How Do You Install Window Insulation Film?
This article tells you how to install window insulation film and save money on your heating costs. • Unpack the film. The film is thin and easily damaged by hard objects. When unpacking, do not use a knife to slit the package open because the film is likely to be cut. • Test tape adhesion. • Stick a small piece of tape onto the frame. • If the tape pulls off very easily, there is moisture and grease on the frame. Wipe off the moisture and clean with methylated spirits or white spirit. Warm up the section of frame with a hair dryer and stick on a fresh piece of tape while the frame is still warm. Allow to cool and then pull on the tape. Notice how the tape sticks much better when there is no moisture. • Wipe off the existing condensation from the window and frame. Warm them using a small electric fan heater for about 20 minutes at a safe distance (about 6 feet). If you are using the fan heater with an extension cable make sure the drum is fully unwound to avoid overheating. • It is much
• Understand window insulation film. The window insulation film this article discusses, and which most hardware stores carry, is heat-shrink film stretched across the interior window frame to form a bubble that blocks drafts and disrupts convection of the indoor air mass across the too-cold (or too-warm) glass. Window laminate films that stick directly to the glass like automotive window tint, to shade, insulate, and reinforce, are very different. • Choose windows to insulate. You won’t be able to open the window without removing the film, so leave at least one window near the kitchen uninsulated in case you have to air it out after burning food. You may want to leave windows on opposite ends of the house uninsulated to open them for a breeze when the weather is nice if you don’t want to re-insulate each winter. You won’t be able to reach window blinds after applying insulation, and a lack of opaque window covering lets a lot of heat radiate in or out, so don’t apply insulation where b
