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Aluminium Patio Doors
I have 2 Aluminium sliding patio doors in the house installed around
1975, by the previous owners. During the recent cold spell, I have notices the cold temperature of the aluminium frame compared to the temperature of the UPVC frame in the rest of the house. Is there a wat to reduce the heat loss via the aluminium frame or Do I need to consider replcement with UPVC. |
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cubicsupport wrote :
I have 2 Aluminium sliding patio doors in the house installed around 1975, by the previous owners. During the recent cold spell, I have notices the cold temperature of the aluminium frame compared to the temperature of the UPVC frame in the rest of the house. Is there a wat to reduce the heat loss via the aluminium frame or Do I need to consider replcement with UPVC. Some sort of wood covering will help, perhaps stuck on with a suitable adhesive due to the difficulties of drilling. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.org |
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"cubicsupport" wrote in message ups.com... I have 2 Aluminium sliding patio doors in the house installed around 1975, by the previous owners. During the recent cold spell, I have notices the cold temperature of the aluminium frame compared to the temperature of the UPVC frame in the rest of the house. Is there a wat to reduce the heat loss via the aluminium frame or Do I need to consider replcement with UPVC. My parents had the whole house done in ally sudg in 1979, had to go, the ally produces bigger puddles than the original windows. Regards Jeff |
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Harry Bloomfield wrote:
cubicsupport wrote : I have 2 Aluminium sliding patio doors in the house installed around 1975, by the previous owners. During the recent cold spell, I have notices the cold temperature of the aluminium frame compared to the temperature of the UPVC frame in the rest of the house. Is there a wat to reduce the heat loss via the aluminium frame or Do I need to consider replcement with UPVC. Some sort of wood covering will help, perhaps stuck on with a suitable adhesive due to the difficulties of drilling. A couple of thin beads of expanding polyurethane foam might work quite well as an adhesive in this case. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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cubicsupport wrote:
I have 2 Aluminium sliding patio doors in the house installed around 1975, by the previous owners. During the recent cold spell, I have notices the cold temperature of the aluminium frame compared to the temperature of the UPVC frame in the rest of the house. Is there a wat to reduce the heat loss via the aluminium frame or Do I need to consider replcement with UPVC. The aluminium will always feel colder because it conducts heat away from the hand more quickly than PVC. However the heat loss through the frame might not be any more than through a PVC frame (PVC frames contain metal to strengthen them anyway) and is likely to be insignificant compared to total heat loss through the glass. If the doors are draughty or single glazed then there may be reason to replace them on comfort grounds, but it's unlikely to make much difference economically. Interlining your curtains with bubblewrap will be cheaper. Owain |
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'Fraid thermal bridging is a fact of life with aluminium frames. Unless
there's a thermal break between the inside and outside, they are no better than single glazing af far as heat insulation is concerned "Owain" wrote in message . .. cubicsupport wrote: I have 2 Aluminium sliding patio doors in the house installed around 1975, by the previous owners. During the recent cold spell, I have notices the cold temperature of the aluminium frame compared to the temperature of the UPVC frame in the rest of the house. Is there a wat to reduce the heat loss via the aluminium frame or Do I need to consider replcement with UPVC. The aluminium will always feel colder because it conducts heat away from the hand more quickly than PVC. However the heat loss through the frame might not be any more than through a PVC frame (PVC frames contain metal to strengthen them anyway) and is likely to be insignificant compared to total heat loss through the glass. If the doors are draughty or single glazed then there may be reason to replace them on comfort grounds, but it's unlikely to make much difference economically. Interlining your curtains with bubblewrap will be cheaper. Owain |
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