Step by step tutorial to fix foggy windows. Complete do it yourself process, requiring little to no experience (mostly).
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@Tugboat-R-Us Жыл бұрын
I love that you’re showing that you don’t have to throw out a window necessarily.
@nitrousman88822 жыл бұрын
just one point to add. The desiccant can be reactivated by heating in a 250F degree oven for a couple hours and reused, if you don't have replacement molecular sieve or silica gel.
@Tugboat-R-Us Жыл бұрын
What is the silica gel for?
@roberthildinger4511 Жыл бұрын
@@Tugboat-R-Us Its purpose is to suck up trace moisture and keep condensation between the glass from happening. If the seal breaks, it is quickly overwhelmed and moisture will build up and condense.
@darrellcrum76962 жыл бұрын
I have a 30 year old home and this has happened to a few windows already and I am sure there will be more to follow. I thought the video was very informative for someone like myself who has the time to DIY. However, since I do not have access to a 3D printer I wonder if this or the refilling with argon makes it out of my expertise. Alex, I have seen several good questions that haven't received a reply from you. I can understand why but there are those of us out there that value this info.
@edgararcega30462 жыл бұрын
30 year old home and a few windows just went bad? Lucky you. Mine went out in 5 years
@p3t3rm3tc4lf3 Жыл бұрын
Just tried this in the UK, not sure where this was filmed. Big differences: 1) 3:01 - he slices through the sealant like butter, but the butyl sealant I was slicing through was much tougher, definitely blunting my Stanley knife, took 3-5 passes each side with the knife. 4:46 - absolutely no chance of this, had to use an oscillating tool and scraper attachment to get the butyl sealant off of mine (also the tool heated the sealant and made it messy). 5:20 - the sealant I was dealing with was not solid so the wire brush got none of it off. Also I learned the calcified stains are extremely difficult to remove... glass polish only got some off. I'm currently in the process to see if Zep or formic acid will remove the stains. In conclusion, if you're in UK, definitely do not recommend doing this. Going to do it once then just buy new units.
@gavinelder3933 Жыл бұрын
Will def avoid, even before readingthis comment, thought it looked a bit of a pain in the arse, your comment sealed the deak though, will just pay an independent and steer clear of tbe people in the radio in UK, the one that has the jingle that ehymes with Pish In Your Ear!... They quoted me £250 but a wee independent fella in Glasgow is doing it for £80-£100 "depending on how much hassle I have gettin the frame off" So even £100 is better than £250...
@yabbaso Жыл бұрын
Avoided me looking into this :) though it's nice to see how Double Glazing fits together.
@mikeprunty1 Жыл бұрын
The sealant in the video is a 20 year old (at least) 2 part hand mixed resin which has a soft rubber consistency and is very easy to cut. Your unit is probably sealed with hotmelt which is incredibly difficult to cut through, seriously, do not bother. The stains will never be totally cleaned off the glass, this is because the vapour that the dessicant gives off is slightly acidic which permanently etches the glass. If the unit has very recently failed you may get away with the stains, but I mean very recently, like within a week. I've been repairing windows for many years and can confidently say this repair method is futile.
@gmo425011 ай бұрын
It probably depends on how long it’s been misting up for. The moisture can mix with the desiccant and when that stains the window the sun can effectively etch the window. If you catch it as soon as it starts misting you will be OK. Although you did say it was a pain to clean the sealant off. It’s useful to know that you can repair them if you are on a budget, especially if you have a few windows at the same time. I just bought a 1200mm x 1100mm sealed unit and I thought it was reasonably priced at £40, I’m not sure if I would have the patience to repair one.
@catherineconnacher66883 жыл бұрын
Little to no experience required??? Not!
@quirkygenius2 жыл бұрын
agree, seems like just buying a replacement window would be less effort?
@tommagnum2530 Жыл бұрын
so true, this is a great video for someone training at a window repair facility.
@wealthcreator8963 Жыл бұрын
Little to no equipment required either! 😆
@LafDDlafcam99 Жыл бұрын
I agree
@Robert_Mark_Norris9 ай бұрын
Video should be titled “How to build a window!”
@kingsfleet212 жыл бұрын
How not to remove glazing beads, start from centre where you get maximum flex for the corners to pop out, sides first then bottom and top last so it does not fall out.
