɛwɔ po no ho akwansin 10 no hyia nkyene mframa a ɛporɔw ntɛmntɛm. Nkyene a ɛwɔ mframa mu no nam galvanic corrosion so tow hyɛ dade a wonwiei anaasɛ asɛe so denneennen.
Nea ɛbɛyɛ na mpoano asɛe no so atew no, ka nhyehyɛe a wɔde bɛhyɛ kar mu wax a ɛyɛ papa (kar wax) wɔ abɔnten aluminium nnua no ho asɛm kɔ akyiri. Eyi ma wonya akwanside a ɛtra hɔ kyɛ, a wɔde bɔ afɔre a ɛbɔ ho ban fi nkyene a ɛyɛ nwini ho. Fa wax no gu so mprenu afe biara na ama ayɛ adwuma yiye. Kamfo kyerɛ sɛ wɔde dade aboa nhoma a ɛyɛ fɛ yiye kamfo kyerɛ denneennen ma wɔde asi wɔn ani so sɛ wobeyi pitting anaa oxidation a ɛwɔ hɔ dedaw no afi hɔ. Fa zinc-chromate primer a wɔayɛ ama aluminium a ɛda hɔ kwa titiriw no petepete so brɛoo na ama dade no ayɛ mmerɛw ansa na woasan de ahyɛ mu.
Wood Frame Mildew a Wɔtu Fi hɔ ne Nea Wɔsan Yɛ
Nnua a wɔde ayɛ nneɛma ma nneɛma a ɛbɔ ho ban yiye nanso ɛhwehwɛ sɛ wɔde asetra mu ahwehwɛde a emu yɛ den di dwuma. Fa si hɔ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔsan de paint gu fie mfɛnsere a wɔde nnua ayɛ so anaasɛ wɔsan to mu mfe 5 biara na amma ansɛe a wontumi nsakra. Nsu a ɛkɔ mu ntɛmntɛm no ma fungal nyin na ɛma ne nhyehyɛe sɛe.
Sɛ woreko atia nneɛma a nkwa wom nyin a emu yɛ den a, fa nnuru a wɔayɛ no pɛpɛɛpɛ di dwuma. Hyɛ ahobammɔ nneɛma, a nsateaa a nnuru ntumi nkɔ mu ne ahwehwɛ a wɔde petepete nsu mu ka ho. Bɔ kɔkɔ wɔ atirimɔden a wɔde popa nnua no nhama a ɛtetew nnua nhama a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no mu na ɛma ɛyɛ abon a ɛtwetwe nsu pii no ho.
Abɔnten so Nsuo a Wɔtu: Fa aduru a wɔde hohoro nneɛma a wɔde powder ayɛ kuruwa 1/3 + Trisodium Phosphate (TSP) kuruwa 2/3 + ofie bleach lita 1 + nsuo lita 3 fra. Fa abɔde mu bristle brush fa aduru no gu so yiye. Ma ɛntra hɔ simma 15 na ekum mmoawa no, afei fa hose a ɛnyɛ den hohoro mu brɛoo.
Nnua Nsuo a Wɔde Yi Nkekae: Fa oxalic acid nkaribo 2 gu nsuo a ɛyɛ hyew ounces 8 mu. Fa saa aduru a ɛma ɛyɛ fitaa yi gu nnua a wonwiei a ɛho ayɛ fĩ so. Acid no ne dade a ɛwɔ dua no mu no yɛ adwuma wɔ nnuru mu ma ɛma nsu agyiraehyɛde a ɛyɛ tumm no so. Fa baking soda solution ma beae no nyɛ nea ɛnyɛ hwee ansa na wode anhwea ahyɛ mu na woasan akata so.
Nsɔano ne Wim Tebea a Wɔde Siw ano: Nneɛma a Ɛfata a Wɔpaw
Mmara Titiriw: Wim Tebea a Wɔyɛ ne Caulking
Afiewuranom taa ma weatherstripping ne caulking a wɔde di dwuma no yɛ basaa. Nneɛma a ɛnteɛ a wɔde di dwuma no sɛe adwumayɛ. Kyerɛkyerɛ categorical hye a ɛyɛ katee no mu. Weatherstripping yɛ nea wɔde yɛ nneɛma a ɛkɔ baabiara, a wotumi de di dwuma te sɛ sashes ne sliding tracks nkutoo. Caulking yɛ nea wɔde yɛ nkwaa a egyina hɔ pintinn, te sɛ baabi a frame no hyia abɔnten ɔfasu nhyiam no nkutoo.
