Discussion Board Forum for Vinyl Windows

There has been no air leakage since the fin seal was changed and all the installation holes were filled with caulk. The "fin seal" is the weather strip that looks like fine bristles along the edge of the sash. We had a couple of sliders installed that are air tight. The problem with air le...

A service tech came to look at the windows and he changed the fin seal from 180 to 250. He said Simonton changed it from the heavier to the lighter because customers didn't like the way it stuck out from the window. They weren't concerned about the performance of the window, just the appearance. He ...

We had some Simonton 5500 windows with Super Spacer installed Nov. 2006. Double hungs, a few sliders and a picture window. The double hungs have air coming in between the track and the sash. We called the installer and he brought the Simonton district sales manager over to inspect the windows and he...

Thanks Bill. I spoke to another contractor today and he said the Super Spacer doesn't make enough difference in energy efficiency between it and the Intercept to warrant the price increase. I have read here in this forum that the Super Spacer is the best one for the Simonton window. I think I'm goin...

We had a contractor do an estimate for Simonton windows and when I asked him about the Super Spacer instead of the Intercept he had a blank look on his face . My husband called him back today and told him for the price he quoted we want the Super Spacer and extruded aluminum screen frames and he sai...

How do you tell what spacer is in a window? If I order a Simonton with Super Spacer how do I make sure they didn't put the Intercept spacer in by mistake? Can you tell the difference by just looking at it?