If
you live in Tampa, you know that the weather
can be pretty warm almost all year long. This
means you’re often using a great deal of energy
on air conditioning and ceiling fans. Duramade
Windows & Doors has a suggestion to help
you save on those electric bills: vinyl windows
for your Tampa home. While installing new windows
may not seem like a good way to spend less,
the savings come in the long run.
Often residents in Tampa
and throughout Florida will notice that their
electricity costs drop by half after replacing
their old single-pane windows with Energy Star
certified vinyl windows featuring two or more
glass panes. Vinyl windows cut down on your
Tampa home’s energy bills because they include:
Some of these vinyl windows,
which are manufactured by Gorell, include three
panes of glass, two of which sandwich a tough
polyvinyl butyral interlayer. These panes help
to create a glass system that can block heat,
radiation, hurricane debris, and intruders from
harming you and your Tampa home.
When shopping for vinyl windows,
our Duramade sales team will guide you through
the ins and outs of how the U factor and Solar
Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) measure your window’s
energy efficiency. Basically, the U factor indicates
a window’s ability to resist heat flow, while
the SHGC gauges the amount of solar radiation
that is emitted through your windows. The lower
the U factor and SHGC, the better your windows
resist heat flow and the less they release radiation.
Contact Duramade today for more information
on how these windows can benefit your home in
Tampa and beyond.
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