Ka no pefee sɛ mfonini a wɔyɛ wɔ weatherstripping anaa hardware a ɛkɔ baabiara so no sɛe nsɔano no. Paint ma gaskets a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no yɛ den, ɛma ɛbata ho, na ɛtetew weatherstripping no mu bere a wohyɛ sash no ma wobue no. Wɔayi nneɛma a ɛsɛe nneɛma a wɔde paint ayɛ afã horow a ɛkeka ne ho no afi nea ɔyɛe no sintɔ ho adansedi krataa mu pefee.
Sealants ne Weatherstripping Ahorow a Wɔyɛ Ho Nhwehwɛmu
Sɛ wopaw nneɛma a ɛfata a, ɛno na ɛkyerɛ bere tenten a wode besiesie. Fa nkyerɛkyerɛmu pon a edidi so yi di dwuma na fa nnuru a ɛwɔ mu no ne beae a ɛfata a wɔde di dwuma no hyia.
| Nneɛma a Wɔde Yɛ Adwuma Ɔkwan | pɔtee | Nnuru Su a Ɛyɛ Fɛ | a Wɔde Di Dwuma Beae |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caulking (Nkwaa a Ɛyɛ Den) . | Silicone a wɔde yɛ adwuma | Nsu ntumi nkɔ mu kɛse, ɛtumi yɛ nsakraeɛ kɛseɛ, mpɛn pii no wɔmfa paint ntumi nkɔ mu. | Nneɛma a ɛnyɛ porous (ahwehwɛ, dade, abɔnten vinyl frames). |
| Acrylic Latex a wɔde yɛ nneɛma | Nsuo a wɔde tew ho, ɛnyɛ den sɛ wɔde adwinnade bɛyɛ, wotumi de paint gu so koraa. | Nnua a wɔde ayɛ dan no mu, drywall seams, ne painted trims. | |
| Polyurethane a wɔde yɛ nneɛma | Maximum adhesion, a ɛko tia UV a ɛsɛe ade kɛse. | Abɔnten so mmeae a ɛyɛ den, abo a wɔde ayɛ, ne birikisi a wɔde ayɛ nkwaa. | |
| Weatherstripping (Akwaa a Ɛtu) . | V-Nsɔano (Tension Nsɔano) . | Polypropylene a ɛyɛ den yiye, ɛbobɔw ma ɛyɛ akwanside a ɛyɛ den a ɛtwetwe. | Sliding friction zones a ɛwɔ mfɛnsere a wɔde asɛn so abien no mu. |
| Dade a Wɔde Yɛ Ntama (Kɔbere/Kɔbere) . | Ɔkwan a ɛtra hɔ kyɛ sen biara, di mfiri nhyɛso ho dwuma daa. | Nsɔano mfiri a wɔde yɛ nnua casement hinge ne anoano. | |
| Foam Teapɔn (EPDM/Neoprene) a wɔde yɛ nneɛma . | Ne bo nyɛ den, ɛnyɛ den sɛ ɛbɛpiapia, nanso ɛhwehwɛ sɛ wɔtaa sesa. | Ntrɛwmu a ɛnkɔ so daa anaasɛ sash ase a akyeakyea kakra. |
Foam Trap a Ɛretrɛw wɔ Window Insulation mu
DIY insulation projects taa hyia foam afiri a ɛretrɛw no. Di DIY mfomso a ɛtaa ba a ɛne sɛ wode polyurethane spray foam a ɛyɛ gyinapɛn, a ɛtrɛw kɛse bɛhyɛ frame mu ntam kwan a emu dɔ mu ma dodo no ho dwuma. Bere a saa ahurututu a ɛwɔ nkwammoaa a wɔatoto mu a wɔahyɛ da ayɛ yi sa no, ɛtrɛw kɛse wɔ exothermic mu. Ɛde nhyɛso kɛse a ɛtrɛw ba nneɛma a atwa ho ahyia no so.
Saa nhyɛso a wontumi nni so yi betumi abɔ mfɛnsere mu abon daa. Sɛ nnua no kotow kɔ mu nsateakwaa nkyem awotwe mpo a, nhama no kyekyere daa na entumi nyɛ adwuma. Nea ɛbɛyɛ na asiane yi so atew no, tɔ foam a ɛntrɛw pii a wɔakyerɛw so titiriw ama mfɛnsere ne apon nkutoo. Fa hyɛ abura no mu fã bi pɛ. Ma foam no nsa koraa, fa sekan a ano yɛ nnam a wɔde di dwuma twitwa no, na fa nnua a wɔde hyɛ mu anaasɛ abɔnten so caulk kata baabi a wɔabue no so na abɔ ho ban na UV ansɛe no.
