We are already preparing for the time of year with the greatest drop in temperatures. And in one of the tasks that we fail the most, they are not identifying the heat leaks in our home in time. This is why it is necessary to take into account some key points to avoid having a bad time in these cold months that we will live in quarantine.
It is important that we know that one of the main places of heat leakage inside the home are precisely the windows, it is only enough to approach one of them in a heated environment to realize that the temperature drops rapidly by about 2 or 3 degrees, in the case that it is made of common glass (the simplest glass).
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«With a Thermopanel you can reduce energy leakage compared to simple glass by less than half. This means that in winter the energy that would be lost through ordinary glazing is conserved, therefore significant savings in heating are generated. In fact, the operation of the thermopanel is the union of two crystals separated by a chamber of dry and still air, hermetically closed to the passage of moisture and water vapour, transforming it into a powerful thermal insulator” he assures Gonzalo AcevedoCommercial Manager of Lirquen glasses.
Another important point is the window frames, something that according to Acevedo, “it is necessary to have an efficient and good quality frame, which works in the same way as glass and allows us to maintain this energy saving. People sometimes make mistakes and buy good quality glasses, but with bad frames. This is absolutely incompatible.»
There are various types and combinations of thermopanels, but when we talk about energy efficiency, the type «Low-E”, which is made up of a traditional colorless glass and a low-e glass, which has a low emissivity layer on one of its faces, which works by reflecting the heat back to your house, thus reducing leaks and producing a savings of up to 40% in heating.