bulb seal for Jeld-Wen Windows

Home Owner from Raleigh NC

Jun 22, 2019 4:37 pm

I'm looking for the lower T-slot bubble seal and possibly for lift pins for some windows which I believe are Jeld-Wen dating back to 2003.

The lift pin itself is 1/2" long by 0.050" diameter. The base portion is 0.440" diameter. This pin appears to screw into the window's extrusion. If you have something close and need more details I could disassemble one.

I would appreciate any help. If you have or can fabricate the seal I would buy enough for my entire house.

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Tom from SWISCO

Jun 26, 2019 11:41 am

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We may be able to help you with this hardware. Before we recommend anything, can you tell me the diameter of the foam bulb on your seal? I cannot tell what it is from just a photo next to a tape measure. Can you also tell me the width of the base? Please be as precise as possible.

As for the lift pin, it sounds like it could be a kind of pivot bar, but I've never seen any pivot bar like this. Can you describe its function? Could I also see a photo of it out of the window?

Home Owner from Raleigh NC

Jun 26, 2019 2:52 pm

Two dimensioned pictures are attached. I found some older notes that suggest this is a Caradco window.

The lift pins (two per window) screw into the bottom sides of the window extrusion and engage the window friction shoes which are Swisco 15-104.

The foam bubble seal seems to relax to a circular cross section.

Hope this helps,
David

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Tom from SWISCO

Jun 27, 2019 8:36 am

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Thank you, David. I'm afraid we don't have any weatherseal as big as yours. The closest we have is our 58-135. This will at least slide in the same slot, but the bubble is only 3/8" in diameter and may not provide the seal you need. We don't have anything better, unfortunately.

As for the pin, that is truly bizarre. I have never seen a pivot like this directly screw into the sash. I guess there's a first time for everything. Our 15-104 shoe is designed to work with our 20-016 pivot pin, which is a more common sight on this kind of window. You could conceivably use this, but you'd have to drill a new hole on the sash to mount it. If you want to go this route you have to be careful not to hit the glass when you drill.

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