Drafty windows in Condo
Hi,
I am in Toronto and this has been my first year of condo ownership. The condo is a two floor unit with tall glass windows. The living room actually has glass on the 2.5 sides. I know inherently with that much glass I have not the best insulation but the my place has been impossible to heat up the last few days. We have zonal heating system meaning I have multiple heat pumps. The main one in the living room running all day refuses to lift the temperature much, the other night it would not go past 18C.
The other day I noticed frost on the inside of my fixed windows, about 2cm thick, this was on about 50% of the windows. There is a also a strong cold air in the corner behind the couch where there is windows. I went to the unit above me which is the same layout and they did not have these issues aside from frost on the sliding windows but nothing on the fixed.
I get that condensation is common with the temperature difference but if it turns to frost i'm starting to think the seal is bad on the windows. It just feels like a lot of cold air on the edges of the glass. Is this my responsibility or the property managements? If it is mine, the plastic wrap isn't very feasible with the quantity of windows, should I caulk the edges? The unit above me does not have any caulk or anything on the edges.
Thanks
I am in Toronto and this has been my first year of condo ownership. The condo is a two floor unit with tall glass windows. The living room actually has glass on the 2.5 sides. I know inherently with that much glass I have not the best insulation but the my place has been impossible to heat up the last few days. We have zonal heating system meaning I have multiple heat pumps. The main one in the living room running all day refuses to lift the temperature much, the other night it would not go past 18C.
The other day I noticed frost on the inside of my fixed windows, about 2cm thick, this was on about 50% of the windows. There is a also a strong cold air in the corner behind the couch where there is windows. I went to the unit above me which is the same layout and they did not have these issues aside from frost on the sliding windows but nothing on the fixed.
I get that condensation is common with the temperature difference but if it turns to frost i'm starting to think the seal is bad on the windows. It just feels like a lot of cold air on the edges of the glass. Is this my responsibility or the property managements? If it is mine, the plastic wrap isn't very feasible with the quantity of windows, should I caulk the edges? The unit above me does not have any caulk or anything on the edges.
Thanks