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Glass Insulation Film

  • 13-10-2012 9:44pm
    #1
    mcbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 460 ✭✭


    Hi,

    was viewing a house recently, and might consider making an offer. But it does have a single-glazed glass conservatory, that would be impossible to upgrade to double-glazing without rebuilding from scratch.

    So I googled whether its possible to insulate single-glazed glass, and sure enough I found something called EnerLogic 70 Low-E window film.
    http://www.enerlogicfilm.com/en/IntroducingEnerlogic.aspx

    Anyone any experience in, or hear anything about this stuff or any other products like it? Does it work? And is it available in Ireland?

    Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    kieranhr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 131 ✭✭kieranhr


    I'd be interested in this myself. I'm working in an office with big panels of single-glazing, and it's impossible to heat in the winter. I had a skim through the website and it's a bit light on the technical details. There's a 'parameter sheet' that says it can get the u-value of single-glazing down to around 0.6, but I'm guessing that's American u-value units, not W/m2K. Like I said, a bit light on the technicals.


  • #3
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    .it's very light on technical details aNd talks about radiant heat just like those turkey foil insulations.. So Until I see a European cert and read its fine print, is steer clear


  • #4
    kieranhr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 131 ✭✭kieranhr


    Then again these window films tend to be pretty cheap. Maybe try it for a winter and see what happens.

    Going back to the OP - have you thought about secondary glazing mcbert? Fixing a second pane of glass to the inside of the frame, and sealing around. Not a bad solution, though you probably wont be able to open the windows after that.


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