Double pane windows

[JerryNumbers]

Our house was built in 1972, it has the standard aluminum windows of that day. We fixing to have double pane windows installed, NO, it has nothing to do with Microsoft Windows.

We will be replacing all 16 windows, have any of you had this done and can tell me what it might save in heating and cooling my house?

[heartstrings]

My house has 20 double glazed windows and I think they really make a difference but can't tell you how much because we installed them when we built it. The house is 1900 sq ft with about 600sqft of upstairs rooms. We heat the whole thing with a fireplace and in summer the power bill, running a 5 ton central heat pump, doesn't get much over $200/mo.

[JerryNumbers]

Our house is about 1710 square feet. We have about 1 & 1/2 foot of insulation in our attic. This is about the only thing we can do besides putting in a newer more energy efficient heat pump.

Last month our electric bill was about $200.00, we are all electric. Hope we get them in soon for I feel it may be a very cool winter. Our aluminum windows feel pretty breezy in cold weather.

The new windows will be double glazed.

[heartstrings]

That's not too bad. Ours is all electric too. Stove, water heater, everything. Ours drops drastically in winter because we use the fireplace with the circulating blower. We have a 23 y/o and a 16 y/o, my wife and myself living in the house. I'm sure consumption will drop substantially when the kids leave but, I'm not looking forward to that.

[CJP56]

We have lived in houses with the double windows and they are a great improvement over the other kind. They are very easy to wash too. Just tilt the pane in and wash it and tilt it back. The place we live now has a mixture of old single pane metal windows and new double pane insulated windows. The old ones sweat and let in cold air. The new ones do not. They pay for themselves.

[JerryNumbers]

That's not too bad. Ours is all electric too. Stove, water heater, everything. Ours drops drastically in winter because we use the fireplace with the circulating blower. We have a 23 y/o and a 16 y/o, my wife and myself living in the house. I'm sure consumption will drop substantially when the kids leave but, I'm not looking forward to that.

I use to heat partly with wood, but after becoming disabled where I could not cut my own fire wood we stopped, having to buy fire wood you don't have hardly any savings.

We've been empty nester's for so long we've become old & set in our ways. It took some getting use to, but we love it.

The fellow who will be putting our windows in, they are now having to raise their young grandchild, he stated that has took a lot of getting use to & has changed his & his wifes ways drastically.

Sure be lots of grandparents that are having to raise their grandchildren. Linda's older brother has a grown son and daughter living at home, both of them have a son, and none of them do nothing to help them, they're to lazy. This brother use to be enjoyable to be around, but now he is so stressed out you hate to be in his company. I don't believe Linda & I would allow that.

[Psalms18_28]

I think every homes should be design where it is easy accessible for people of all age and disability. I hate watching my husband climb up the ladder and fear that he could fall off. This is ridiculous for him having to do that!

[futurehope]

Jerry,

I have replaced windows for a lot of different people in my construction days and most of them have told me that they figured it would take approximately 3 to 5 years (assuming energy prices don't go up) to pay for themselves. I don't consider that to be too bad of an investment. I think you will be happy when it's done.

[JerryNumbers]

Jerry,

I have replaced windows for a lot of different people in my construction days and most of them have told me that they figured it would take approximately 3 to 5 years (assuming energy prices don't go up) to pay for themselves. I don't consider that to be too bad of an investment. I think you will be happy when it's done.

I believe it is likely our electric rates will be going up, in fact down here the electric company has put in for an increase recently, I figure they will prOBably get it.


CJP56, So true, our windows do a lot of sweating in the winter, the only one that do not is the windows in our 4 entrance doors when are double pained, of course they have been replaced in recent years.

[Psalms18_28]

I would love to have my own solar or wind electricity installed. never have to pay bills, I hope!

[JerryNumbers]

From what I understand, there would be times when you would need to buy electricity, but there is a deal where when you make to much you can sell it back to the electric company.

Now if one did not have central heat and air, electric stoves or such, living as most people did years ago, you would prOBably have to buy very little.

I like being all electric, I've compared our home to about the same size houses who used both gas and electricity, and my electric bill was quite a bit cheaper than their electric and gas bill added together.