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Show t , Here's How Double-pane windows By GENE GARY Copley New Service Q. What can be done to gel moisture oat of sealed, double-pane window glass? Normai'y, these are airtight, air-tight, bat one has developed devel-oped this moisture condition. condi-tion. I considered osing a fine bit to drill the inside pane. Does this seem to be logical, logi-cal, or is there a better way? Thanks for yoar help. Yoar column is a very helpful one. Lee R. A. The combination of tightly fitting storm sash and inside windows which are not weather-stripped is a common cause of this problem. Damp house air can leak around edges of the inside panes and be trapped by the outer pane, which causes condensation. Very often, drilling three or four very small holes in the bottom rail of the outer storm sash cures the problem. prob-lem. In fact, many prefab aluminum storm sash have small sliding louvers in the bottom rail to provide ventilation ven-tilation when needed. This might well be worth an experiment on one of the windows, the window you are having trouble with. If it works, also try it on the others. ( If the storm sash is framed in wood, drill sev- ' eral Vi-inch holes In metal, not the glass. Should this treatment fail, weather stripping of the windows may be necessary neces-sary to prevent the moisture mois-ture problem. You also should try to reduce the moisture content of the air in the interior of the house. Q. Floor covering in my kitchen is 9x9-inch vinyl tiles. After several years of use, the seams are separating and beginning to buckle in a few d laces. Is there any sore and simple way to repair the damage and prevent further fur-ther buckling or cracking alkong the seams? The initial cause of the problem was damp mopping mopp-ing without waxing for a few months. That seemed necessary at that time because be-cause a member of my family had sufffered a light stroke and found it difficult if not impossible to walk on the waxed surface. sur-face. Now that the damage is done, I wonder if the floor can be restored satisfactorily satis-factorily and inexpensively. inexpensive-ly. Thank you for your advice. ad-vice. Mrs. UBJL, Oro-ville, Oro-ville, Calif. A. There is really no way you can repair the damaged dam-aged tile. Lack of wax should not have caused the problem. If the tile is laid on a wooden floor without proper prop-er underlayment, the slight give when walking on the floor will cause the tiles to separate, especially over the years. If flooring is laid on a concrete slab, the trouble could be caused by lack of moistureproof adhesive when the flooring was installed. Your best solution is to remove the damaged tiles and have a new flooring laid properly. Consult with reliable ; flooring dealers for iheir advice. Q. About your column on a white bathtub treatment is this treatment successful suc-cessful on colored tubs? Although Al-though clean, my tub is streaked white. Mrs. W. A. Any method recommended recom-mended for white tubs can be used on colored tubs. First try sponging with warm white vinegar. This should remove the white residue if it is caused by hard water. A solution of oxalic acid may also help. |