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uPVC windows - condensation on the outside!

mapuche · 2009-04-03 15:32:29

Hi. About this time last year I did a garage conversion. The old garage door was replace with a large uPVC window. The first thing I noticed was that condensation formed on the _outside_ of the window. This didn't happen to any other window in the house. I naively thought that this might be something to do with its newest.…

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03-04-2009 4:32pm

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Hi. About this time last year I did a garage conversion. The old garage door was replace with a large uPVC window. The first thing I noticed was that condensation formed on the _outside_ of the window. This didn't happen to any other window in the house. I naively thought that this might be something to do with its newest. However, this year - same thing. Only happens when the air is cold outside. Anybody have similar issues with PVC windows. No condensation forms on the inside of the window except in extremely cold weather (which is not unusal)

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#3 05-04-2009 11:03pm
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handyman247.ie wrote: »

This ia a double glazed unit in which the vacum has detoriated. Condensation is obviously forming within the panes not on the outside. Not repairable. New unit required.

hi thanks for responding but the condensation _is_ on the outside _not_ between the panes. The window is clear once you wipe the condensation off the outside surface.

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