@chrismontt9859 Жыл бұрын
“Easy” foggy window fix. “Easy” is clearly subjective here. Still great process and video. Going to buy a $1000 3D printer to fix my one window. Brb
@SW-zx3op2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for shoing the process, but abit byond my level of DIY... having seen this it makes me feel a bit better about paying a glazier to replace the glass!
@bentonhester84993 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! Insulated glass is one of the biggest eco-scams out there, my 72x90" slider glass is $650 for just the replacement glass, not installation! There's no way it's saved that much energy... Building failure prone products to be thrown away when they fail and replaced with another failure prone product is not 'sustainable' or 'green'...
@nitrousman88822 жыл бұрын
The idea of energy saving products isn’t just return on investment… it’s about moving toward a sustainable planet… whether or not you want to participate is based on a complex set of variables
@alexandrep4913 Жыл бұрын
@nitrousman8882 no it isn't. The very nature of living sustainable completely coincides with whether or not it saves you money. If you spend less on heating or cooling, you are being more sustainable. If the product is cheaper due to economies of scale, it means they are able to bring you more product with less cost. If double pane windows don't bring you energy efficiency to outweigh the cost,it's either because the company is trying to oversell or the cost of energy whether through actual energy or man hours doesn't make sense.
@OutandbackhikingАй бұрын
I think about this all the time. I’m in the window cleaning industry and see thermal windows fail after 10 year and almost always after 25.
@sheepbaba2 жыл бұрын
Top work! Quite a lot of work and know how of 3D printing and having a spare window or I suppose you could board up the hole. Thanks for sharing 😊
@dawnbern29172 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this! Not that I'm actually going to do it but I know for sure I'll never buy a double pane window again. Since we now know how the window is constructed, I'm thinking that maybe it would work to just only use one of the panes, and then replace the unit...both sides of that one pane will be cleanable then, and you won't have to go through all the rigmarole put the sealant removal, 3D printing, and resealing. Maybe I could get a handyman to try my proposal, I certainly wouldn't try it myself haha:-)
@littlelamb680417 күн бұрын
If you live where it gets brutally cold, you NEED double paned windows 🪟 to keep your house warm!
@tedkabat41383 жыл бұрын
When the condensation inside of the insulated glass unit has been trapped in there for awhile with the sun beating on it the minerals in the water(condensation) etch themselves into the glass giving you that white milky look and it does not clean off even with a razor blade. The cerium oxide that he uses to polish the glass has the consistency of all-purpose flour as it cannot scratch the glass so the actual cleaning of the glass would take many hours in itself if it is even possible at all. You must also remember that the moisture that has been trapped inside of this glass unit has saturated the desiccant inside of the metal glass spacers and corroded them. Cleaning up the glass spacers is not usually a viable option.
@justmyopinion64862 жыл бұрын
I guess it would be easier to purchase new payne's of glass?
@mac79433 жыл бұрын
Where can we buy those blue corner pieces????
@Susan700033 жыл бұрын
I am sticking with my single pain windows and using honey comb blinds over them for night time.
@peterblyth57843 жыл бұрын
What do you mean after the sealant dries remove the old panel and replace with the new ? You have just removed the old panel, cleaned it up, polished the glass and resealed so I assume you had to board up the missing panel until the next day. Not much help to those of us who don't have a 3D printer and skills in 3D CAD design.
@joehastings12 жыл бұрын
I can't believe all you Whiners complaining about needing a 3-D printer, This was a great instructional video if you have half a brain. You don't need a 3 D printer for this job. I'm not even going to tell you.
@JoshMikol-zw9ou Жыл бұрын
Do the new silicone beads create the new gas in the window or how does that happen?
@karhukivi Жыл бұрын
No, they dry the air to prevent any more condensation on a cold day. Expensive units have xenon gas (so they say) but the professionals say that most if not all have dry air fill.
@jessieparkinson1560Ай бұрын
I can imagine myself doing this and then abandoning it half way because I got bored. Then I start a new project and then also abandon it before I could finish, only to come back to this original project a year and half later. Believe me, It’s true, that’s how my brain works. I’ve done that, my husband is my witness 😅
@peter67823 жыл бұрын
so basically make a new double glaze unit!!!!!