Hardware Lubrication ne Nneɛma a Ɛkeka ne Ho a Wɔhwɛ So
Asiane a Ɛwɔ Nnuru a Wɔde Srade Ngo Mu Mu
Srade a ɛnteɛ a wɔde gu so no sɛe mfiri a ɛtwetwe nneɛma no. Kyerɛkyerɛ nea enti a ngo a ɛhyɛn mu a wɔahyɛ da ayɛ no yɛ asiane ma mfɛnsere akwan mu. Nnuru a wɔde siw ano te sɛ WD-40 a wɔde di dwuma wɔ amanne kwan so no yɛ hyew ntɛmntɛm, na ɛma ngo a ɛwɔ abo mu a ɛyɛ nnam na ɛyɛ nnam.
Saa nkae yi yɛ adwuma sɛ magnet a ano yɛ den ma mfutuma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia, afieboa ti nhwi, ne mframa mu akisikuru. Wɔ asram kakraa bi mu no, ngo ne nneɛma a asɛe no fra ma ɛyɛ nsu a ɛyɛ fĩ a ɛyɛ mmerɛw. Saa nsu a ɛyɛ fĩ yi yam plastic a wɔde twitwiw nneɛma a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no gu fam na awiei koraa no, ɛkyere mfɛnsere no koraa. Nnwumakuw no gyinapɛn hyɛ sɛ wɔmfa srade a wɔde petepete so a egyina silicone a ɛyɛ dry so nni dwuma denneennen mma vinyl ne dade akwan a wɔahyɛ da ayɛ. Silicone a ɛyɛ dry gyaw polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film a ɛyɛ mmerɛw na ɛyɛ ketewaa bi a ɛpam nsu a ɛtwetwe nsu a ɛsɛe ade.
Hardware Nsiesiei Nhyehyɛe Pɔtee
Bere a wɔreyɛ oprehyɛn no ofie mfɛnsere a wɔde mfiri afã horow a ɛyɛ den ahyɛ mu no, ɛsɛ sɛ wode srade ho nhyehyɛe no hyia hardware nhyehyɛe pɔtee no na amma ansɛe ntɛm.
Casement Windows (Roto-Gear/Cranks): Casement cranks di mfiri torque a ɛho hia ho dwuma. Kamfo kyerɛ sɛ fa lithium srade fitaa bɛhyɛ mu gya ahorow no so tẽẽ afe biara. Fa silicone a ɛyɛ dry spray di dwuma wɔ dade hinge ne snubber interlocks a ɛda adi no so. Ɛsɛ sɛ wode suban mu nteɛso a ɛho hia nso di dwuma. Sɛ wobɔ nsa no boro so bere a woretwe sash no ato mu a, ɛmma wim tebea nsɔw no denneennen. Ɛde nsiyɛ yi zinc a ɛyɛ mmerɛw a ɛwɔ mu gya afiri no fi hɔ, na ɛhwehwɛ sɛ nea ɔde di dwuma no sesa a ne bo yɛ den.
Mfɛnsere a Wɔde Asɛn Mmienu: Nnua anaa vinyl nhama dedaw taa bata wɔn jamb soafo no mu esiane akasakasa nti. Wɔ nnua anaa vinyl jamb soa a ɛyɛ nnam ho no, kamfo kyerɛ sɛ siesie nsu a ɛtwetwe no yiye na yi efĩ dedaw no mfi hɔ. Fa furniture wax a emu yɛ hare na ɛyɛ mpo gu tracks no so. Fa ntama a ɛho tew buff wax a ɛboro so no na amma friction buildup na asan de smooth upward gliding action aba.
