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HINGE REPAIR (FH YURTS)
After long and active service it is possible that a FH Yurt door or window hinge
will break along the hinge fold. If this happens simply unbolt it and install a
replacement. [See PD:
FH YURT HINGE KIT ]
(Updated 1/24//2008)
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REPAIRING EXTRUDED PLASTIC
Extruded plastic is extremely tough. It will flex in the direction tangential to its
surface, but it will not stretch or tear. If you’ve got a sharp object or big claws
you can puncture it, but it is almost impossible to rip. [See PMT:
BEAR ATTACK
– HOW TOUGH IS EXTRUDED PLASTIC? , and PMT: EXTRUDED PLASTIC –
WHAT’S THAT?] ]
If the plastic becomes deformed because something falls on it, it can usually
simply be popped back into the proper form.
If there is a puncture on the outside of your shelter you can repair it with tape.
You may want to consider applying the tape onto the inside face of the shelter’s
outside panel so that the tape is less exposed to the elements. Work through the
access holes on the inside of the
FH Yurt to do so.
We have never been able to pull apart two extruded plastic sheets we’ve bolted
together with a single bolt, two washers, and a wing nut. But if by some miracle
you do need to re-bolt two panels, simply poke a hole big enough for the bolt
shank through the two neighbors and re-bolt near where the old bolt was located.
If one of your TekYurt’s window or door hinges finally breaks from long service,
simply unbolt it and replace it with a new extruded plastic hinge.
If there is a leak along one of the seams of your FH Yurt roof, repair it from the
inside. [See M: ROOF LEAK REPAIR (FH YURTS) ]
(Created 1/1/2008)
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ROOF LEAK REPAIR (FH YURTS)
If there is a leak in your FH Yurt roof because of some distortion in the roof or
other damage, the leak will typically show up as a leak along one of the interior
rain gutters that radiate out from the center of the
FH Yurt roof like the spokes of
a wheel. It is usually trivial to fix the problem by applying a strip of tape down the
seam between the two sections of the roof where the leak is occurring. The tape
is applied on the inside of the roof, so it is not necessary to climb on the roof to
affect the repair. Since the tape is not exposed to the sun’s UV, almost any tape
will work satisfactorily. By carefully taping along the gutter seam you reestablish
the pressure seal between the two panels and close the leak. The water should
not even reach the applied tape.
[See SC: KEEPING DRY - ROOF DESIGN (FH YURTS) ]
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