@lynnleiby7 ай бұрын
I'm thinking you'd want to be in a zero humidity environment. Buying the units factory sealed and covered by warranty seems the more efficient route, especially if this is a business venture. Any moisture that gets in there is going to show up as foggy with the first temperature change. I would never put this much effort into a rebuild for a customer only to have them call me back within a change of season. But, hey, if just doing a DIY at home, this might be an interesting project. Again, though, a lot of effort only to have it fog up in a year. Perhaps if you live in Arizona, you don't need to worry about humidity
@fathybalamita15373 жыл бұрын
Great video. I wanted to do this for a long time. Now i have to get a 3D printer :). Thank you.
@selfishbarber97633 жыл бұрын
Local library offers free 3D PRINTER use
@M.E63 Жыл бұрын
@@selfishbarber9763in what country ?
@ChristopherMarlowe3 жыл бұрын
Step One: Buy a 3-D printer Excellent video on restoring IGU without any waste
@selfishbarber97633 жыл бұрын
Local library offers free 3D PRINTER use
@stevo14873 жыл бұрын
@@selfishbarber9763 not mine
@jtreg3 жыл бұрын
I have a 3d printer... have you got the .STL files for me to download? I have several to do.... mine are in steel Crittall frames. Getting glazing out is my main concern, how do I do that?
@Crazick3 ай бұрын
Just found this video and was hoping for the files too. Oh well.
@madeingreatbritainchannel4 ай бұрын
Look this guy just showed you all how to do it, if you cannot be bothered to do it, just go and buy new sealed unit, I found it interesting as I would like to start a hanyman service, if it was my windowns I would do the repair, but clients paying want you in and out in a fash, so that mean 2 things1, buy new sealed units or make new sealed units.
@karlcordel98563 жыл бұрын
I'm going to try this on a curved double pane glass that doesn't have a frame. It's for a car but I haven't been able to find one that was good in a yard and they are no longer available.
@gbear10052 жыл бұрын
double pane glass in a car? and every pane except for the windshield is tempered and will explode if drilled.
@karlcordel98562 жыл бұрын
@@gbear1005 mercedes and bmw have used double pane glass on rear and side windows for decades. Both tempered and non.
@alanparker9975 Жыл бұрын
Looks easy but dont have confidence do u fancy doing my bathroom really bad
@bradleydoyle6752 Жыл бұрын
What is the first song? Also thanks for the video, may attempt it but it seems 1 notch out of my league
@joanneg76464 ай бұрын
That song is catchy..who is it??
@jasonmayne1 Жыл бұрын
Great video thank you! Will give this a try… minus the awesome 3D bits :-)
@OldManMilner11 ай бұрын
How did it work for you?
@adamchalloner20583 жыл бұрын
What a bodge never seen nothing like it , leave it to the professionals
@nsacrooks Жыл бұрын
Where are the 3D files for the little doo dabs?
@stevo14873 жыл бұрын
Whoops I broke mine putting the glazing beads on. Both sides at that. The shit you told me to use is so hard to get off. I've sliced my arm so bad I'm in the hospital. Looking at about 19 stitches so far. I didn't have a spare IG so my house is wide open, hopefully no one robs me and jacks my new 3d printer. Great video though.
@memylastname99723 жыл бұрын
In the time it took to watch this video I’ve made enough to just buy a replacement and get someone to fit it.
@tedkabat41383 жыл бұрын
This video is a joke. I would like to see the time lapse. Must have taken 8 - 10 hours polishing the contaminants off of the two pcs of glass with cerium oxide. I wonder how many pieces of glass he broke trying to cut the unit apart. Its only single strength lol.
@openingthematrix2 жыл бұрын
Thank you♥️♥️✌️
@mluisi33 жыл бұрын
So...you just left regular air in there that is just going to condense again?
@alexfreestyle47543 жыл бұрын
The frame is filled with silica sand that absorbs moisture, so there is no condensation in the window at the moment (after a few months).
