pilkington glass

1888

looking to get new windows and both suppliers using different pilkington glass i think ,
one is k-glass & the other is energiKare
what are the main differances between the two?

planemad

Searching Google is Fruitful:
http://www.pilkington.com/europe/uk+and+ireland/english/products/bp/bybenefit/thermalinsulation/kglass/default.htm

http://www.pilkington.com/Europe/UK+and+Ireland/English/Products/bp/bybenefit/thermalinsulation/energikare/default.htm

1888

yeah thanx for the sarcasm, not being too good at home improvement i was hoping someone more in the know could have simply advised me .

Hyphae

If you read down the page a little, you would have found that EnergiKare uses 'k' glass...so both the same

EnergiKare is tha name given to the window type, 'K' Glass is the glass they use in the double glazing unit

akitabow

K glass typically is used in all double glazing nowdays by good installers. k glass is in relation to the single pane (2 of which make a unit) Energycare is the name given to the whole unit (2 pieces of k glass) and would typically be used to describe an A rated energy efficient double glazed unit if it is to be used with the correct frames and spacer bars and gas infills etc.

I only know this as asked the company who did my windows the recently what the differance was.

sashman

akitabow wrote: »

K glass typically is used in all double glazing nowdays by good installers. k glass is in relation to the single pane (2 of which make a unit) Energycare is the name given to the whole unit (2 pieces of k glass) and would typically be used to describe an A rated energy efficient double glazed unit if it is to be used with the correct frames and spacer bars and gas infills etc.

I only know this as asked the company who did my windows the recently what the differance was.

K glass is a hard coat glass, there are soft coat glasses too. K is pilkingtons hard coat brand, but there are many alternative, planitherm, optiwhite, etc

There is no such thing as an A rated unit. People should not be sold A rated units, they dont exist. Energy ratings are whole window energy ratings, so it is the window (complete with glass) that is energy rated.

check out www.bfrc.org.uk or http://www.doubleglazingcompanies.com/knowledge/product-accreditations/WER/?3 for more info on WER's

sashman

akitabow

Sashman is correct, what I should have said was "A unit that when used with the correct frame would enable the whole window to acheive an A energy rating"

greenerthanthou

I work in the glass industry, and I know that Planitherm is the most energy efficient glass on the market at the moment, making it a top choice if you want to achieve an A rated window. Planitherm looks like normal glass, but has an unrivalled mix of solar gain (captures heat from outside) and thermal efficiency (keeps heat in the home) down to the special, microscopically thin coating on the glass itself.

Sashman is right, you need the glass and the actual window to both have high energy ratings to get the whole unit to acheive an A rating.

Next generation energy efficient glass like Planitherm is a great testament to how far the glass industry has come. And best of all, it will all go a long way in helping to cut our country's carbon emissions. Excellent news for green warriors like me.