Does this film help retain heat in a room with lots of windows? From Frigid New England!
294111
yes. it keeps out summer heat and retains indoor heat in the colder weather. just as advertised great investment
1057967
Quite. We recently insulated the three-bedroom, two-bath area of our home, and this one little dude keeps us all plenty warm all night on the second to last setting and lots of blankets! Prior to the insulation, I am certain that we would not have had the same result.It does a great job in our 600 square foot great room, but we keep the furnace set to 63 or 64F as well. It's most definitely saved us oil, and it truly does not burn up the same amount of electricity that other appliances do.
363551
I wish I could agree with your statement. However, this unit, while better than the competing units offered for roughly the same price, doesn't defrost windows so much as defog them and and keep them that way. Like its competitors, it does not put out heat like a car's internal heater core. A bowl of warm water will do the job much more quickly. But as I said, this will keep your windshield from fogging up.
98747
On the inside of the window of the window it would be fine. It stays on the window with water tension. The window needs to be clean. Then you spray water with a bit of soap in it (to create tension) and lay the film and smooth it out. VERY easy and I love it! I put it on one side of our shower which is open to our jacuzzi bath tub. (Looking at a naked body in the shower was not my idea of relaxing in the tub).
2179897
I have used bubble wrap over my in window airconditioners for several years. And also over draftyl windows. It is a good insulator and the the drafts do not get through - Dot
1950656
Hello -Thank you for your question.Can you install film on top of film?Generally, it is not recommended to install film on top of film. "Stacking" window films can often result in the glass becoming too warm, raising glass temperatures beyond the manufacturer's suggested limits. Excessive heat can cause seal damage (on dual pane units) or glass breakage.Always remember that window manufacturer warranties are voided by film stacking or "layering."Thank you,Customer Service TeamTechnologyLK
812223
Yes, but it's kind of interesting. You don't exactly feel a blast of warm air, like you'd expect. It kind of magically circulates the air in the room and warms it up quite effectively, but the movement of air is not like a fan or forced air unit. But make no mistake: It does the job.
83780
We use it on our porch that is enclosed with plastic film windows. Works great but it is recommended that you crack a few windows to get some fresh air if room is tightly sealed. We normally just open the door to the house after the porch gets warm.
270941
It is a heat-reflective film. However, I'm unsure if this works equally well in both directions (like insulation would.) This is a question best answered by the manufacturer. One thing that may differ is that in winter, the heat loss may be more due to conduction rather than radiation. The film would only be effective for radiative heat for the most part.
343293
Not much. It reflects some heat and acts as a vapor barrier. Condensation is an issue too with this product. I went out and got some reflectix after I bought this and it works better. Look into that first, home depot sells it.
732248
good point. this will be my first summer using it. it did wonders for the winter. my bedroom and bathroom over the garage hit 80 degrees for the first time since I owned the house. I will definitely keep an eye on the temps this summer. Worst case I should delicately be able to remove the insulation for the summer. Shoot me a message in August. I will let you know if my house burned down. lol
668633
I thought mine worked well. The size of the room and its insulation make a big difference. The most effective for me was using it to heat our 12x14' master bedroom at night, and we kept the door to the rest of the house closed. With just the wall panel, the bedroom would get too warm and we'd have to turn off the heat during the night, which was great!
739636
I used this inside on a drafty window in my living room which faces southwest to keep the cold out and it worked GREAT. I had to tape two pieces side-by-side (I used silver duct tape on both the front and back to ensure no air leakage) and made the piece large enough that it covered part of the window frame, too. Duct tape held it all the way around the outside of the window frame and the room was immediately 10 degrees warmer. Its not a real pretty fix, but it solved my problem.
668540
It's a very large screen and it does get rather warm. Don't know how to draw the line for excessive?
1601396
Yes. We have a plant in the hallway were have a window with this film and it's doing great, although it's not a plant that requires full sun exposure.
1209982
It's as good as you can expect. The magnet holds the bottom pretty well unless the wind is blowing directly at it. When that happens, it's light enough that it just swings in the breeze and your room gets very cold. Your biggest concern should be insulating between the sliding and stationary glass doors. The gap between the two window panes let's in tons of cold air unless you get that sealed somehow. The rubber stripping included is OK but, not if you live where it gets below freezing. Overall - good product. Expect to customize the insulating. Good luck!
647947
I don't have an actual tool to measure but it seems the temp in the room with the window covering is at least 5-10 degrees cooler than the others. Plus we have a fan going, but there is a big difference. it is nice and we LOVE it.