@bobbycaldwell41323 жыл бұрын
Alex i dont know which area in the states you live but here in Scotland the climate would rapidly deplete the life of the sealant used for this repair ,in Britian we use a 2 in 1 mix for the sealant or a product called hot melt ,a unit is put together then put in drying area to cure ,you can tell me that this system when you strip and redo unit is as good as that .In Scotland there is a 5 yr manufacturers guarantee ,which if unit fails in this time frame it gets replaced gratis
@alexfreestyle47543 жыл бұрын
@@bobbycaldwell4132 I'm in Canada. There are below freezing temperatures for good part of the winter. Southern side receives a lot of sunlight. Units installed there with new building started failing after 5-7 years. They had only single sealant which is very hard when cured. Its bond to the glass failed eventually. I used butyl based sealant on internal seam between frame and glass. It stays sticky permanently and keeps it enclosed . It is covered with another sealant on top to keep parts together. I'm sure the unit will serve me longer then original unit.
@bobbycaldwell41323 жыл бұрын
Butyl is a non hardening compound used in the glazing of dgus in a timber frame ,this doesnt react with the sealant on a unit and cause it to corrode ,Alex if the product works as well as you say then fair play but this is me speaking on the fact i have 40 yrs experience in glazing in Britian and the solution you offer doesng seem practical to me in my opinion ,i watched a video of guys drilling holes in units and offered my tuppence worth on that also
@harpcourt Жыл бұрын
you made love to that window and it became like new
@irishguy20000711 ай бұрын
Almost??
@raymondhill32 жыл бұрын
DYI for those with 3D printer capability otherwise an excellent video. Not one I can do!
@gerryhan88182 жыл бұрын
have to try to do it without 3D printer
@jbezmala16633 жыл бұрын
Now all I need is a 3D printer 🙄..... I’ll just buy a new damn window I guess.
@stuartmccarville60233 жыл бұрын
Or an imagination to figure out another possible way of doing it without a 3d printer. Like clamping down the spacers and moving the drill by hand???
@jbezmala16633 жыл бұрын
@@stuartmccarville6023 thanks for taking the time to make this comment. Very helpful. I repaired all my windows in my house because of it. You’re the best 👍
@citruscherry22 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@vtechead1 Жыл бұрын
Just smear washing up liquid along the bottom of the window with a cloth where the moisture forms. It will look foggy at first, but will clear once the washing up liquid dries. No more moisture in the morning.
@regd.2263Ай бұрын
Hang on a minute you didn't finish the video you just cut it off before the window was all back together shoddy.
@jomendez69292 жыл бұрын
nope not for me .. i buy one instead x
@butterpecanrican_11 ай бұрын
You might need to look up the definitions of "simple" lol You guys will need to have an extra window lying around to cover the whole while you repair the original window
@justforlaughsmate3900 Жыл бұрын
wtf I can't do this and I don't have a spare window, if I did why would I do this shit
@mygte62199 ай бұрын
Yeeeehaaaa 🤠
@mracura783 жыл бұрын
I am doing this process for my sliding glass door insulated panel (46x76 huge) I dont have cerium oxide polish, are there any alternatives you can recommend? I tried polishing with blue stick plastic polish stick from harbor freight but was getting nowhere. Please help :)
@tinaknutsen Жыл бұрын
Look up the process and what they use to clean car head lamps. Although they don’t use silica beads…car head lamps get the same gunk inside and out. My husband just did mine..he does auto body/detailing. He uses 3 M products. ( labeled step 1,2,3 ) also Its a process the same as in the video - for cleaning the glass from all the muck.
@mracura78 Жыл бұрын
@@tinaknutsen Did what you said , they have held up great, still look brand new. Zero leaks or internal fogging. It’s been one year exactly since I fixed these they are holding up through all the crazy weather Chicago can throw at them! This saved us at least $3000 due to the oversized dimensions we have.
@annasoucek4163 жыл бұрын
Haha the clean up was helpful
@andyoncam13 жыл бұрын
You have got to be joking.
@louiselidgbird5528 Жыл бұрын
No experience needed lol 😂
@bobbycaldwell41323 жыл бұрын
So you have a new unt to put in place whilst you more or less strip existing and carry out a more expensive procedure than getting a replacement unit in 1st place
@alexfreestyle47543 жыл бұрын
Money wise it's much cheaper then buying new and getting someone installing it for you. Where I live one new unit costs about $100 plus installation about half of that. For DIY repair tools and material cost is about $15 per unit. Sure time is needed to be invested. Unit has been performing through winter just fine, no condensation any more. There are two kind of people responding here: someone like me who is interested to use time available and to try something new and contractors who charge arm and leg for 5 min job to swap old unit with new one.
