I was quoted about $500 per sliding glass door panel to do this work. And I think that was a very fair price based on your video!! 😀😀😀

@markmanning5683

Жыл бұрын

Ouch! Just my opinion, but you're correct girl.

@user-ow9oq9zb9n

5 ай бұрын

It costs 1 k to replace

I love that you’re showing that you don’t have to throw out a window necessarily.

I appreciate the effort you put into this video but the title is misleading. No, it's not a project for those with "little or no experience". The 3D jigs you made were what allowed you to avoid the problems anyone else would have trying to do this project (like holding panes properly for resealing). Also some of your captions flash on the screen for a split second and I had to rewind frame-by-frame to read them.

@Crazick

2 ай бұрын

And no sound the last couple minutes. Lol

Really impressed with the custom nozzles and clamping brackets you 3dprinted. No matter how you look at it this is a very time consuming job but those items really help save hours spent reclamping and make the job of applying the butyl rubber much easier. If you can find a company that supplies sealed units in your area the replacement price will be the best. Buying sealed units from a window company will be most expensive since they will double the price they pay for the units. If you have many units to replace, some companies will do delivery as well but you will need to custom fabricate a glass skid to keep the remaining units standing upright while you install them. Leaning them up against a wall may allow heavy glass to shift and break the seal.

I've tried separating units before. It was a hell of a lot of work.

Hello, would you be interested in selling a set of your 3D printed stuff you used to do this? Or even the files I would need to print my own?

Little to no experience required??? Not!

@quirkygenius

2 жыл бұрын

agree, seems like just buying a replacement window would be less effort?

@tommagnum2530

Жыл бұрын

so true, this is a great video for someone training at a window repair facility.

@wealthcreator8963

Жыл бұрын

Little to no equipment required either! 😆

@LafDDlafcam99

11 ай бұрын

I agree

@Robert_Mark_Norris

8 ай бұрын

Video should be titled “How to build a window!”

just one point to add. The desiccant can be reactivated by heating in a 250F degree oven for a couple hours and reused, if you don't have replacement molecular sieve or silica gel.

@Tugboat-R-Us

Жыл бұрын

What is the silica gel for?

@roberthildinger4511

Жыл бұрын

@@Tugboat-R-Us Its purpose is to suck up trace moisture and keep condensation between the glass from happening. If the seal breaks, it is quickly overwhelmed and moisture will build up and condense.

Just tried this in the UK, not sure where this was filmed. Big differences: 1) 3:01 - he slices through the sealant like butter, but the butyl sealant I was slicing through was much tougher, definitely blunting my Stanley knife, took 3-5 passes each side with the knife. 4:46 - absolutely no chance of this, had to use an oscillating tool and scraper attachment to get the butyl sealant off of mine (also the tool heated the sealant and made it messy). 5:20 - the sealant I was dealing with was not solid so the wire brush got none of it off. Also I learned the calcified stains are extremely difficult to remove... glass polish only got some off. I'm currently in the process to see if Zep or formic acid will remove the stains. In conclusion, if you're in UK, definitely do not recommend doing this. Going to do it once then just buy new units.

@gavinelder3933

Жыл бұрын

Will def avoid, even before readingthis comment, thought it looked a bit of a pain in the arse, your comment sealed the deak though, will just pay an independent and steer clear of tbe people in the radio in UK, the one that has the jingle that ehymes with Pish In Your Ear!... They quoted me £250 but a wee independent fella in Glasgow is doing it for £80-£100 "depending on how much hassle I have gettin the frame off" So even £100 is better than £250...

@yabbaso

Жыл бұрын

Avoided me looking into this :) though it's nice to see how Double Glazing fits together.

@mikeprunty1

Жыл бұрын

The sealant in the video is a 20 year old (at least) 2 part hand mixed resin which has a soft rubber consistency and is very easy to cut. Your unit is probably sealed with hotmelt which is incredibly difficult to cut through, seriously, do not bother. The stains will never be totally cleaned off the glass, this is because the vapour that the dessicant gives off is slightly acidic which permanently etches the glass. If the unit has very recently failed you may get away with the stains, but I mean very recently, like within a week. I've been repairing windows for many years and can confidently say this repair method is futile.

