How to install CC Expanding Sealer
Instructions on how to use the CC Expanding Sealer when installing a window.
Installation of CC window sealer – instruction guide
Good to know before you start:
- The insulation is cut to a suitable length and inserted into the gap between the frame and the side wall. If you’re using a needle gun the prerequisite is that the side pieces or the frame are made of a material where it is possible to apply the CC Expanding Sealer.
- When inserting the sealer between the frame and the side wall. Remember to move the CC Expanding Sealer out a bit above the window so that there are no cold drafts in the corners.
How to install the expanding sealer:
- Carefully open the package with a knife or scissors to release the vacuum.
- Pull out the sealer to the desired length to be used (ie as much as the cavity to be sealed).
- Mount the CC expanding sealer to the piece in the wall with a needle gun or insert it into the gap between the frame and the side piece.
- Place the sealer over the flat shims, packers.
- Cut the sealer around the flat shims, packers.
- Cut the CC expanding sealer at all corners so that it can expand from two sides.
- Attach the window to the window frame (If installation was made with a needle gun)
- Mount the frame screw directly through the CC expanding sealer if needed.
- Now you can just wait for the CC Expanding Sealer to expand! The expansion time is 1-3 hours at room temperature (21-21°C), at colder temperatures a longer expansion time applies.
Remember that: The CC Expanding Sealer replaces other types of insulation such as strips of glass wool or joint foam. However, the product does not replace the inner or outer seal. In cold climates the inside must therefore be made air and vapour-sealed with, for example, suitable joint sealant or tape. On the outside, weather sealing is made by, for example, an exterior window trim or a sutible joint sealer. The formula of CC Expanding Sealer makes it impossible for any mold to grow inside of the product.
Use a backer rod when the standard frame has a wider width than 60 mm, and therefore the required air gap ends up in the right place, i.e. on the outside. When using vapor-proof joint tape, CC expanding sealer can be placed flush with the inside of the frame.
– Optimal joint width for the drive strip is 5-15 mm.
According to Type Approval 01/05/98
CC Expanding Sealer must be protected against moisture and UV light with a cover strip made of, for example, sheet metal or sealant. The inside must be protected with a joint sealer or an approved tape. Should moisture get in after all, there are no living organisms in CC expanding sealer, which means that it cannot possibly mold.