@selfishbarber97633 жыл бұрын
@@alexfreestyle4754 Alex how much do you charge for doing this? I'm also in ON
@varencilator3 жыл бұрын
@@selfishbarber9763 probably not anything less than getting a new one and having it installed I'm guessing. It's a lot of work, but it'll probably last longer than a poor quality-controlled off the shelf cheap IGU
@gerryr18933 жыл бұрын
What a muppet
@ashleyf18174 ай бұрын
Easy fix……..how is that easy
@robloxaesthicgirlyt6028 Жыл бұрын
Instead o wasting Our time just wipe it away😐
@timothykay1010 ай бұрын
£30 for a new sealed unit.
@uvuvwe90 Жыл бұрын
IMPORTANT: Before you watch, make sure you knew how to make designed stuff from a 3D printer😂
@Polibon59 Жыл бұрын
Totally unnecessary. The 3 D printed parts just make it easier. If you have or make some soft jaws for a vice (even folded microfiber towels could be used) that would work.
@janeyoung27923 жыл бұрын
Are you having a laugh, that will fog up again, cheaper to get a brand new one and quicker
@alanraven75393 жыл бұрын
get a grip, buy a new unit.....
@MuffinMan05213 жыл бұрын
If you have gas-filled windows I doubt you want to be taking them apart.
@lizard9443 жыл бұрын
Obviously, there is a seal leak and there is no gas left in the interface. This seems to be a good hack to give a try before you replace those absurdly expensive windows.
@MuffinMan05213 жыл бұрын
@@lizard944 why would you put a window back that no longer has gas in it? Sounds ghetto. If you can't afford to do it right maybe you should rent with 3 of your buddies.
@lizard9443 жыл бұрын
@@MuffinMan0521 Did I trigger a know-it-all snowflake? LOL! I own a 4,200 sq/ft house. Hardly a renter. Argon gas makes very little difference. The OP was fixing the window for aesthetics. Run along, little one.
@MuffinMan05213 жыл бұрын
@@lizard944 triggered people usually start listing off the posessions they are leveraged on as if the people around them are 16 years old and super impressed. Maybe talk through your next response with your wife since it's clearly going to take at least two of you to come up with something half way decent, champ.
@lizard9443 жыл бұрын
@@MuffinMan0521 Just for the record, YOU'RE the one who started the childish, petulant put-down comments. First implying that it's somehow dangerous to open a double pane window that clearly has no gas in it, and even if it did, it's argon gas which is inert except in large quantities in enclosed areas. Then you try to save face by claiming that it's just "ghetto" to repair something which the OP successfully did. Pro Tip: Don't "F"with a chemistry major, doofus. Now run along , Opie. I'm sure the model car chatroom is missing you!. BTW, let me hand you your A** back.
@stevenclark59623 жыл бұрын
what a prat
@tonyyglesias7784 Жыл бұрын
🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑 Or,....stay with me,...just buy a NEW INSERT with the gas between the glass panes, for $100 to $120...
@erichsh58 Жыл бұрын
I appreciate the effort you put into this video but the title is misleading. No, it's not a project for those with "little or no experience". The 3D jigs you made were what allowed you to avoid the problems anyone else would have trying to do this project (like holding panes properly for resealing). Also some of your captions flash on the screen for a split second and I had to rewind frame-by-frame to read them.
@Crazick3 ай бұрын
And no sound the last couple minutes. Lol
@dludwig12 жыл бұрын
Hello, would you be interested in selling a set of your 3D printed stuff you used to do this? Or even the files I would need to print my own?
@rcronin12 жыл бұрын
I was quoted about $500 per sliding glass door panel to do this work. And I think that was a very fair price based on your video!! 😀😀😀
@markmanning5683 Жыл бұрын
Ouch! Just my opinion, but you're correct girl.
@DavidHaworth-y4w6 ай бұрын
It costs 1 k to replace
@markrainford1219 Жыл бұрын
I've tried separating units before. It was a hell of a lot of work.
