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Old 06-13-2025, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
Don't get sucked into double pane??? If you have a room that is being heated and cooled, why would you use single pane glass windows? Double pane glass has been the minimum standard for all windows in housing construction for longer than 30 years. Nobody installs single pane windows in a house that is heated and cooled.
Right, so, most people look for the lowest cost without really understanding. When the HVAC person comes to do the load calculation and inputs single pane windows, the load will be a lot higher than if they were double pane windows. So, the customer thinks they are saving money by getting single pane windows but is spending more for the larger capacity AC equipment and the cost to run it for the life of the system.