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How to Install a Storm Window

Installing storm windows in a double-track combination window will require a little more work than a triple-track window.

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How to Install a Storm Window

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" Combination storm window act as window screens in the summer and storm windows in the winter. Some combination windows can only hold either a storm window or a screen, but not both at once. Others can hold both the storm window and the screen window. If you have to swap one to the other, swing the lower part of the screen out and away from the channel, and here is the trick, as you lower the screen, rotate it so that one side of the screen drops lower than the other. If you are having difficulty removing the screen, use a lubricant like silicone spray. Before putting the storm window in, clean the glass with glass cleaner. Slide the storm window into the channel at an angle and then twist it in to place as if the pins ride up into the channel. Place the lower half of the storm window into the channel and lower it into place. Triple track combination storm windows hold both the screen and the storm window. So seasonal change over is very straight forward. Simply raise the summer screen up and lower the winter glass storm window into place. For both types of combination windows, it's a good idea to lubricate the tab lock seasonally with an aerosol lubricant to keep them from sticking."

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