@bluetech28093 жыл бұрын
I swear the comments is just a bunch of a windows salesmen getting annoyed that he's showing people how to fix their windows without buying new ones
@selfishbarber97633 жыл бұрын
Yep lots of mad comments
@stevo14873 жыл бұрын
The only thing I sell is time. This is a gold mine if I was selling it.
@fredbloke32182 жыл бұрын
Fundamentally it would be impossible to hermetically seal the air between the panes because atmospheric PSI fluctuations would exert extreme forces over the large pane area, so the D.G industry has given us the desiccant solution to the problem that creates more work/profit for itself, a theoretical solution would be to have a tube leading from the gap through a renewable desiccant container.
@lklpalka2 жыл бұрын
I lost three slider panes at once during a severe summer storm. Outside panes cracked. Barometric pressure drop was to blame.
@shawng57993 жыл бұрын
I have just telephoned my local area trying to find someone that will rebuild my units after I have stripped them to bare glass and no one wants to do it. They all want to sell me glass again and when mine is perfectly good. I will be carrying this out it will only cost me some silica gel thanks! All the negatives are from people in the trade, the emperor has no clothes.😉👍
@gbear10052 жыл бұрын
come in with your panes and try again.
@ScoreGuru1233 жыл бұрын
Novice can do it my arse.
@tzampini2 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I thought. An easy DIY project. All you need is a 3D printer, a CAD system to design the STL files, Cerium oxide, silica, and a suction device to hold the glass (all of which I'm sure my local Dollar General has). LOL :)
@richardewart4244 Жыл бұрын
Good luck in the UK ... I've split units over the years but only to re-cut the glass for greenhouse repairs. It's more hassle than it's worth, and the watermarks are totally etched in....
@jessieparkinson1560Ай бұрын
The water marks can be dissolved by putting paper towels soaked in vinegar on top of the glass for a few hours.
@harryk17693 жыл бұрын
Why did I think that this type of window was under vacuum or filled with nitrogen?
@samgould99303 жыл бұрын
There is nothing easy in this video
@Georgiagreen3172 жыл бұрын
A little less floor-sweeping would make for a lot shorter video. Also, What's the point of watching your video as who owns a 3d printer. Very boring. I didn't learn anything helpful at all.
@aaadraftingservices35246 ай бұрын
Really impressed with the custom nozzles and clamping brackets you 3dprinted. No matter how you look at it this is a very time consuming job but those items really help save hours spent reclamping and make the job of applying the butyl rubber much easier. If you can find a company that supplies sealed units in your area the replacement price will be the best. Buying sealed units from a window company will be most expensive since they will double the price they pay for the units. If you have many units to replace, some companies will do delivery as well but you will need to custom fabricate a glass skid to keep the remaining units standing upright while you install them. Leaning them up against a wall may allow heavy glass to shift and break the seal.
@liloleme3800 Жыл бұрын
Great tutorial, thanks. I have 4 smaller convo panels to start! So this has been helpful
@robertpanetta79122 жыл бұрын
Looks like a good video but couldn’t watch all of it the music drove me away sorry
@PattyYopp2 жыл бұрын
I wish I could do this but it would take me a month to do one small window. I do not have all those items. And my luck the glass would not be able to be cleaned on the inside.
@amucsi8120 Жыл бұрын
Dude! You say almost no experience needed? I have been in the replacement glass business for 18 years and would not attempt this at all. Chance of breaking the glass when separating with a knife is huge.
@nitrousman88822 жыл бұрын
Brilliant job! Two questions. The first is your use of cerium oxide polish. If this was a "low-E" pane, I think that would have destroyed the coating. Second, I wonder why you didn't flush with argon. You have done such a terrific job resealing these two panes, why not add argon gas? Thanks for showing your work. Would you provide the stl files for the 3D printed applicators?
@YoNevNo2 жыл бұрын
Doesn't the dry argon from silica beads get passed into the window gap?
@kevinhancock4064 Жыл бұрын
By all accounts the argon don't really do much ....just found thus from research
@ba177ba183 жыл бұрын
This is alot of work. Just buy a new one already
@willsmith-p5n Жыл бұрын
stop the music
@ryanh32852 жыл бұрын
I just replaced 3 double glazing units in the uk had them made at a local glazers and the total cost was 75 pounds why would you go to so much trouble fir something that is so cheap.
