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Yup. I pay $3300/mo for an nyc apartment in a 2003 building. You’d like to imagine in a city with very cold winters and very hot summers they sprung for double
by mapgrep 6y ago
Yup. I pay $3300/mo for an nyc apartment in a 2003 building. You’d like to imagine in a city with very cold winters and very hot summers they sprung for double paned glass. Nope. Single paned, poorly sealed glass means our thermostat is turned past 80 in the winter. If the living room (less window exposure) where the thermostat is isn’t 85 the rooms can be below 60.
- rootusrootus 6y agoHave you tried putting the plastic film on the inside of the window frame to create a dead air space? I've always wondered how well that works...
- londons_explore 6y agoIt works really well. Get the stuff you use a hairdryer to shrink so it tightens like a drum and has no creases. You can also put it on the outside to give yourself 'triple glazing'. It makes a really big difference to the heating required to stay warm. Looks a bit tacky though.
- foresto 6y agoDoesn't it lock in moisture and promote mold?
- bleepblorp 6y agoYou'd like to imagine that, in a climate with very cold winters, the building code would require high efficiency windows. It's completely mind boggling that anyone was allowed to build housing with single pane windows in 2003.
- lostlogin 6y agoAt that sort of heating requirement, wouldn’t it save you money to replace the window yourself? Presumably you’d need to get permission from the landlord though.