A question for window/patio door installers in Arizona. What are you getting for Solar Heat Gain and U Factor on your replacement windows and patio doors? Please feel free to respond with different products and options available (double or triple pane, argon gas, glass package etc. Also where are your windows manufactured?
Thank you,
Kyle
Solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) is the part of sun oriented radiation conceded through a window, entryway, or sky facing window - either transmitted straightforwardly as well as assimilated, and along these lines discharged as warmth inside a home. The lower the SHGC, the less sunlight based warmth it transmits and the more noteworthy its shading capacity. When we converse with property holders about supplanting windows we realize that coating and execution matter with the glass bundles. In the days of yore, single sheet glass didn’t protect well and it didn’t have Low-E (silver oxide) covering to help with Solar Heat Gain or vitality effectiveness. Low-E coatings help decrease hurtful UV and Infrared beams from the sun. This is the reason it gets so hot in your home with coordinate daylight on poor performing glass. At the point when the temperature takes off, standard window glass can’t deal with the warmth. What’s more, tinted glass ruins the view. Low-E glass, in any case, has been exceptionally detailed to dismiss the sun’s warmth without influencing the view. It gives all the more light access and keeps more warmth out.
I think you’re asking is what is a good number for SHGC In Arizona. >.28 or lower for u-factor and .22 for SHGC. U-factor is the over all rating of the window or door and includes all aspects off the window. Think of it as an r-value. Almost all glass comes from 2 major players Cardinal and PP and they’re both using the latest technology. Usually when the new stuff like low e 360 comes out they stop using the old- stuff kind of like last year’s car model. important note- make sure you are getting Low E. Glass is different for patio doors so be careful because there is an additional process because its tempered glass and some will tell you you don’t need it in a patio door because its usually under a patio cover.
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