Making an insulated unit

how to make a insulated unit

[bigtom]

not only is this guy very knowledgeable of windows hes extremely helpful, took time outta his day to help me over the phone top notch guy right here

[davidb]

Impressive; quick clear complete explanation. Very helpful. I did not find this anywhere else. Thank you!

[rtel]

I would love to buy IG units that are not engineered to fail every 20 years or less if they are facing south or west and get hot. The pressure buildup on a hot day is tremendous, eventually blowing out the seal. A good way to make them is to assemble them in a chamber that is as hot as the air in the unit will be on a hot day. Therefore, they will mostly have a vacuum that pulls them together, and on a hot day, the air pressure inside the unit is about the same as outside, preventing a blowout.

[Iam-not-as-grumpy-as-Isound]

This is what i needed to know. Looks more complcated than I thought. I was wanting to repair my old units. But now i see I can not do this.

[RThemicharger]

Alex. One of the BEST informational videos I have seen on YT! Thanks for the great tips. All the best!

[Noaxe_Tegrinde]

Great job Alex and thank you. Very interesting. I am surprised that there is so much manual work involved with this process, in these days of automation. I would have thought that there would, at least, have been an adjustable clamping jig on pivots to make handling easier.
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[nosloppyagape]

One of the few videos on YouTube thank you so much man!

[ProfessionalDad]

Always wondered how involved this was. Thanks for sharing a professional job

[nevinkuser]

That is awesome. Amazing quality job! And yeah, I don't want to burn my fingers on that stuff either!

[williamjohnson]

Alex,

Thank you for posting such a great video. I am from the manufacturer of the machine you are using and have looked into our system, but I do not find your company name in our system.

Please let us know if we can be of any assistance to you or if you have any questions.

Thank you, Bill from Hot Melt Technologies.

[johng]

Thanks in a million. Great content. Awesome. Very well explained. I couldn't find this explanation--simply put anywhere else. Great teachers are hard to find. Grade: A++💥

[wasinAlpha]

Very informative and NO BULLSHIT video! Thank you!

[marcisaacs]

Really Love the idea of making your own but, For my asking but what about humidity inside if you live in the North East during winter.

[vincentking]

This is awesome, but damn if those hot melt systems are expensive!!!

[rondail]

Thanks Alex. I would like to see how to replace thermo-glass in a home vinyl window.

[clintbridges]

Thank you for showing us how to do this.

[topherdean]

Great vid, thanks. Questions: 1. Can I use silicon caulk instead of hot melt and leave it clamped until cured? 2. How do you prevent moisture from being trapped inside? I would think if it was even humid out, that moisture might cause condensation? 3. Can I make wood spacers and paint them?

[dougnicoll]

Without replacing the air inside the window with a type of "dry air", wouldn't the atmospheric humidity condense on the inside of the glass with temperature changes?

[edmundpunduma]

A very good tutorial for first timer. Much thanks. What is the hot black substance used for sealing?

[trippylarry]

I have the same butyl machine lol cool stuff. Only difference is we use super spacer & not the aluminum