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Written by Charles Faust   
Tuesday, 04 March 2008

Is heating your home eating into your savings and causing you to frown? It’s time to check your windows! Old and drafty single pane windows are the single most common reason for high heating bills. If you live in an old home, replacing old and drafty windows with newer energy savings versions will translate into lower bills and more savings! Yes, it’s true. Having single pane windows in your home is like throwing your money out of your home, because single panes can’t effectively prevent air from escaping your house.

Fight High Heating Bills With Triple Pane Replacement Windows

Is heating your home eating into your savings and causing you to frown? It’s time to check your windows! Old and drafty single pane windows are the single most common reason for high heating bills. If you live in an old home, replacing old and drafty windows with newer energy savings versions will translate into lower bills and more savings! Yes, it’s true. Having single pane windows in your home is like throwing your money out of your home, because single panes can’t effectively prevent air from escaping your house.

The name of the game is triple pane replacement windows. Triple pane windows not just save you big money on your heating bills, but also reduce the heat gain during hot summer. Moreover, if you get your triple pane windows covered with a special Low-E or low emissivity coating, you can cut your heating bills by up to 40%. However, you will need to consult a professional window contractor to find out where the coating can be applied as it is based on your home’s geographic location.

Triple Layers of Glass Improve Performance

Double or triple glass layers of glass improve the performance of your windows in two ways. First, you need to understand that all the air and various other gases in your home are effective insulators. In order to prevent heat from escaping, there need to be more enclosed spaces in the window. Every layer of glass (more than one and up to three layers) offer better resistance to external heating and insulate your home’s interiors.

Nowadays, “going green” or having environmentally friendly homes is a big emerging trend. Low-E coatings are part of the trend and these almost invisible coatings let in much of the natural sunlight while blocking the more harmful UV or ultra violet rays, and thereby improve the insulation value of the window.

Needless to say, plain air is a good heat insulator, but gases like argon and krypton offer even better insulation. Using these gasses between your window panes will affect the actual thermal performance of windows in your home.

When Should You Buy A Triple-pane Replacement Window With A Very Low U-factor:

  • If you plan to live in a home for over 5 years
  • If you get very high heating bills
  • If energy prices in your area of residence can rise sharply
  • If you want to make more savings for your future
  • If you have drafty and old windows

Remember, if your windows are loose or leaky, then it’s time to change to triple pane replacement windows!





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