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Low-E Coatings Explained Print E-mail

LOW-E COATINGS SAVE MONEY AND ENERGY


Summer - Keeps damaging UV and heat out

Winter - Insulates against outside cold
Low-E Glass.....  In summer, it's what keeps the heat out and in the winter it's insulates against outside cold. The quality of your Low-E Glass is the single most important component in determining your window efficiency!  At Ringer Windows, we proudly use Cardinal glass in all our windows.

Low-E glass contains two to three layers of silver nitrate that are molecularly bonded to the glass during the manufacturing process. Low-E glass is slightly darker than clear glass, but not by much.  It's micro-thin and nearly invisible but it's what makes a Ringer Window extremely efficient.  Here's how it works.

Sunlight it composed of 3 main components, Ultraviolet, Infrared, and the Visible Spectrum of light.  The visible spectrum of light is desirable and harmless.  The ultraviolet spectrum causes fading and discoloring to interior furnishings and paint.  Even worse, the infrared spectrum is what heats-up interior surfaces and fabrics, causing your home's interior temperature to rise.

Low-E stops most of the harmful UV and infrared spectrums while allowing most of the good visible (desirable) light to pass.  We've dubbed this glass, "spectrally smart" because it stops most of the bad stuff and allows just the good stuff to pass!

We offer several types of Low-E options, starting with our standard Low-E 270 and our spectrally smart Super Low-E 366.  Our 270 blocks 86% of UV and Infrared while our Super Low-E 366 stops a phenomenal 95% of the harmful infrared and UV, making it the most efficient Low-E glass we've ever seen!

Think of our great Low-E glass options as your homes full time security officer, always standing post, helping deter the unwanted heat and cold.  It's always on the job!
 
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