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pkang0202

Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:21 pm Post subject: Insulating Windows |
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Anyone got any tips to cheaply insulate windows?
I have these large windows in my officetel that are single pane and letting out a LOT of heat. I can feel the cold air just by putting my hand a couple inches away from the glass. There isn't any air coming in or out. The cold air is getting in just for the shear fact that the window is single pane, and provides zero insulation.
Anyone got any cheap methods to insulate? I need something to cover the entire windows. I heard taping bubblewrap to the glass helps. |
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ciccone_youth

Joined: 03 Mar 2008 Location: Japan
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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Back in Canada I used to cover the windows with clear, thick plastic sheets. I'll go to the local hardware store to see if they sell them here, it saved me so much money every winter. |
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Xuanzang

Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Sadang
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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I remember reading about some cheap plastic film on here that went on windows from Emart. I never caught the same or a picture though. |
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doc_ido

Joined: 03 Sep 2007
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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If you don't need to see out of or get light from the windows, corrugated cardboard will do an adequate job (as will foam, which you can get from your local market).
If you need light from the windows and don't mind losing the view, bubble wrap is pretty good (the bigger the cells the better, I think - try to get the greenhouse grade stuff).
You can get one of those 3M sheeting kits (around W6000), but these aren't reuseable and you can't open the windows.
There is a great resource on energy efficiency projects at builditsolar.com - the section on windows is here.
I have the same issue - the window in my apartment is a gigantic heat sink even though there are no leaks, and the curtains only do so much. I want to be able to see outside and open the windows (if it gets humid or smelly), so I'm part-way through building one of these (severely hampered by the fact that manual drills are impossible to come by in Korea and I don't have or want to buy a power drill). |
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wings
Joined: 09 Nov 2006
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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Does anyone know the name of those sheeting kits in Korean? Or something similar like "plastic window cover"?
Cheers! |
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gazz

Joined: 13 Oct 2008
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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I saw some foam tape advertised on Emarts website - (both in 5 m rolls and 10m). You know the stuff you stick on the side of the window, therefore closing the gap.
Anyway it was advertised at just under 4,000w a roll i think. As i was stood waiting for my bus to Emart I noticed that my local hardware store had just started to stock it!
Each roll cost 500w! I bought 6 packs of the stuff, barging.
There are still a few gaps in my apartment though. I am giving serious consideration to buying some of that expanding foam in a can stuff that builders use.
I does make a right mess if you don�t apply it correctly plus it would take forever to remove - Note this would only work on windows / gaps that never need opening!!!!! |
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pkang0202

Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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I don't have any gaps in my windows. I need soemthing to cover the entire window. In my room, its like 10C by the window, and 30C by the front door on the other side. |
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keseki
Joined: 22 Mar 2007
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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i've been having the exact same problem. i have these huge windows and the only way i can 'configure' my room is with my bed right beside the windows. the past few nights have been terrible. i can feel the cold draft coming in. a few nights ago it was so bad i had to use two blankets and wear a hoodie to stay warm! |
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nomad-ish

Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Location: On the bottom of the food chain
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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same problem, i've put a bit of duct tape at the base of my window which seems to help with the draft a little bit, but that area of my room is still much colder than the rest  |
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dharma bum

Joined: 15 Jun 2004
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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i'm planning to cover my windows with plastic but don't know where to get the plastic as i have pretty large windows in my bedroom. any word on where in the HBC area to get some plastic sheets or one of those 3m kits (are the kits just name-brand plastic sheets?)?
on a side note, i taped up my door with that foam people are talking about last night and it seems to be keeping the cold air out quite well. highly recommendable at 500 won a roll. |
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Ukon
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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I have this problem too....I've gotten an electric blanket which helps.... |
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seirogan
Joined: 19 Jan 2003
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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Yangjae Costco has the Scotch brand of plastic sheeting used for covering windows. It is almost all the way in the back on the last row on the right as you are walking down the main aisle of the store. The price was 15,000 for a box of two sheets of plastic and each sheet is 2.1m x 2.8m so one sheet can cover quite a large window. I covered mine and it has made an amazing difference...but i had some drafts. |
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Xuanzang

Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Sadang
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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seirogan wrote: |
Yangjae Costco has the Scotch brand of plastic sheeting used for covering windows. It is almost all the way in the back on the last row on the right as you are walking down the main aisle of the store. The price was 15,000 for a box of two sheets of plastic and each sheet is 2.1m x 2.8m so one sheet can cover quite a large window. I covered mine and it has made an amazing difference...but i had some drafts. |
http://www.amazon.com/3M-Company-2141-Indoor-Insulation/dp/B00002NCJI
this kind? |
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seirogan
Joined: 19 Jan 2003
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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yes...that's the same thing. from 3M, but the box is printed in Korean |
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gazz

Joined: 13 Oct 2008
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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Look on the bright side then Pkang! My apt is freezing (one down side to having a big apt - other than the gaps in some windows!)
It's heated by oil and would cost a small fortune to heat, even with some of the rooms ondol turned off.
My school kindly bought me an AC unit a few weeks ago but i dont like using it unless the water in my mug starts to turn to ice! I'm just thinking of the things i can spend that extra won on during my winter hol!
My best buy has without doubht been my electric blanket (from Emart for 60,000)
The bubble wrap is a good idea, i was considering using foil last night whilst sipping my JD and coke! Bubble wrap makes more sense.  |
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