How To Open Windows To Clean

Cleaning and maintenance

Regular, careful cleaning of your Anglian products is needed to forbid the build-up of everyday grime and atmospheric pollutants and assistance prolong their life.

PVCu window and door frames

Please clean your frames with plenty of clean, warm soapy water (washing upwardly liquid is suitable), and wipe dry out with a clean, soft fabric. The need for cleaning will vary depending on where your windows are and environmental atmospheric condition in your area. In full general, we recommend that your windows and doors are cleaned at least in one case every three months.

Please be careful when cleaning PVCu products with decorative finishes such as nighttime woodgrain, golden oak, white foil, anthracite greyness and dual products to avoid damage to the decorative surface.

Please e'er make sure that the drainage slots (shown below) are kept unblocked and free from clay, dust, spiders' webs so on. This will allow whatsoever water that appears in the frame to drain away and forestall any leaks.

Please keep the pocket-sized gap between your sill and window or door on the outside clear of any dirt to allow for drainage (shown below).

Please keep casement window hinges, vertical slider and sliding-door tracks clear of dust and droppings to reduce habiliment on sliding parts.

Please do not use too much pressure when cleaning, for instance, pressure washers.

Please exercise not use abrasive cleaners or scouring pads.

Please practice not paint.

Delight exercise not utilize whatsoever type of harsh cleaning agents such as bleach, solvents (for instance, white spirits, cellulose thinners, blast varnish remover), aerosol products such equally WD40®, automotive dashboard wipes, acids, brick wash solutions or alkalis.

Please clean the drinking glass regularly using clean, warm soapy water or glass cleaner. If using drinking glass cleaner, use it to the textile to avert getting excess glass cleaner on the frames. You can apply both warm soapy h2o and drinking glass cleaner on lead effects.

Circumspection. Accept care to avoid any risk of falling from an open window.

Outward-opening casement windows
The outward-opening casement window hinges open to allow access to clean the outside of your windows (equally shown right).

Fire-egress hinges
For windows that demand easy access in example of burn, the hinges open in a way to give the maximum opening but forestall the ability to make clean the window from this position. These windows tin can be easily moved forth the hinge track to let for cleaning exterior.

                              
Step oneOpen the window until it is fully open.
                              
Footstep twoPress down the push button on the bottom hinge and move the window slightly to the handle side to release the swivel. Echo the process for the meridian hinge.
                              
Stride 3Now the window is free to slide along the rails to let for piece of cake admission to clean the windows.

Vertical sliding windows

                              
Step AneTo open up, raise the bottom sash by at least 75mm off the sill.
                              
Step TwoPush both retaining clips inwards towards the eye of the window. This volition permit the sash to be tilted.
                              
Pace IiiGently pull the bottom sash to tilt into the room until information technology stops, resting on the side arms. You can clean the outside glass in this position. The sash cannot be moved upwards or downwardly while in the tilted position.
                              
Footstep FourSlide the pinnacle sash downward to near 75mm in a higher place the bottom sash and repeat the previous steps.
                              
Pace FiveLower the acme sash very carefully until it rests on the side artillery.You can then clean the top sash exterior
                  glass.
Footstep Half-dozenTo close, tilt sashes one at a time to the upright position and button firmly until the leap catches engage in the outer frame.

Secondary double glazing

Caution. Glazed sashes can be heavy.

Horizontal sliders

These windows tin can be lifted out for piece of cake access to make clean both the secondary double glazing and the window behind information technology.

Step 1

Undo the handle and slide the window abroad from the frame.

Step Two

Lift the window up and gently pull the lesser of the window clear of the frame.

Repeat this process for each window. To supplant the windows, lift the glazing back into the frame.

Lift out (fixed-pane windows)

These windows can exist lifted out for like shooting fish in a barrel access to clean both the secondary double glazing and the window behind it.

Step Ane

Lift upwardly the window and gently pull the bottom of the window clear of the frame.

Step 2

Completely remove the window for easy access to make clean.

Delight note: that fixed units do not have a cleaning position.

Vertical sliders

This type of window tin can be tilted inwards to let you to clean the outside surface.

                              
Raise the bottom window by at least 75mm off the sill.
                              
Slide the catches on top of the window towards the centre of the window, which will permit the window to tilt.
                              
Gently pull the top of the window inward and then rest it on a suitable back up. Please note that windows cannot be left unsupported in the cleaning position.
                              
With the bottom window supported, the top window can now be lowered to within 75mm of the bottom window. Repeat the previous steps to tilt the acme window. This fourth dimension the height window tin can be rested on the bottom window.
To close, tilt the top window and return it to the upright position, push firmly until the spring catches engage into the outer frame. Repeat for the bottom window.