02/27/2014
Cleaning Sliding Windows
How to clean and operate
Sliding windows are built to slide from side-to-side in their own tracks. They can be removed from these tracks for cleaning.
To remove the interior sash
Open the window and slide the interior sash all the way to the opposite side past the two anti-lift blocks.
Lift the sash up into the header of the main frame as high as it will go.
Pull the bottom of the sash toward you, releasing it from the frame track. Lower gently.
To remove the exterior sash
Slide the exterior sash all the way to the opposite side past the anti-lift blocks.
Lift the sash up and then pull the bottom toward you to release it from the frame track. Lower gently.
To reinsert the sash
Pick up exterior sash first. Place it into the top outer window frame track to the opposite side of the anti-lift blocks, lift upward and push outward.
Slide the window sash all the way to the side.
Place the head of the interior sash into the top inner window frame track to the opposite side of the anti-lift blocks and push into place.
Slide the window closed and lock it.