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Home Owner
USA
Oct 26, 2015
Home Owner from USA
Oct 26, 2015
Wenco window weather strip
The attachment has 3 photos of a weather stripping we would like to replace. These were from Wenco windows installed in 1995. They are wood windows with aluminum clad exteriors. We have 11 double hung and 2 casement windows. Therefore we are looking to purchase a couple hundred feet. We hope yo ... (cont.)
Quick Learner
Maine
Oct 23, 2015
Quick Learner from Maine
Oct 23, 2015
Window seals and wool pile.
Looking to replace my bottom window seals and wool pile on all my windows. They are Certainteed vinyl Windows I bought 15 years ago. Extremely drafty. Model of the window is XTDHBSH. The wool pile measures to be 3/16w X1/4h". Also has a thin vinyl strip in the middle of the pile. Do you offer ... (cont.)
Home Owner
USA
Oct 23, 2015
Home Owner from USA
Oct 23, 2015
Question on bulb seal for a fixed sash
Hello, I just replaced all the window seals with your 58-182 and it worked well. On my windows qty(23) the upper window or sash is fixed. In the photo it shows the seal between the windows. MI ( the manufacturer) says that you have to dismantle the upper window in order to replace that seal. Do ... (cont.)
Quick Learner
USA
Oct 23, 2015
Quick Learner from USA
Oct 23, 2015
38 year old wood sliding doors
I have a 38-year old sliding patio door. I need a weather seal to keep out cold and rain, but I don't have the original weather stripping to base it on. The door is 1-3/4" thick.
Professional
Virginia
Oct 23, 2015
Professional from Virginia
Oct 23, 2015
wool pile kerf weatherseal
See if you can match with your stock supply.
Handy Person
USA
Oct 23, 2015
Handy Person from USA
Oct 23, 2015
weatherstripping
Hello Swisco experts, You helped me find window cranks for a bay window. Now I need weatherstripping for the same bay window. It is similar, tho' not identical to Offset-T-Slot-Foam-Filled-Bulb/pd/Bubble-Seal/58-171 or Bubble-Seal-9_32-inch/pd/Bubble-Seal/58-055 Any ideas about which would work ... (cont.)
Handy Person
Grass Lake
Oct 22, 2015
Handy Person from Grass Lake
Oct 22, 2015
DO you have a 2 piece commercial door seal?
Do you have a faceplate (the piece that is around the lock on the door) that has weather stripping on both sides of it? I am purchasing weather stripping 58-085 for our door. One other question about item 58-085, does that come in 2 pieces or is it something you need to cut? Ours looks like it stops ... (cont.)
Quick Learner
Gainesville, GA
Oct 22, 2015
Quick Learner from Gainesville, GA
Oct 22, 2015
Sagging sash bubble seal
The problem is the window sill is bowed and I need a bubble seal with a larger diameter than 5/16", possibly in the neighborhood of 9/16". The problem is that the sill has bowed in the center, thus I need the seal to work the entire width of the window sash. Your product 58-053 looks similar to wha ... (cont.)
Handy Person
Western Nw York
Oct 20, 2015
Handy Person from Western Nw York
Oct 20, 2015
Selecting best sweep
Hi ... I see so many advertised door sweeps but I don't understand what makes a good, better and best version. What features make the best: - number of fins? - fins vs bulbs? fins combined with bulbs? - brush type vs bulb/fin type? - relationship (shape)or contact to threshold? - stiff ... (cont.)
Quick Learner
CT
Oct 20, 2015
Quick Learner from CT
Oct 20, 2015
pile height
I think the weatherstripping from my vinyl windows is .187 by .170 height, but since it's crushed it's hard to tell. There does appear to be a center fin, so can I replace it with a little higher pile with a center fin? Like .190 or .250?
Home Owner
Colorado
Oct 16, 2015
Home Owner from Colorado
Oct 16, 2015
1981 Pozzi Window weatherstripping
Hi, I hoping that you can help me find replacement weather stripping for my Pozzi wood casement window and window frame. I am a DYI that usually learns by trial and error Thanks, Amy
Quick Learner
Texas
Oct 16, 2015
Quick Learner from Texas
Oct 16, 2015
French Door Weatherstripping
I need a replacement middle seal for my French Door. The seal has a width of 1/2 with a 5/8 in bulb. I The bulb is not sealed, but open on the back. I need to cover a 80 inch strip. The press in part of the seal is 1/4 in that pushes in a channel and the seal iextends out 3/4 in bulb creating the do ... (cont.)
Home Owner
Waukesha wi.
Oct 16, 2015
Home Owner from Waukesha wi.
Oct 16, 2015
Installing Part 58-189
How would install a door sweep Part# 58-189 ? Slide it in from The end of the door or align strip along Bottom of door and push it straight In?
Home Owner
Johnson City, TN
Oct 16, 2015
Home Owner from Johnson City, TN
Oct 16, 2015
Rubber Weather Stripping Seal
Good Afternoon, I am trying to find some replacement weather stripping for my home windows. Not sure of the window manufacturer. The stripping fits in a groove on the bottom and top of the window. The diameter of the "Bulb" 1/4". The length of the groove portion is 6/32". I need approx 20 ft of s ... (cont.)
Quick Learner
Minnesota
Oct 15, 2015
Quick Learner from Minnesota
Oct 15, 2015
Crestline weatherstrip needed
Hi, I have 5 Crestline sliding windows. All are marked L29303X42C4M between the panes of glass. I need to replace the weather stripping shown in the attached profile pictures. Can you help me? Thanks Kirk
Handy Person
Chicago
Oct 15, 2015
Handy Person from Chicago
Oct 15, 2015
CertainTeed double hung window felt
Please advise which part number the window felt is, please. And are they all the same size on a window. A noticed some staples in a few of them. Do i need to staple them in as well? Thanks
Handy Person
Massachusetts
Oct 15, 2015
Handy Person from Massachusetts
Oct 15, 2015
Weatherstripped faceplate leaves a gap
I just bought your long throw weather stripped face place for my entry commercial door. However, the weather strip (wool pile) doesn't stand tall enough, so it leaves a gap to the other door. It's about a 1/4" gap, which really makes a negative impact here in Massachusetts. Do you have a facep ... (cont.)
Handy Person
pittsburgh,pa
Oct 14, 2015
Handy Person from pittsburgh,pa
Oct 14, 2015
weatherstripping for TRACO windows
Attached pictures are for weatherstripping for Traco windows that has gone bad. 3rd photo is the markings with in the glass. Is this product available?
Quick Learner
Marmora, Ontario, Cana...
Oct 13, 2015
Quick Learner from Marmora, Ontario, Canada
Oct 13, 2015
seal for bottom of steel clad entry door
Hi I have 4 doors that need to have the bottom seal replaced but am unable to find the right seal in any of our local building supply or hardware stores. I have taken measurements and pictures of the part. they look like the part #58-189 but is only a bit over 3/4 inch wide (front to back) and only ... (cont.)
Home Owner
Nixa, Mo
Oct 13, 2015
Home Owner from Nixa, Mo
Oct 13, 2015
Insulation for a casement window
This weather stripping has an edge that presses into the wood around the windows allowing it to be held in place securely. The round part of the weather stripping is about 1/4" dia. Nearly all the weather stripping along our house windows is cracked, broken or partly missing. Although I could ... (cont.)