Condensation Management ne Ɔhyew Adwennwen Ho Asiane
Nsuo a Ɛwɔ Mfinimfini Mu Nteaseɛ ne Nea Wɔhwɛ so
Awɔw bere mu mfɛnsere mu nsu a ɛyɛ nwini ma afiewuranom pii bɔ hu, nanso ɛsɛ sɛ wuyi nsu a ɛboaboa ano wɔ dan no mu no fi hɔ. Kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ ɛntaa nkyerɛ sɛ mfɛnsere bi asɛe. Mmom no, nnɛyi afie a mframa ntumi nkɔ mu no twe adwene si adan ho nkrataa a wɔatoto mu so kɛse. Saa adansi yi kyere nsu pii wɔ atrae no mu. Abusua a emufo yɛ baanan nam ahome, aduannoa, ne aguaree so ma nsu bɛyɛ lita 5.5 da biara.
Sɛ mframa a ɛyɛ hyew a nsu wom yi bɔ ahwehwɛ a ɛyɛ nwini no ani a, edu baabi a obosu wom na ɛyɛ nwini ma ɛbɛyɛ nsu a ɛyɛ nsu. Condensation a ɛkyɛ no ma TCO asotwe atitiriw ba. Ɛtwetwe mfutuma, ɛwo nsunsu tuntum a awuduru wom, na ɛporɔw nnua a ɛwɔ mu no ntɛmntɛm. Tu fo sɛ hwɛ dan mu nsuo a ɛyɛ nwini a ɛyɛ katee wɔ 25% kɔsi 50% ntam wɔ awɔberɛ asram mu na wɔasiw saa nipadua mu adeyɛ yi ano.
Ka suban mu nsakrae a ɛnyɛ den a wɔbɛyɛ de adi da biara da suban a wɔde brɛ ɔhaw ase no ho asɛm kɔ akyiri:
Anyɛ yiye koraa no, fa aguaree mframa a wɔde yi mframa gu mu no tu mmirika simma 20 bere a woaguare awie no na ama nsu a ɛyɛ hyew no afi hɔ.
Fa nkuku ano akataso di dwuma bere nyinaa bere a worenoa nsu anaasɛ worenoa aduan a wɔayam no.
Bue ogya dan mu damper no kakra na ama mframa a ɛyɛ nwini a akyea no atumi afa afiri a wɔde sɔ gya no mu akɔ soro.
Yi mfɛnsere a ɛwɔ mu no fi hɔ wɔ awɔw bere a emu dɔ mu. Screens kyere mframa a awu a ɛwɔ ahwehwɛ no so, na ɛmma dan mu mframa a ɛyɛ hyew ntumi nkɔ na ɛma emu nsuo dan nsukyenee a ɛyɛ den wɔ ahwehwɛ no so.
Asiane a Ɛwɔ Tint Film a Ɛwɔ Nneɛma Abien Ho
Afiewuranom a wɔrehwehwɛ sɛ wɔbɛtew ahohuru bere mu onwini ho ka so no taa bɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛyɛ DIY tinting. Bɔ wɔn a wɔde di dwuma no kɔkɔ sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde owia ahoɔden anaa mfɛnsere mu sini a wɔayɛ no fɛfɛɛfɛ kɛse bɛhyɛ afie mfɛnsere a ɛwɔ afã abien no mu. Saa a wobɛyɛ no ma wonya awerɛhyem sɛ wobedi mmara so.
Kyerɛkyerɛ abɔde mu nneɛma a ɛhyɛ ase no mu. Saa sini ahorow a wɔtɔn akyi yi ma ahwehwɛ a ɛwɔ mu no twetwe owia ahoɔden a wɔde kyerɛ kwan kɛse sen sɛ ɛbɛda adi. Eyi ma mframa a ɛbɔ ho ban a wɔatoto mu wɔ nnua no ntam no yɛ hyew kɛse. Ɔhyew a ɛkyere no ma ɔhyew mu nhyɛso a ɛpaapae—ɔhyew mu mpaapaemu akɛse a ɛyɛ nsensanee a ɛtu fa ahwehwɛ no so. Bio nso, nhyɛso a ɛtra so no bɔ hermetic perimeter seal no fi hɔ. Esiane sɛ wonim asiane yi wɔ amansan nyinaa mu wɔ adwumayɛkuw no mu nti, sɛ wɔde sini ahorow a wɔde tint a wɔtɔn akyi di dwuma wɔ ahwehwɛ a wɔde siw mframa ano a, wɔn a wɔyɛ nneɛma no tow tumi krataa nyinaa mu pefee.
