My home in Florida has a number of windows where the spacer has protruded between the glass - in some cases by an inch or more and getting worse with time. Is there a fix for this?
These are Swiggle spacers which i have seen discussed on the board.
Thanks
Spacer Creep?
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I've also had to replace IGU's where the swiggle has done the exact same thing (good pic, BTW). Some of them were on the north side and not even in direct sunlight.
I wonder if it has to do with inconsistancies in the manufacturing process. Otherwise, why would 99% of them be fine, then every once in a while you find one that will do that?
I wonder if it has to do with inconsistancies in the manufacturing process. Otherwise, why would 99% of them be fine, then every once in a while you find one that will do that?
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Maybe the bowing in of the swiggle has to do with argon gas leakage.
Argon leaching out can cause a vacuum effect between the panes, which can cause the glass to be concave, sometimes causing the panes to be touching in the middle.
Maybe the vacuum pressure caused by the argon leaching out is pulling the swiggle spacer material in......just a possible hypothesis. I don't know if that is the cause or not.
Argon leaching out can cause a vacuum effect between the panes, which can cause the glass to be concave, sometimes causing the panes to be touching in the middle.
Maybe the vacuum pressure caused by the argon leaching out is pulling the swiggle spacer material in......just a possible hypothesis. I don't know if that is the cause or not.
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I'd say the swiggle is simply following the laws of nature. It was only held in place by super conductors such as glass and the metal spline and adhered to fragile, non-edge-deleted coatings. As they lose grip when heated... gravity will take it's toll and allow it to congregate at the lower end due to sag and softening. In electric wiring, the energy reaches it's source directly, thus bypassing the insulator. In the case of swiggle or other similar product used in a loop, the energy (heat) carried through it's conductive core simply moves to the next available surface. If it was vacuum drawn, it would move to the point of the lowest pressure... or the center, instead of the bottom. Notice the gradual sag on the left... as if it was a drooping sock. It's simply pushing upon the next adjacent surface (bottom) to also give way. Matter has to go somewhere if it meets a greater force. GO SWIGGLE!!!! (Ducking)
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