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Old 09-25-2009, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by SteveFromNY View Post
Kate - If I were going to enclose it I'd use glass too, but for very different reasons. Acrylic scratches, and eventually, after washing it many times, it gets those tiny scratches in it. You may not see them until the sun hits it the right way, but it happens eventually. I just need to look at my golf cart windsheild to see the effect.
As for concern over wind, well, I wouldn't worry there at all. The rest of the house has glass.
And I didn't even know about the cooling system.
We felt that way about the acrylic too - like you say, just look at the golf cart...
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