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Old 01-09-2015, 05:18 AM
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The condensate on the metal window frames is not something to be overly concerned about. This will happen whenever we have a large temperature drop (like we just did). The metal frames conduct heat efficiently and cool and the air inside the house still has a relatively high dewpoint so moisture condenses on the cool metal frames. In a day or so, normal air exchange between the inside and outside of the house will bring the inside dewpoint down and the condensation will stop.

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Originally Posted by twoplanekid View Post
Today, I awoke to find lots of moisture on all of the metal windows frames on my new Holly home. The nice lady at The Villages customer warranty department expressed that I wasn’t the first today to call about this issue. She stated that my windows are only double pane and not thermal pane windows as we have up North. Try running the ceiling fans and have a good day.

I am going to tell the cellular bind installer to make sure that the binds don’t contact the windows as mold could develop.

For those of you who have been here awhile, what should be done?