@gmo4250

9 ай бұрын

It probably depends on how long it’s been misting up for. The moisture can mix with the desiccant and when that stains the window the sun can effectively etch the window. If you catch it as soon as it starts misting you will be OK. Although you did say it was a pain to clean the sealant off. It’s useful to know that you can repair them if you are on a budget, especially if you have a few windows at the same time. I just bought a 1200mm x 1100mm sealed unit and I thought it was reasonably priced at £40, I’m not sure if I would have the patience to repair one.

How not to remove glazing beads, start from centre where you get maximum flex for the corners to pop out, sides first then bottom and top last so it does not fall out.

I have just telephoned my local area trying to find someone that will rebuild my units after I have stripped them to bare glass and no one wants to do it. They all want to sell me glass again and when mine is perfectly good. I will be carrying this out it will only cost me some silica gel thanks! All the negatives are from people in the trade, the emperor has no clothes.😉👍

@gbear1005

2 жыл бұрын

come in with your panes and try again.

Good luck in the UK ... I've split units over the years but only to re-cut the glass for greenhouse repairs. It's more hassle than it's worth, and the watermarks are totally etched in....

I swear the comments is just a bunch of a windows salesmen getting annoyed that he's showing people how to fix their windows without buying new ones

@selfishbarber9763

3 жыл бұрын

Yep lots of mad comments

@stevo1487

3 жыл бұрын

The only thing I sell is time. This is a gold mine if I was selling it.

Fundamentally it would be impossible to hermetically seal the air between the panes because atmospheric PSI fluctuations would exert extreme forces over the large pane area, so the D.G industry has given us the desiccant solution to the problem that creates more work/profit for itself, a theoretical solution would be to have a tube leading from the gap through a renewable desiccant container.

@lklpalka

Жыл бұрын

I lost three slider panes at once during a severe summer storm. Outside panes cracked. Barometric pressure drop was to blame.

Great tutorial, thanks. I have 4 smaller convo panels to start! So this has been helpful

I have a 30 year old home and this has happened to a few windows already and I am sure there will be more to follow. I thought the video was very informative for someone like myself who has the time to DIY. However, since I do not have access to a 3D printer I wonder if this or the refilling with argon makes it out of my expertise. Alex, I have seen several good questions that haven't received a reply from you. I can understand why but there are those of us out there that value this info.

@edgararcega3046

2 жыл бұрын

30 year old home and a few windows just went bad? Lucky you. Mine went out in 5 years

Why did I think that this type of window was under vacuum or filled with nitrogen?

You could advise filling or purging the inside with argon, for new insulation properties

Top work! Quite a lot of work and know how of 3D printing and having a spare window or I suppose you could board up the hole. Thanks for sharing 😊

I just replaced 3 double glazing units in the uk had them made at a local glazers and the total cost was 75 pounds why would you go to so much trouble fir something that is so cheap.

I wish I could do this but it would take me a month to do one small window. I do not have all those items. And my luck the glass would not be able to be cleaned on the inside.

Thanks for shoing the process, but abit byond my level of DIY... having seen this it makes me feel a bit better about paying a glazier to replace the glass!

Brilliant! Insulated glass is one of the biggest eco-scams out there, my 72x90" slider glass is $650 for just the replacement glass, not installation! There's no way it's saved that much energy... Building failure prone products to be thrown away when they fail and replaced with another failure prone product is not 'sustainable' or 'green'...

@nitrousman8882

2 жыл бұрын

The idea of energy saving products isn’t just return on investment… it’s about moving toward a sustainable planet… whether or not you want to participate is based on a complex set of variables

@alexandrep4913

Жыл бұрын

@nitrousman8882 no it isn't. The very nature of living sustainable completely coincides with whether or not it saves you money. If you spend less on heating or cooling, you are being more sustainable. If the product is cheaper due to economies of scale, it means they are able to bring you more product with less cost. If double pane windows don't bring you energy efficiency to outweigh the cost,it's either because the company is trying to oversell or the cost of energy whether through actual energy or man hours doesn't make sense.

