Addendum:
Prior to using Heat Mirror, Four Seasons did use swiggle on their curved glass IG units since it was flexible and the glass would need to flex some to fit tightly on the curved aluminum glazing bars. We had quite a bit of seal failure with those as well. Of course, it was unrelated to HM.
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- Thu Apr 27, 2006 10:36 am
- Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
- Topic: Heat Mirror
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- Thu Apr 27, 2006 10:32 am
- Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
- Topic: Heat Mirror
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Sorry for the delayed response nuvector, I haven't checked in here for a while. Neither Hurd nor Four Seasons were using swiggle with Heat Mirror. They used a dual seal on a metal spacer. I don't recall if the spacer was aluminum or stainless steel and I'm afraid I don't know what the sealants were....
- Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:25 pm
- Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
- Topic: Dual pane vs Triple pane for sound/noise control
- Replies: 8
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My psuedo-scientific explanation of this is: Triple glazing will reduce sound transmission some but not as much as some folks suggest. The reason is that when sound waves hit the outer piece of glass in an insulated unit they cause the glass to vibrate at a particular wavelength. This vibration then...
- Sat Mar 25, 2006 10:24 am
- Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
- Topic: Brand: Reliable Windows
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1956
- Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:18 pm
- Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
- Topic: national energy rebate fund - Polaris windows
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13893
Re: LET ME TAKE THE TIME TO EXPLAIN
I hope to see you all drown in your ignorance rather than "run as fast as you can" away from it. KEEP PAYING FULL PRICE FOOLS! KEEP IT UP! Way to win friends and influence people there jlssamsara! As windoze said, there's no such thing as a free lunch. Thankfully, most consumers are smart...
- Fri Mar 17, 2006 1:09 pm
- Forum: Ask Our Pro's a Question
- Topic: Heat Mirror
- Replies: 63
- Views: 52044
I just found this board today and have found it very interesting and informative. I felt I had to chime in here and report my own experience with Heat Mirror products. I too had a lot of experience with HM through my association with Four Seasons and Hurd. We were one of Four Seasons largest dealers...