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by Oberon
Mon Aug 23, 2021 11:25 am
Forum: Window Reviews
Topic: Intercept Spacer vs Super spacer
Replies: 19
Views: 36616

Re: Intercept Spacer vs Super spacer

Good point, Eric
by Oberon
Sun Aug 22, 2021 1:42 pm
Forum: Window Reviews
Topic: Intercept Spacer vs Super spacer
Replies: 19
Views: 36616

Re: Intercept Spacer vs Super spacer

Exactly what sort of evidence are you looking for?
by Oberon
Sun Apr 18, 2021 10:58 am
Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
Topic: Soft lite Barcelona impact window
Replies: 5
Views: 2661

Re: Soft lite Barcelona impact window

The Barcelona comes in both impact level D and impact level C. Level D is what you want, not C.
By Custom do you mean CGI or CWS or someone else?
by Oberon
Mon Dec 21, 2020 12:51 am
Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
Topic: Surface 2 vs Surface 3
Replies: 11
Views: 7488

Re: Surface 2 vs Surface 3

Hi Kennedy, Polaris's illustration wasn't very clear, probably adding to any confusion. Glass in windows is labeled from outside in. In a dual pane window the outer glass lite that you can touch, the part exposed to the air, is surface 1 and the opposite side of the same sheet of glass as surface 1 ...
by Oberon
Sun Dec 20, 2020 6:48 pm
Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
Topic: Polaris Glass Options Surface 2 vs Surface 3
Replies: 1
Views: 1801

Re: Polaris Glass Options Surface 2 vs Surface 3

Reply on your other post
by Oberon
Sun Dec 20, 2020 6:46 pm
Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
Topic: Surface 2 vs Surface 3
Replies: 11
Views: 7488

Re: Surface 2 vs Surface 3

Placing a LowE coating on surface 2 lowers solar heat gain through the window while placing the coating on surface 3 results in an increase in solar heat gain. Window U value performance doesn't change between surface 2 or surface 3 coating application. Single silver layer coatings are designed for ...
by Oberon
Thu Apr 03, 2014 12:22 pm
Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
Topic: Super spacer low e glass
Replies: 11
Views: 8856

Re: Super spacer low e glass

:lol:

First I need to learn how they work!
by Oberon
Tue Apr 01, 2014 7:24 pm
Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
Topic: Super spacer low e glass
Replies: 11
Views: 8856

Re: Super spacer low e glass

Woot...Woot on new developments :D :D :lol: :lol: :lol: There are a lot of new developments on the horizon. I am going to predict that the next few years may change our thinking about glass and window options. There are some really cool ideas and I think that some of those are going to be part of t...
by Oberon
Tue Apr 01, 2014 7:35 am
Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
Topic: Super spacer low e glass
Replies: 11
Views: 8856

Re: Super spacer low e glass

+1 Oberon. Didn't mean to slight the XLEdge with that non-metallic disclaimer. I would put anything that Cardinal does right along side with any other premium glass manufacturer. Not a slight when it's true, the non-metal spacers are warmer than metal at the edge and that does translate into less c...
by Oberon
Sun Mar 30, 2014 9:23 pm
Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
Topic: Super spacer low e glass
Replies: 11
Views: 8856

Re: Super spacer low e glass

Tom, All LowE coatings improve the overall U value of windows. There are different types of LowE coatings depending on whether you want high solar gain or low solar gain. Most window manufacturers tend to consider U value performance as a lot more important than solar heat gain so that they will pic...
by Oberon
Fri Nov 01, 2013 3:40 pm
Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
Topic: window replacement in winter?
Replies: 12
Views: 11233

Re: window replacement in winter?

Makes perfect sense.

:lol: I try (TRY) to keep it simple.

I have had a few people argue with me over the years, but most people pick right up on the dew analogy. Once you explain it in those terms you can see the light bulb in their head come on. :idea:
by Oberon
Fri Nov 01, 2013 3:39 pm
Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
Topic: Heat Tolerance of Vinyl Windows
Replies: 9
Views: 7986

Re: Heat Tolerance of Vinyl Windows

The glass will be fine as long as the heat applied to the windows is consistent. IGU seals depend on the spacer and sealants used. Some of the non-metallic spacers tend to be heat sensitive, but 140°F should be low enough (for the short duration) that they should be okay. I wouldn't want to hold 140...
by Oberon
Tue Oct 29, 2013 8:25 pm
Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
Topic: window replacement in winter?
Replies: 12
Views: 11233

Re: window replacement in winter?

How often do people argue with you when you tell them that exterior condensation this time of year means that their windows are performing normally?
by Oberon
Tue Oct 29, 2013 8:56 am
Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
Topic: window replacement in winter?
Replies: 12
Views: 11233

Re: window replacement in winter?

We don't get to 14 degrees here so that would be problematic for the installers purely from the standpoint of just moving around. :shock: :lol: It isn't so bad when the sun is out and no wind :roll:, but when it gets below zero then it's starting to get cold, sun or no sun! It occurs to me that thi...
by Oberon
Sun Aug 11, 2013 8:51 am
Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
Topic: Is the infinity a "thinner window??
Replies: 5
Views: 4514

Re: Is the infinity a "thinner window??

To answer your specific question, there certainly can be variations in the width of spacers used in dual pane windows. As a general rule wider is not necessarily better because a wider airspace between lites will result in an increase in convection currents in the airspace that will lower the insula...