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installing heat reflective window film?
I put some on a South facing round window and it does cut down on the heat
coming in but I've been told the it is not good for double glazed windows as it creates too much heat between the glass and shortens the life of the seal. (It's been two years now and I don't have condensation between the glass but time will tell. When I had a problem with the heat and a sky light, I made a solar screen to fit below the skylight for the hot months and removed it for the winter... It did cut down on the heat in the Summer and we benefited from the heat in the winter. |
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installing heat reflective window film?
You don't get it both ways.
The LowE stuff helps both summer and winter. It blocks the heat from coming in during the summer and keeps the heat in during the winter. Note that is it keeps the heat in during the winter, not that it allows the heat to come in during the winter. To the best of my knowledge there is no way of DIY lowE. -- Joseph E. Meehan 26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math "hal" wrote in message ... have a sun room with tilting skylight windows as well as floor to ceiling windows. thinking of applying my own reflective film to skylight windows to reduce heating in summer but still would like to have the warming effect in the winter. is there any happy approach to have both and is it possible to DYI. |
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