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Sure but it's probably cheaper in many cases to toss them and get a new cheap window. A lot of windows today are made of vinyl and they're absolute garbage. A
by nemo44x 4y ago
Sure but it's probably cheaper in many cases to toss them and get a new cheap window. A lot of windows today are made of vinyl and they're absolute garbage.
A higher end window from Marvin like their ultimate line. But even then I'm not sure. The spring based systems with proprietary parts will make it hard in the future when those parts aren't available anymore.
It's hard to beat a rope, pulley, and weight for longevity.
- Joker_vD 4y ago> It's hard to beat a rope, pulley, and weight for longevity. What about a butterfly hinge?
- lotsofpulp 4y agoInteresting. I neglected to mention it, but I was actually thinking about the difficulty of replacing the inert gas as the reason servicing multiple pane windows would be difficult, but I forgot there are non inert gas filled multiple pane windows too.
- nemo44x 4y agoAhh yeah, argon filled windows. I think those leak about 1% of their argon each year so eventually it's all gone anyways. The efficiency thing is always interesting to me. The way I see it, quality weather stripping (integrated if possible) and storm windows should get you pretty close to a modern windows. I figure you'll never make back the savings with new windows VS old windows that have been updated to be more efficient. Especially since the majority of your energy bill is not due to heat/AC leaving through your windows.