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jcpainter
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Nov 23, 2014

Foggy Dual Pane Windows

I think everyone that has Hehr frameless dual pane windows suffers from the "foggy window syndrome" sooner or later. We've replaced several of ours and . . . . you guessed it, now they've fogged again.

As I research better solutions, I've read very good things about repairs done by Suncoast Designers in Hudson, FL. They take the dual pane windows apart, clean them, rebuild them and give a 10-year pro-rated warranty.

There is a company in Sebring Florida called Darren Thomas Glass Company that is replacing fogged dual pane windows with a single pane laminated safety glass It is guaranteed to NEVER fog, but I wonder about (1) windows sweating when the temps are cold outside and it's warm inside and (2)noise and temperature control that these provide compared to the dual pane windows.

Has anyone replaced dual pane windows with the laminated windows and can comment on the sweating, noise control, and temp control of the laminate solution?

Thanks for comments on either of these solutions.
  • While the dual windows can be a real pain, we wouldn't be without them. They not only provide much more thermal insulation against heat or cold, they also provide a lot of sound insulation. We immediately noticed a vast difference between our prior coach with single panes and our current dual paned one. We are not bothered by nearby trains or campers near as much with our current coach.

    We did have three of our windows repaired by Suncoast Designs last week. While expensive, they were less expensive than new windows and have a much better warranty. Suncoast is very professional and do a great job. They also count both sliding windows as one window when pricing. In other words, everything inside the frame is counted as one window. They charged us 250 per window (removal, repair, install and leak check) and we had one window where the glass had become etched and required replacement at 25 per pane. They have free water and 50 amp electric sites for you to stay in while they do the job which takes about two days. There were 21 coaches there during our stay, so they are very busy this time of year.
  • ChopperBill wrote:

    Need to start a post "I love my single pane windows"


    This sounds like a GREAT idea.

    Bruce
  • A friend has a DVR with duals. Had to replace the rear twice. Guy that replaced it said he wouldn't own RV dual windows. Single is going in if another fogs up.
    Need to start a post "I love my single pane windows" that ought to be entertaining for a couple of weeks LOL
  • I'm having it done at Boyd's Glass in St Augustine,Fl on Mon. As we spend most all of our time in warm places,I think single pane is the way to go.I'd rather put up with sweating windows than foggy ones.

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