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New Triple Glazed windows fog up between panes

  • 01-09-2017 8:59am
    #1
    Gatica
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    We got new triple glazed windows a few weeks ago and today I noticed they're all fogged up between the panes. One even has the water coming down in little streams inside of the outer pane.

    Just wondering if this is a manufacturing issue and do they need to replaced again? How messy is this? We just finished some renovations and I don't want the mess again as well as the costs.
    Is the insulation U-Value of the windows affected if this happens?


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  • #2
    Gatica
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,301 ✭✭✭Gatica


    ...so it turns out it was on the outside! I'm such an eejit.
    Thread can be closed/removed :)


  • #3
    Metric Tensor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,727 ✭✭✭Metric Tensor


    It'll be common on the outside throughout the winter in the mornings. It's not the end of the world but if you have a lovely dawn view it's less than ideal.

    On the up side. It is a sign they are working well from an insulation point of view!


  • #4
    Tigerandahalf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Tigerandahalf


    I get this on the inside of a double glazed window once the nights get cool.

    A pull down blind is used. Does the blind cause the issue?

    Room wouldn't be overly heated as it is a bedroom. Door left open to get heat from hall.


  • #5
    sbsquarepants
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    Tigerandahalf wrote: »
    I get this on the inside of a double glazed window once the nights get cool.
    .

    Do you mean inside as in inside the house, or in between the 2 panes of glass?

    If it's inside the unit then the seal has broken down - it's not fixable I'm afraid, a new unit is required.


  • #6
    Tigerandahalf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Tigerandahalf


    sbsquarepants wrote: »
    Do you mean inside as in inside the house, or in between the 2 panes of glass?

    If it's inside the unit then the seal has broken down - it's not fixable I'm afraid, a new unit is required.

    Along the edge of the glass near wood frame.


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  • #7
    Gatica
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,301 ✭✭✭Gatica


    Metric Tensor wrote: »
    It'll be common on the outside throughout the winter in the mornings. It's not the end of the world but if you have a lovely dawn view it's less than ideal.

    On the up side. It is a sign they are working well from an insulation point of view!

    Yep, that's what I got told. We did get them for insulation, so that's a good thing..


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