@SpecialVeloce2 жыл бұрын
You could advise filling or purging the inside with argon, for new insulation properties
@davidpotts17783 жыл бұрын
Guys I've just ordered a new double glazed glass unit because of internal fogging. It's costing me £30. Just buy a new unit and fit it yourself!!!
@bmanh23553 жыл бұрын
Holy a lot of work.....
@TheDavecroft3 жыл бұрын
Interesting video. But an awful lot of work when a replacement unit that size from a local glass supplier would probably cost about £25. (A couple of years ago I got a new unit made for one of my windows, approx 15" X 25", it cost £13).
@Enigmonkey3 жыл бұрын
this is where eco meets price I guess it should be a bit like desktop repair. Replace the device/glass to resolve the immediate problem, but send the original glass... somewhere... to be repurposed.
@deewilliams3280 Жыл бұрын
I recently got a new 12x12" unit and it cost £55! Where might one find your stated prices?!
@mysteriomonkie3 жыл бұрын
It's a fun video. It's about £50 for a brand new unit, twice the size, delivered. By the end of this job you have spent a rather a lot on a 3D printer and god knows how much on other materials. A glazer will come to your house, with the unit, and fit it for less than £100 as it's a 10 min job
@erichsh58 Жыл бұрын
This one comment was more helpful than the entire video. I didn't know there were glaziers that do this for a living. I already located a glazier in my town and will reach out for an estimate to repair three casement windows.
@jessieparkinson1560Ай бұрын
Can I put diatomaceous earth instead of silica? I have a whole bag of it 😅
@cynthiagr11762 жыл бұрын
This is a really good tutorial but way beyond my skill set. I just got 1st quote on replacement glass for 3 windows and am now looking for another solution.
@nitrousman88822 жыл бұрын
I think it might be beyond many peoples "patience level" even if they might be able to technically handle the job! He really hit this one out of the park (ironic metaphor consider the number of windows I broke as a kid with baseballs! :) )
@RegineAteliers2 жыл бұрын
@@nitrousman8882 Agreed. Easy but tedious & time consuming.
@nitrousman88822 жыл бұрын
@@RegineAteliers I have no doubt either he, or someone in his life reached a point where the phrase “…seriously, next time we higher a window company…” 😉
@marylandtocy Жыл бұрын
Simple… easy… little to no experience??? Hahaha hell no. Buy a new window
@Wurzel06 Жыл бұрын
Oh I have to take the window apart I can't do that I'll have to live with it
@RememberToLove4 ай бұрын
Nice fix for Foggy Windows. I have a sliding glass window, which is in an aluminum frame. The corner of the aluminum frame broke. Is there anyway to DIY fix it, without having to have a new frame made? Any guidance would be most appreciated. Kind regards.
@fayeflemister601911 ай бұрын
Not!!!!wow labor cost about same as replacing?
@wajarabapunshi6382 ай бұрын
Easiest fix : clean with a dish washing soap.
@stevelu1508 Жыл бұрын
uhh...i think i'm just gonna buy a new window...
@M.E63 Жыл бұрын
Not worth it, better and cheaper to buy new ones
@TheDavystube11 ай бұрын
Dude really just replace the dgu you fool
@donvancura703 Жыл бұрын
Im a general contractor, with 34 yrs experience. I learned a long time ago to let the pro do the work. DIY double pane window work? Polishing to perfection, then re-assembling with argon gas etc? Brother please. I can see maybe taking out the glass, then having a dual pane glass pro doing the rest- but i would NEVER attempt this- not when my time is better spent doing what i do best, and then paying an experienced dual pane glass pro to do what he does best. If you are retired, have nothing to do , and have a shop full of tools and a nice flat, carpeted work bench- then have at it. But if you think for one second that you can watch this video and then “do it yourself”…..youre nuts. Lol. Good luck.
@tyler-church8 ай бұрын
Link to files for 3d printed parts?
@Known-unknowns3 жыл бұрын
Just buy another glass panel , Jeeeez. They’re cheap as chips, takes about 30 mins to swap if you’ve not done it before.