When you want to reduce the amount of money you are spending on your heating and cooling costs, you probably think about different ways to cut how much you use your central heating. You can reduce your cooling and heating costs by insulating your room, putting rugs down, and pulling the curtain on your windows. However, these efforts are all going to be reduced in their efficacy if your windows are not insulated. If your windows are not properly insulated, they form thermal bridges.
A thermal bridge is any area in your home that allows more heat to pass through than your walls allow. For example, if your walls are insulated but your windows are not, they will allow heat to pass through. That makes them thermal bridges. They function because of the mechanics of molecular movement. When a molecule is heated up, that means it actually moves faster than before. So, when the temperature outside begins to rise, the outside air molecules begin to move faster. When they hit your window, they transfer some of that energy to the glass. Then, the glass transfers some of that energy to the air inside your home. That’s how they heat your home. The reverse is true in the winter when the warm air inside of your home is more excited and seeking the outside air. To reduce the amount of heat passing in and out of your home, you should invest in double-glazed windows.
Double-Glazed Windows
As previously explained, heat is passed through the contact of molecules colliding with one another. Therefore, if you can create a vacuum barrier between the inside and outside of your home, the windows will not allow heat to pass through. A double-glazed window is one that has two panes of glass with a vacuum between them. They’re often called storm windows. They provide much more efficient insulation than a single pane of glass. If you’re thinking about window replacement in Melbourne, you should consider a double-glazed window. You should think of it as investment in the future. You’ll be able to reduce your heating and cooling costs, which will save you money in the long run.
uPVC
uPVC is a material that has been increasingly used in windows. It is a polymer-based material that is actually as effective as timber as an insulator. However, timber requires routine maintenance from time to time. You have to make sure you are keeping the timber sealed and/or painted so that it does not respond to the amount of moisture in the air. Also, timber can expand and contract depending on the weather conditions outside. If you want to reduce these conditions, you should invest in uPVC. Also, the frame of the window is incredibly important. If you have a double-glazed window, it’s only truly effective if the frame is also insulating.
So, if you’re trying to keep your heating and cooling costs low, you need to make sure you are insulating your windows as well as possible. You need double-glazed windows that will reduce the amount of heat transfer between molecules as well as uPVC window frames.
