How Can Replacement Windows Keep Your Home Cool in the Summer?

Summer days can bring scorching temperatures and heatwaves. If your home heats up like an oven during the summer months, replacement windows can help keep it cool. Since these products act as excellent insulators, you won’t break a sweat worrying about being too hot in your home or high energy bills that follow.

Dual or Triple Pane Glass

One of the keys to indoor summer comfort is the glass packages of the windows. This begins with dual pane or triple pane house windows.

Dual pane windows consist of two panes of glass. This makes it more difficult for energy to escape through a single glass pane.

Triple pane is one of the most energy efficient forms of window replacement. It consists of three panes of glass, giving it an extra advantage in energy savings.

Energy Efficient Gases

To maximize the insulating power of your new window installation, the windows need to be filled with gas to keep your home cool in the summer.

These gases consist of argon and krypton. Both of these gases are odorless and colorless, but fill the empty space between the window panes. Krypton is most suitable for triple pane windows since it’s denser than argon, allowing it to fit within the tight chambers.

Low-e Application

Yet another invisible element of home windows is Low-e. This is a clear coating that is applied to the outside of the window’s glass. It’s useful in both the winter in the summer. However, in the summer months, its purpose is to reflect the intense rays of the sun. It prevents the sun’s heat from transferring through the glass and making it too hot inside.

In the winter, the Low-E application works the opposite. It allows the sun’s rays through the glass to keep it warm.

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