Doors and Windows - new vinyl replacement windows
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daswede
10-15-03, 12:03 PM
i just had new vinyl double-hung windows installed and was wondering what folks here thought of my choice.
regency windows,low-e ,argon,double pane.
specs:solar heat gain=.28,u-factor=,34,visible=.46.
checked out the construction and such,and was happy with how it was made. just wondering.
anybody got any comments?
thanks
regency windows,low-e ,argon,double pane.
specs:solar heat gain=.28,u-factor=,34,visible=.46.
checked out the construction and such,and was happy with how it was made. just wondering.
anybody got any comments?
thanks
lefty
10-15-03, 06:53 PM
You did fine, and your next utility bill will prove it!
Visible lite transmittance is a bit lower than the windows I use, but that might be due to the argon. You are in a cold climate, and the argon will help. Where I'm at, we simply never get cold enough to have a need to include it. Adds about 10% to the cost of the window. Around here, it's a waste. Where you are at, it's a good investment.
Visible lite transmittance is a bit lower than the windows I use, but that might be due to the argon. You are in a cold climate, and the argon will help. Where I'm at, we simply never get cold enough to have a need to include it. Adds about 10% to the cost of the window. Around here, it's a waste. Where you are at, it's a good investment.
daswede
10-15-03, 07:08 PM
thanks Lefty for your reply. i was hoping i did make a good
choice. we had winds today gusting to about 50 mph.
and the curtains never moved.:)
choice. we had winds today gusting to about 50 mph.
and the curtains never moved.:)
lefty
10-15-03, 07:22 PM
daswede,
"we had winds today gusting to about 50 mph.
and the curtains never moved."
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that you would certainly experience a much more comfortable enviornment in the house (bet this is the first times the curtains haven't moved when the wind was blowin' 50 MPH!!), and you probably have the thermostat set a couple of degrees lower (if you are heating already), or a couple of degrees higher if you're still cooling.
And have you noticed that the house is QUIETER???
"we had winds today gusting to about 50 mph.
and the curtains never moved."
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that you would certainly experience a much more comfortable enviornment in the house (bet this is the first times the curtains haven't moved when the wind was blowin' 50 MPH!!), and you probably have the thermostat set a couple of degrees lower (if you are heating already), or a couple of degrees higher if you're still cooling.
And have you noticed that the house is QUIETER???
Tn...Andy
10-15-03, 08:24 PM
Hey Lefty.....how you seeing all that from your house ??
:)
:)
lefty
10-15-03, 10:07 PM
Andy --
Not hard.
I've got this NFRC sticker that I snagged off of an EPI window with Low-E glass (no argon, of course), so I KNOW what their numbers are.
And I've got the utility bills from EONS ago to remind me that I was paying more dollars then (BEFRORE the 35% rate increases!!) for heating and cooling than I am now, ...
And I have PICTURES of the curtains flapping in the wind!!!
Not hard.
I've got this NFRC sticker that I snagged off of an EPI window with Low-E glass (no argon, of course), so I KNOW what their numbers are.
And I've got the utility bills from EONS ago to remind me that I was paying more dollars then (BEFRORE the 35% rate increases!!) for heating and cooling than I am now, ...
And I have PICTURES of the curtains flapping in the wind!!!
Tn...Andy
10-16-03, 04:32 AM
Hey, speaking of curtain flapping in the breeze.....
I put some windows in for this older lady in a condo.....I was up there the next spring putting some in for a neighbor and the older lady walks up and says " I have a problem with THOSE WINDOWS you put in......there is so much air coming in around one that the curtains move"
So I walk over and look at hers......two windows in the front...and the upper sash on one of them is open about 3/4"........and BEEN THAT WAY ALL WINTER apparently.......
Yep.....that WILL cause 'em to leak a little :)
I put some windows in for this older lady in a condo.....I was up there the next spring putting some in for a neighbor and the older lady walks up and says " I have a problem with THOSE WINDOWS you put in......there is so much air coming in around one that the curtains move"
So I walk over and look at hers......two windows in the front...and the upper sash on one of them is open about 3/4"........and BEEN THAT WAY ALL WINTER apparently.......
Yep.....that WILL cause 'em to leak a little :)