Afe Anan Ofie Mfɛnsere Siesie Kalenda
Ahohuru Bere & Awɔw Bere mu Protocols
Nsiesiei a wɔyɛ no ntɛm hwehwɛ sɛ wodi nhyehyɛe a wɔyɛ no afe abien biara so na wɔasiw ɔsɛe a ɛbɛboaboa ano wɔ mmere bi mu no ano. Ahohuru bere mu nhwehwɛmu twe adwene si abɔnten so nnua a wɔhwɛ so yiye sɛ ebia awɔw bere mu nsukyenee asɛe anaa. Hwɛ frame no ase na yi nsuo ntokuru nyinaa fi nneɛma a aboaboa ano no mu. Hwɛ fapem no nhama a ɛwɔ sill no ase no mu sɛ ebia drywall no mu mpaapaemu a ɛyɛ diagonal. Fa samina a ɛnyɛ ammonia a ɛyɛ mmerɛw hohoro abɔnten nnua no yiye na ama awɔw bere mu nkyene ne ɔkwan so efĩ afi hɔ.
Wɔ awɔw bere mu no, fa w’adwene si mframa a wɔde fa mu ne ɔhyew a wɔde di dwuma so. Hwɛ sɛ wɔabɔ abɔnten so ntama nyinaa yiye na amma nkoekoemmoa ankɔ mu. Hwɛ abɔnten so nneɛma a UV ntumi nkɔ mu no mu hwɛ sɛ ebia sɛnkyerɛnne biara nni ho sɛ ɛrepaapae anaasɛ ɛrepaapae esiane owia a ano yɛ den nti. Awiei koraa no, fa silicone spray a ɛyɛ dry sra wo casement hinge ahorow no mu na ama woadi ahohuru bere mu mframa a ɛkɔ soro da biara da adwumayɛ mu adesoa a ɛkɔ soro no ho dwuma.
Fall & Winter Ahobammɔ
Wo asehwe nhyehyɛe no kyerɛ wo awɔw bere mu ahoɔden ho ka. Yɛ wusiw ne teyp draft sɔhwɛ ahorow no wɔ osutɔbere awiei ansa na awɔw a ɛyɛ nwini no adu. Fa weatherstripping a ɛyɛ mmerɛw na wɔahyɛ no den (te sɛ V-seals anaa foam tape) a sɛ mia so a ɛnsan mfi akyi bio no si ananmu. San fa polyurethane sealant a ɛyɛ abɔnten so caulk fixed exterior frame gaps di dwuma na ama ɔhyew adesoa a ɛreba no akɔ fam na wɔasiw mframa a ɛbɔ ano.
Awɔw bere hwehwɛ sɛ wɔkɔ so hwɛ sɛnea nsu a ɛyɛ nwini no so. Yi emu ntama nyinaa na ama mframa akɔ ahwehwɛ no so. Fa mframa a wɔde yi mframa fi mu anaa mfiri a wɔde yi nsu fi fie nyinaa mu di dwuma denneennen di dan mu nsu a ɛyɛ nwini ho dwuma. Kɔ so fa microfiber mpopaho popa mfɛnsere mu nsu a emu yɛ duru anɔpa na amma nsunsu mu mmoawa annye ntini wɔ mfɛnsere no so.
DIY vs. Adwumayɛfoɔ a Wɔde Wɔn Ho Hyehyɛ Mu: Escalation Framework
Nnwinnade a Ɛho Hia a Wɔde Siesie Ofie Mfɛnsere So
Ahosiesie a ɛfata ma nsiesie a edi mu no tetew mfomso ahorow a ɛho ka yɛ den ho. Kyerɛkyerɛ nneɛma a wɔhwehwɛ ma ofie wura a ɔyɛ aniberesɛm na ama watumi adi saa nhyehyɛe ahorow yi ho dwuma yiye. Fa anammɔn antweri a ɛyɛ den bɔ ho ban na ama woadu transom ahorow a ɛkorɔn ho dwoodwoo. Fa tuo a ɛyɛ papa a ɛtwetwe nsu a ɛtwetwe nsu ne sekan a ano yɛ nnam a wɔde di dwuma sie wo nsam na ama woayi ade a wɔde hyɛ mu no afi hɔ. Fa epoxy nnua a wɔde ahyɛ mu ma a ɛwɔ afã abien sie ma wosiesie porɔwee wɔ mpɔtam hɔ. Awiei koraa no, fa PPE a ɛfata: ahobammɔ ahwehwɛ a ɛyɛ ahyɛde ne ɔhome akataso a NIOSH apene so na ama woayi organic nsunsu afi hɔ a ahobammɔ wom.
