When it's Time to Get New Windows - Like We Just Did!

Thermal windows are the best to get for your home. They are double or triple panes of glass. that are  filled with a gas that acts as an insulator. When that gas has escaped, however, or dissipated, the window fogs up and no longer offers the thermal protection - then the cold air from outside radiates through the glass into the house.

IT HAPPENED TO US - The windows fogged up. That's exactly what happened to the 4 windows in the front of out house in November (always at the start of the winter). So, we ordered and paid for 4 new windows in November, and they finally came in and were installed in early  January when it was of course, 25 degrees Fahrenheit outside....

The new windows are once again clear and filled with gas

ABOUT THERMAL WINDOWS - Insulated double- and triple-pane windows, officially known as IGUs (insulated glass units) offer far better energy-efficiency that single-pane glass. Such windows are also commonly called thermal windows.  Whether it is just a simple sealed glass "sandwich" of two glass panes, or a more sophisticated IGU with coatings and inert gas filling the space between panes, these windows can easily double the energy-efficiency of the window.

 BEST GAS IN THERMAL WINDOWS - Fill the space between panes of glass in the IGU with a heavy, inert gas such as argon or krypton.  (Not from Superman's homeworld, I might add)

HOW THE GASES INSULATE - In these dense gases, the molecules move very much slower under the impact of thermal energy, which means windows with IGUs filled with such a gas will create a much better barrier against heat loss. For this reason, nearly all insulated thermal windows now use one of the inert gases to fill the space between panes.

(Source: Thespruce.com/ https://www.thespruce.com/fogged-windows-repair-options-1822911