On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:48:51 +0000, Grunff wrote:

|Tony wrote:
| I moved into a new house about 18 months ago which has wooden double
| glazing. The house is only about 9 years old, but the previous owners
| had fake lead diamond effect stuck all over the windows and this,
| combined with poor maintenance, seems to have resulted in the breakdown
| of many of the sealed units (misted sealed units).
|
|How does the fake lead flashing result in blown units? Also, how does
|'poor maintenance' result in blown units? What preventative maintenance
|is there which prolongs the life of sealed units?
|
|
| Anyway, the question is: am I likely to be able to replace just the
| sealed units (the glass)
|
|Yes, there will be beading holding the sealed units in, either on the
|inside or on the outside. Removing this beading will allow you access to
|the sealed units.

Get a pair of those suction lifters,
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...18817&ts=42333
or similar. sealed units are *heavy*.
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