The importance of Argon Gas in your windows

This video will talk about the importance of having argon gas between the panels of your double glazed windows.
This video shows how an imperfection the glazing unit, and how it will affect the look and the performance of the glass panels.
Argon gas will reduce the risk of condensation between the panes of glass.

[@DesignCastle]

There's a trick to putting argon back in without removing the unit, best done in an upper corner if it has blinds that will generally mask the area, or a lower corner if it is close to ground level. You basically drill a hole - which is the hardest part of this honestly... avoidind microfractures/cracking, using enough water so it doesn't dust up when you carve through to the other side and get glass dust up higher than we'd like..but once that's done, fill the hole with self healing patch material of choice, shoe goo works well - but a note on that in a sec. You then inject the argon through the standard setup except the tip which you may have to sharpen, you'll need to convert to a fine tip as it is, because it will be used to puncture the hole you filled, injecting argon from there. as you pull out, cover the area with a finger for 10 seconds, then put a towel down below the hole, and drip some soapy water over the hole, looking for bubbles. I've seen tire plugs used instead but that's hard to put in without risking a rack from pressure when pushing it in, not to mention getting the hole the right size beforehand - testing with a piece of plexi or scrap glass to see if the hole is right and get the technique right. But that's ugly and messy if not careful handling

[@davidk7544]

there should already be two crimped lines to the center spacer that was used for the original fill. those can be used for an Argon re-purge.

[@frankpinion4937]

how can you tell whether double glazed unit you've had fitted has argon gas between the panes of glass?

[@OknaluxSaintMarys]

It can be quite difficult to know if it does have argon gas, but some of the indicators of gas NOT being present are things like condensation between the glass, as well as dirt or dust between the glass. If something is getting in, means that the gas has gotten out, or was never there in the first place.

[@enochpowelghost]

You can tell if argon gas has filled d/g unit by weighing unit before filling. Argon is heavier than ordinary air.

[@yankos_]

If you can trust it... a certificate from the manufacturer.

[@EnduroDroneHub]

The information in this video is incorrect… argon is always used in double glazing asst it can leak through the seals round the framing between the two pains of glass… refilling of argon is a very simple process and replacement is only necessary if mineral staining in present between the pains inside otherwise you can recharge the panel vet easily with argon I’ve done this a lot in properties I’ve bought. To massively save refurbishing costs. I’m yet to see failures and I first did this 7 years ago. It’s worth mentioning that you have to pressure the cavity to find the leak and obviously seal it within the process but it’s no harder than fixing a bicycle puncture. Argon in sold in small cans and the pipe work is available from most welding consumable suppliers. No fancy equipment is necessary just basic DIY skills.

[@lbluesky1]

The seal 🦭 🥰

[@OknaluxSaintMarys]

I'm glad you enjoyed that. We do to.

[@nathanielserra874]

Seal failure

[@OknaluxSaintMarys]

Thats true mate, but you would be surprised how common this is.

[@snoozieboi]

40% of the energy use in EU and US is HEATING AND COOLING OF BUILDINGS. That's how leaky and wasteful they are, all energy included. we have all the knowledge on how to make buildings waste less energy, but instead we make fancy glass public buildings with the cheapest glass available so that building needs more heating in the winter and more cooling in the summer (hey, it's all glass like a green house!) than a ugly block of a building from the 60's. Because that old building has small windows and maybe even over-sized concrete. But at least it uses less energy. Private buildings are a nother beast. In the UK they could be 400 years old and kinda hard to do much about, but public buildings? we could make net positive buildings like www.powerhouse.no/en/prosjekter/powerhouse-brattorkaia/ We are essentially ruining the planet because "saving it is too expensive in the short term". Welcome to what I predict is going to go down in history as "The age or irresponsibility" - we had the knowledge but deemed it bad for the short term gains. FFS!

[@yankos_]

MISINFORMATION.... The double/triple glazed units/panes are NOT pressurised with Argon. The glass would break under pressure. The Argon gas is used to fill the space, displacing air that contains moisture. DUFFUSS.

[@jacobclark89]

People are being told argon makes the window less thermaly conductive 😮 Something that makes no sense to me is argon is more dense than air that makes it more conductive to heat not less , why do all these people that its a better insulator 🤔?? Think of a thermos it blocks heat transfer because it's a vacuum and if the vacuum fails the thermos doesn't work any more because of the air inside conducts the heat.