Window Seal Identification

Home Owner from Maryland
Good afternoon. I have a home built in 2001 with contractor grade double hung windows. I do not know the manufacturer. I need to replace window seals on the bottom of the window. Attached are photos of the existing seal. Note that the window seal appears to be a T-slot foam filled bulb weather seal. Was looking for confirmation. Photos are attached.
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Tom from SWISCO
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Hello! I'm very confident that we can supply a match for this weatherstripping, but I'm not sure where to begin. It appears that your bubble seal is torn up a little, which ordinarily isn't a big deal, but in your case it seems the most important part of the seal has torn away: the piece which installs it in the window.

Do you have a sample that hasn't been damaged? If so, I'd like to see it. You mentioned that it's a "T" slot, but there are actually a couple different kinds of that one style. Seeing an undamaged sample would be a huge help for us. 

Home Owner from Maryland
Hi. The seals are all pretty bad. They will likely all end up in this condition. How can I identify the window manufacturer and model? Would that help you? Should I measure the height of the vertical "T" that fits in the slot of the window or the depth of the slot (about 3.5mm)? The depth of the old "T" is about 3.5mm as well.
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Tom from SWISCO
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Based on your sketch here, it looks like your weatherstripping is the same style as our 58-171 or 28-182. However the size of the "T" isn't the same. 3.5 mm comes out to approximately 0.14", or a little over 1/8". I would double check that dimension just to be sure.

Knowing the window manufacturer won't really help, unfortunately. Most window makers use generic weatherstripping. The only thing that can help us ID a match is a clear idea of the shape of the end profile and its exact size. There is no other way.

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