What Are Low-E Coatings For Windows?

Jeff explains Low-E coatings. What are they? What do they do? Do you need them?

In this video, we will discuss what Low-E coatings are, how they work and whether you should use them or not. We also discuss the difference between 0 coats of Low-E, 2 coats and 3 coats.

For more details, you can always visit our showroom in Houston Tx at 467 W 38th Street. Houston Window Experts sells and installs 20 major brands of windows and doors from the top brands in the USA. (Andersen, Pella, Marvin, Fleetwood, Simonton and many more).

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[buffyfermino]

THANK YOU!! You are the only person on the web or in person who is honest about the green cast of low-e. Most of the industry is pretending there’s not much difference, if they talk about it at all.

Low-E glass ruined my entire home. It was bright and airy and now it’s a greenish vampire cave. The green-gray cast gives me a headache and changed the color of the paint on the walls. Our salesman never mentioned it, although we asked tons of questions and read all of the documentation before purchasing. In fact, we bought the same windows we had in the previous home. The salesman told us that the coating is different now and that the green cast isn’t a big deal once you get used to it. Worst experience of my life in homeownership and I’ll be sitting in a puke-green living space for years to come.

Again, thank you for providing clear information!

[jaybird]

We need more window sales guys like you. I can't find a competent window person anywhere, and wished I had a guy like yourself in Indiana.

[donnastokes-manning]

Great information that is explained in words that anyone can understand. The information about which part of the country you live in being important in the Low-E coating placement was new to me and most people I mentioned it to. Thanks!

[ranjito]

you definitely taught me, i live in NJ so i guess i need Low E coding on
Inside of inside Glass

[zoltar]

Very informative. I live in the UK which has a cold climate for most of the year and now I know the low e coating needs to be on the inner glass of the double glazed unit. 👍🏻

[EdisonEnglishMontess]

Good god this is informative. Thank you much. Its very hot and humid in the summer. About the longitude of Atlanta. So a concern I have is when that sun swings around to South/West and rooms start to sizzle. Its ok for my wifes Pilates class but on goes the air conditioners ....

[repunzelification]

So with 3 low-e glass we Dracula no longer need to hide from the sun!

[jelome]

Thanks for the video. What if you flip the orientation of the low-e test glass? I wonder what numbers the thermometer will give? We have low-e windows currently being installed in our house and the installer insisted that the orientation of the glass doesn't matter.

We live in a hot climate, and direct sunlight on the windows. We have both low-e single pane and low-e laminated glass. For the laminated (monolithic), the low-e coating is put in the middle of the panes. Perhaps maybe I just go and buy the heat lamp from EDTM and see for myself which orientation is best? But I'm curious as to the numbers that I would expect...

[RoyWickrama]

Thanks a lot for the excellent explanation. It was great.

[c-hd]

Awesome video.
I’m looking at Marvin windows and can’t decide if we should go with E2 or E3 in North Carolina.

[georgepower]

Very well explained. Thanks for posting.

[sesfabregas]

What do i do if i live where its half cold half hot.. where should the low e coating be.. and is ther any other solution instead of low e? I like the clear glass not greeny glass

[chiagoziemunachukwu]

How do you differentiate the kind of low e glass used in cold places from the ones used in warmer places

[ubacow]

Can custom glass makers make LowE glass?

[chodkowski]

I live in Florida and for our homes people buy the hurricane impact windows for the hurricanes. The problem is the impact glass is on the inside and the very thin Low-E is on the outside. The Low-E offers no protection from storms. When inside the homes here knock on the glass and it sounds solid. Now go outside and knock on the glass and you will see how it gives no protection. The problem is the storms are on the outside where the impact glass needs to be.

[omendez]

QQ, what is the diff between Hard and Soft low E, and which one is better for south texas. Thank you

[Lovsamiy]

I’m up north. Should it be facing in words? I bought a house and it’s all on the inside.

[rampartranger]

Colorado, hot blazing sun in summer, wind-driven single digit temps in winter, which to choose?

[captainvlog]

Does low-e glass have a color or tint?

[shaunthesheep]

true that laminate glass blocks 99.9 rays off the sun? im changing my windows with double lammiate for sound and i cant have low e in double laminate.thanks