Ahobammɔ DIY Nsiesiei Thresholds
Afiewuranom betumi adi nsiesie ho nnwuma pii ho dwuma dwoodwoo sɛ wɔkyerɛ obu ma wɔn anohyeto ahorow a. Nnwuma a ɛfata a ofie wura yɛ ne sɛ wɔbɛyɛ sɔhwɛ ahorow a wɔde hu sɛnea mframa a ɛbɔ wɔ bere biara mu, ntokuru a wɔsu a asiw no a wobeyi afi hɔ, na wɔayɛ nhyehyɛe a ɛfata a wɔde sra silicone srade mu. Wubetumi adi screen patching ne epoxy wood fillers a wode bɛhyɛ nnua nketenkete a ɛporɔw wɔ sills (titiriw mmeae a ne kɛse sua sen nsateakwaa 2) ho dwuma ntɛm. Reglazing compound titiriw a wɔde bedi dwuma de abɔ ahwehwɛ a ɛwɔ pane biako a apaapae no ho ban no da so ara yɛ adwuma a ɛfata kɛse ma wɔn a wɔn ho akokwaw sɛ wɔn ani gye DIY ho a wonim putty nnade ne mmeae a wɔde ahwehwɛ yɛ no.
Gyinabea a Ɛyɛ Den ma Adwumayɛfo a Wɔyɛ Apam
Ɛsɛ sɛ wuhu bere a ɔhaw bi boro DIY parameters a ahobammɔ wom so. Sɛ wɔbɔ mmɔden sɛ wobesiesie saa nneɛma yi a, ɛde nkwa ahobammɔ ho asiane ba anaasɛ ɛma wonya bɔhyɛ sɛ adan no agyapade asɛe. Bu escalation framework a ɛfa saa tebea abiɛsa yi ho.
Asiane a Ɛwɔ Lead Paint a Wɔyɛe Ansa na 1978 reba: Sɛ wɔpopa, wɔde anhwea gu mu, anaasɛ wɔde ɔhyew tuo gu paint a wɔde yiyi afie mfɛnsere a wɔayɛ no tete no so no de ntini mu asiane a emu yɛ den ba. Agyapade a wosisii ansa na 1978 reba no hwehwɛ sɛ wɔyɛ kɔbere sɔhwɛ a EPA agye atom ne adwumayɛfo a wɔyɛ adwumaden ho nhyehyɛe a emu yɛ den a wɔde bɛtew so na ama mfutuma a awuduru wom akɔ mu.
Nwansena a Ɛtrɛw: Fungal anaa nsunsu tuntum a enyin a ɛkata bɛboro anammɔn 10 ahinanan a ɛtoatoa so no boro anohyeto a wɔtaa de tew ho a wɔde gu nipadua no so no so. Ɛhwehwɛ sɛ animdefo siesie nneɛma na wɔde nhyɛso a enye siw ano na amma nsunsu mu mmoawa ankɔ HVAC nhyehyɛe a ɛwɔ mfinimfini no mu na wɔagu ho fĩ.
IGU huammɔdi: Mununkum, sum kabii, anaa nsu a ɛyɛ nwini biara a ɛba mfɛnsere a wɔde ahwehwɛ abien ayɛ no ntam tẽẽ no hwehwɛ sɛ adwumayɛfo de wɔn adwene si so. Ɛsɛ sɛ glazier a ɔwɔ adansedi krataa kra sɛnea wɔpɛ na ɔde ahwehwɛ foforo a wɔde ahyɛ mu anaasɛ sash a wɔde besi ananmu koraa si hɔ na ama wɔasan de ahwehwɛ a ɛbɔ ho ban no aba.
Awie
Ofie mfɛnsere a wɔbɛhwɛ so no yɛ adeyɛ a ɛho hia wɔ agyapade a wɔde siw ano mu. Nsonsonoe a ɛda mfɛnsere a ɛtra hɔ mfe 15 ne mfe 30 ntam no ba fam wɔ nnuru a wɔde tew nneɛma ho a ɛkɔ so daa, srade a wɔde sra hardware so yiye, ne nsu a wɔde di dwuma ntɛm so. Saa nhyehyeɛ yi a wode bedi dwuma no hwɛ ma adwumayɛ yɛ yie a ɛkorɔn berɛ a ɛbɔ w’agyapadeɛ boɔ ne warranty coverage ho ban.
