Why are my windows running?
If you are wondering, "Why are my windows starting?", There could be a number of reasons. Depending on the cause, there are different ways to fix this.
Bathroom and kitchen windows often tarnish in winter
Especially in winter you often ask yourself: "Why are my bathroom or kitchen windows tarnishing so badly?"
- If your bathroom or kitchen windows often open in winter, this is mostly due to the cold bridge that your window pane forms between the warm room temperature and the cold outside temperature.
- Especially in winter, the room temperatures are significantly higher than the outside temperatures due to heating, As a result, with the most common double-glazed windows, the pane is relatively cold is. Many experts say yes: "With my triple glazing, the thermal bridge is lower and the pane is less cold." That's why they should window with triple glazing tarnish less than others.
- As soon as the humidity in the room increases due to the shower or the steam from cooking and on the cold window pane, sometimes even on the wall tiles, this causes the so-called tarnishing of the Window panes. To some extent this is a normal physical process.
- Turn off your radiator for a few minutes and open yours bath- or your kitchen window completely. Leave the curtain aside so that the air can be exchanged more quickly. Leave the window fully open for 5 to 10 minutes and then close it again. After this burst ventilation, you can remove the residual moisture from the window pane, if necessary, and switch the radiator on again. This procedure should be used after every shower or cook, if necessary. The tilt ventilation, which is often used in winter due to the high heating costs, is unfortunately in most cases not sufficient to get the humidity out quickly.
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Tarnished windows in the living area
- Even in the bedroom and in the children's room, it can happen that the window pane is tarnished a little in the morning during the colder months of the year. This is usually related to the increased humidity at night due to the exhaled air and possible sweating. You might think that this is problematic. But even this is mostly just a normal physical process that can be remedied in the same way as in the bathroom or kitchen.
- In the living area you might be wondering: "Here my windows hardly run at all." It seldom happens that the windows start running here. If so, a recent renovation of the living room is often the cause. Over the wallpaper glue and the applied wall paint, the increases humidity in space more than you think. In this case, it is advisable to carry out burst ventilation 2-3 times a day for 5-10 minutes for several days in a row.
- If all of the above options do not apply, there could be another reason for your windows to be tarnishing.
A reason that is relatively rare, but can never be completely excluded, can also be structural defects in the installation of the windows, especially in the installation of the sills. If your window frame above the sill is considerably colder than at the height of the window handle, it is possible that a cold bridge has arisen when the window is installed under the sill. This would have to be checked and sealed by a specialist.
