I know how the concept of air/gas filled double glazing works. But on a practical level can anyone answer the following:
1) if the windows are good should you NEVER get condensation on the inside of the house? If you get condensation are the windows just bad?
My folks fitted new double glazed argon filled windows. Now with the cold weather they are getting condenstion on the inside of the window. My mams obvious reaction is that "thats what use to happen with my single glazed!". When it is very cold outside the gas/air in the gap eventually cools down, giving you warm inside pane surface in contact with cold and condensation. Obviously the gas would take longer as it is inert. So is it inevitable that they will get condensation?
2) Why, as I've read here somewhere, is condensation on the outside better than the inside? Is this not the same action as above, in that, after time the air/gas has warmed up and is now the same temperature as inside the house. So, the outside pane is warm and condensation occurs. At that point will the house not lose the heat (warm in contact with cold) in the same way the condensation on the inside would?
Or am I nuts?
1) if the windows are good should you NEVER get condensation on the inside of the house? If you get condensation are the windows just bad?
My folks fitted new double glazed argon filled windows. Now with the cold weather they are getting condenstion on the inside of the window. My mams obvious reaction is that "thats what use to happen with my single glazed!". When it is very cold outside the gas/air in the gap eventually cools down, giving you warm inside pane surface in contact with cold and condensation. Obviously the gas would take longer as it is inert. So is it inevitable that they will get condensation?
2) Why, as I've read here somewhere, is condensation on the outside better than the inside? Is this not the same action as above, in that, after time the air/gas has warmed up and is now the same temperature as inside the house. So, the outside pane is warm and condensation occurs. At that point will the house not lose the heat (warm in contact with cold) in the same way the condensation on the inside would?
Or am I nuts?