Community Chat

[SahmIam]

Love them? Hate them? 

[sweetee2]

We have the new triple pane windows with the E glass that keeps the hot sun out. The only problem in that in the winter they are cold. I think the house feels colder in the winter.

[Fressa]

I have the triple pane Pella windows without any glaze.  I love mine!  They do seem to keep the house more even temp.    

[Pearlee]

Personally, I'd rather have triple glazed donuts!  

[ROMARY]

It would depend on the area.  'Over here', I welcome the sunshine and warmth through the windows.  Keeps the house warm.  Also, we don't have any North facing windows, because there isn't any/much sun on that side, no matter which time of year.  Those interior walls are cold to the touch, no matter what.   For folks who live in hot climates, the triple panes would be ideal, I'm guessing.

[SilleeMee]

Yes, I have them and they have saved me a ton of money on my heating / cooling costs. Here in Colorado we sit closer to the sun with thinner air so the sun is intensely damaging. The UV rays here destroy everything in it's path. The sun is so hot here, too. So when I had my old windows replaced, I opted to get the coated glass. While doing my research about the special glass, I learned that approximately 30% of heat transfer, both to and from your house, happens though the glass in your windows. So it made sense to get the coated glass windows. My house stays warmer longer during the winter and the furnace cycles less often. During the summer, heat from the sun and outside air is reflected away from the glass resulting in a cooler inside temperature. They also have prevented things from becoming faded from the sunlight shining into my house.

[SahmIam]

Thanks all. I'm looking at them more keeping out sound but being energy efficient doesn't hurt.

[SilleeMee]

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@SahmIam wrote:

Thanks all. I'm looking at them more keeping out sound but being energy efficient doesn't hurt.

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omg @SahmIam. I didn't even think to mention that. When I got my new windows, the one thing I noticed right away was how much they blocked the sound from my noisy neighborhood! But this wan't because of the coating on the glass. It was because my new windows are triple-pane glass.

[SahmIam]

@SilleeMee Ok, you've brought something up that I'm now curious about: "Triple Glaze" in the UK appears to refer to the soundproofing of a window. My in-laws had the Concord fly over their home as part of the flight pattern many years ago; the pattern changed a few years after the moved in and it was NOT a good thing. They were about to purchase Triple Glaze windows when the Concord ceased flying. 

So "triple-pane" is what it's called, not triple glaze....

Another question, if you don't mind: was the cost dramatic between double-pane and triple-pane?

An article in a UK research article regarding triple-glaze is you can feel the window and it will be warm but the walls will still be cool vs double-glaze windows being cool to the touch and the walls cold; they're touted for energy efficiency as well but noise reduction is the biggest plus. Interesting.

[SilleeMee]

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@SahmIam wrote:

@SilleeMee Ok, you've brought something up that I'm now curious about: "Triple Glaze" in the UK appears to refer to the soundproofing of a window. My in-laws had the Concord fly over their home as part of the flight pattern many years ago; the pattern changed a few years after the moved in and it was NOT a good thing. They were about to purchase Triple Glaze windows when the Concord ceased flying. 

So "triple-pane" is what it's called, not triple glaze....

Another question, if you don't mind: was the cost dramatic between double-pane and triple-pane?

An article in a UK research article regarding triple-glaze is you can feel the window and it will be warm but the walls will still be cool vs double-glaze windows being cool to the touch and the walls cold; they're touted for energy efficiency as well but noise reduction is the biggest plus. Interesting.

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@SahmIam,

Yes double/triple pane here in the US is the same thing as double/triple glaze in Canada or Europe. Triple pane windows are often not cost effective for most homes. They are expensive and will take years to recoup your money from the energy savings....many years! But if you can afford them, great! Two of my largest windows in the largest parts of my house are triple and the rest of the house is double. But what I need to stress is the special coated glass called low-E. Mine are all low-E. This is what I would consider more important for energy savings  for an average four-season climate. If you can afford triple-pane windows with low-E glass then you have  perfect windows for energy efficiency.