Yɛ nhyehyɛe sɛ wɔbɛyɛ draft ne weep-hole audit a ɛkɔ akyiri dapɛn awiei yi de ahu mmeae a edi nkogu ntɛm ara.
Tɔ nneɛma a ɛfata a wɔde siesie, titiriw silicone a wɔde petepete so a ɛyɛ dry, nneɛma a ɛnyɛ ammonia a wɔde tew nneɛma ho, ne mfɛnsere mu foam a ɛntrɛw pii.
Hwɛ w’akyi nnua no nkwaa a atwa ho ahyia no mu na sesa caulking biara a ɛpaapae anaasɛ ɛrepaapae no ntɛm ara na ama nsu a ɛwɔ mu no asie.
Sɛ wuhu sɛ fapem no sesa (diagonal mpaapaemu) anaasɛ hermetic seal adi huammɔ (cloudy panes) a, kɔ ɔdansi ho mfiridwumayɛfo a ɔwɔ tumi krataa anaa adwumayɛfo a wɔsesa mfɛnsere no nkyɛn ntɛm ara.
FAQ
Asɛmmisa: Mpɛn ahe na ɛsɛ sɛ mesan kɔ me fie mfɛnsere mu?
A: Mpɛn pii no, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔsesa caulking mfe 5 kosi 10 biara, anaasɛ ntɛm ara sɛ wuhu sɛ ɛrepaapae, apaapae, anaasɛ wote nka sɛ mframa retwa abɔnten so nnua a wɔahyɛ da ayɛ no ho ahyia a. Sɛ wɔsesa no ntɛm a, ɛmma nsu ntumi nkɔ ɔfasu no mu na ɛmma nnua no porɔw.
Asɛmmisa: Dɛn nti na me fie mfɛnsere a ɛwɔ afã abien no yɛ mununkum na mɛyɛ dɛn asiesie?
A: Mununkum kyerɛ sɛ hermetic seal no adi nkogu na nsu akɔhyɛn ahunmu a ɛda ahwehwɛ no ntam no mu. Wontumi nsiesie; ɛsɛ sɛ obi a onim adwuma yiye sesa ahwehwɛ anaa mfɛnsere no na ama wɔatumi asan ahu na wɔabɔ ho ban.
Asɛmmisa: So metumi de WD-40 adi dwuma wɔ me mfɛnsere akwan so?
A: Dabi, srade a wɔde ngo ayɛ a wɔtaa de di dwuma no twetwe efĩ ne nneɛma a asɛe, na ɛma nsu a ɛyɛ fĩ a awiei koraa no ɛbɛma kwan no ayɛ basaa. Fa srade a ɛyɛ dry silicone anaasɛ furniture wax di dwuma bere nyinaa a egyina adwinnade no so na ama woahwɛ ahu sɛ ɛyɛ adwuma yiye na ɛho tew.
Asɛmmisa: So sɛ meyɛ me fie mfɛnsere a wɔde vinyl ayɛ ho adwini a, ɛma warranty no yɛ kwa?
A: Yiw. Paint ntumi nkɔ vinyl ho yiye, ɛsakra sɛnea frame no twetwe ɔhyew (ebetumi ama ayɛ warping), na ɛsakra adwumayɛ ho abodwokyɛre, na ɛma nea ɔyɛ no tumi krataa dodow no ara yɛ kwa ntɛm ara.
Asɛmmisa: Ɔkwan bɛn na eye sen biara a wobɛfa so asiesie mfɛnsere mu su ntokuru?
A: Fa toa mu brɔs ketewaa bi a ɛyɛ mmerɛw anaa mframa a wɔahyɛ no toa mu yi ntokuru nketewa a ɛma nsu fi mu wɔ abɔnten so no ase no fi hɔ. Kwati dade nhama a ɛyɛ den a ebetumi abubu nsu a ɛwɔ mu a wɔayɛ sɛ ɛbɛma osu a mframa de ba no.
Asɛmmisa: Dɛn nti na me mfɛnsere no mu yɛ nwini dodo wɔ awɔw bere mu?
A: Mpɛn pii no, eyi fi dan mu nsu a ɛyɛ nwini kɛse a ɛda ofie a wɔabɔ ho ban yiye mu, na ɛnyɛ mfɛnsere a asɛe. Fa mframa a wɔde yi mframa fi mu, bue ogya dan mu dampers kakra, anaasɛ fa dehumidifiers di dwuma tew dan mu nsuo a ɛyɛ nwini so kɔ 25% kɔsi 50%.
