jeff@heurikon.UUCP (01/23/84)
I have a problem at my house with some double pane windows. They
are pre-built units, about four feet square. There is moisture
buildup between the panes which, depending on conditions,
condenses on the inside surfaces of the glass, thus obscuring
the view. It's like living inside a fog bank all the time.
The moisture finds its way in very slowly from condensation and
rain on the outside surfaces. We live in Wisconsin. The windows
face west.
My solution for the *first* window that started this was to have
it replaced, but now three others are doing it too, and I'm afraid
it'll get the new one eventually. I'd like to drill some very
small holes in the corners of the inside pane to give some escape
path for the moisture, but I don't know if that would help or
hurt, or if that can even be done without breaking the glass.
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I wasn't sure if this should go in net.physics too, but after
reading all the discussions about freezing coke and ice skating,
I felt it might belong. Maybe some scientist already has a simple
and unique solution to this problem.)
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Reply by mail please. Thanks.
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I don't know about window panes, but I'm absolutely certain that its impossible to seal anything against moisture that is ever meant to come apart again. We sealed motors for the heliostats in Solar 1 at Bairstow (middle of the dessert) and within a year the rust had frozen the shafts. Last I heard, they planned to drill drain shafts in them..... -- Lyle McElhaney (hao,brl-bmd,nbires,csu-cs,scgvaxd)!denelcor!lmc