Where can we buy those blue corner pieces????

Dude! You say almost no experience needed? I have been in the replacement glass business for 18 years and would not attempt this at all. Chance of breaking the glass when separating with a knife is huge.

Novice can do it my arse.

@tzampini

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I thought. An easy DIY project. All you need is a 3D printer, a CAD system to design the STL files, Cerium oxide, silica, and a suction device to hold the glass (all of which I'm sure my local Dollar General has). LOL :)

Do the new silicone beads create the new gas in the window or how does that happen?

@karhukivi

Жыл бұрын

No, they dry the air to prevent any more condensation on a cold day. Expensive units have xenon gas (so they say) but the professionals say that most if not all have dry air fill.

Okay this can be done and it's not difficult but if you break the glass, damage the ally spacer between the glass or anythingelse then you are going to have to get a new unit. I removed the fillets to measure the double glazed unit and after refitting them went to Highland Glass in Inverness....new double glazed unit supplied for £200. Take old unit out and refit new one took 10 minutes....job done. Took 2 weeks for the new unit to arrive but hey....a lot less hassle. If you are broke and good with your hands then by all means go for it but replacement doubled glazed units in the UK are cheaper than you might think.

I am sticking with my single pain windows and using honey comb blinds over them for night time.

Brilliant job! Two questions. The first is your use of cerium oxide polish. If this was a "low-E" pane, I think that would have destroyed the coating. Second, I wonder why you didn't flush with argon. You have done such a terrific job resealing these two panes, why not add argon gas? Thanks for showing your work. Would you provide the stl files for the 3D printed applicators?

@YoNevNo

2 жыл бұрын

Doesn't the dry argon from silica beads get passed into the window gap?

@kevinhancock4064

Жыл бұрын

By all accounts the argon don't really do much ....just found thus from research

Thanks for this! Not that I'm actually going to do it but I know for sure I'll never buy a double pane window again. Since we now know how the window is constructed, I'm thinking that maybe it would work to just only use one of the panes, and then replace the unit...both sides of that one pane will be cleanable then, and you won't have to go through all the rigmarole put the sealant removal, 3D printing, and resealing. Maybe I could get a handyman to try my proposal, I certainly wouldn't try it myself haha:-)

Nice fix for Foggy Windows. I have a sliding glass window, which is in an aluminum frame. The corner of the aluminum frame broke. Is there anyway to DIY fix it, without having to have a new frame made? Any guidance would be most appreciated. Kind regards.

It's a fun video. It's about £50 for a brand new unit, twice the size, delivered. By the end of this job you have spent a rather a lot on a 3D printer and god knows how much on other materials. A glazer will come to your house, with the unit, and fit it for less than £100 as it's a 10 min job

@erichsh58

Жыл бұрын

This one comment was more helpful than the entire video. I didn't know there were glaziers that do this for a living. I already located a glazier in my town and will reach out for an estimate to repair three casement windows.

so basically make a new double glaze unit!!!!!

“Easy” foggy window fix. “Easy” is clearly subjective here. Still great process and video. Going to buy a $1000 3D printer to fix my one window. Brb

What do you mean after the sealant dries remove the old panel and replace with the new ? You have just removed the old panel, cleaned it up, polished the glass and resealed so I assume you had to board up the missing panel until the next day. Not much help to those of us who don't have a 3D printer and skills in 3D CAD design.

@joehastings1

2 жыл бұрын

I can't believe all you Whiners complaining about needing a 3-D printer, This was a great instructional video if you have half a brain. You don't need a 3 D printer for this job. I'm not even going to tell you.

Guys I've just ordered a new double glazed glass unit because of internal fogging. It's costing me £30. Just buy a new unit and fit it yourself!!!

Interesting video. But an awful lot of work when a replacement unit that size from a local glass supplier would probably cost about £25. (A couple of years ago I got a new unit made for one of my windows, approx 15" X 25", it cost £13).

@Enigmonkey

3 жыл бұрын

this is where eco meets price I guess it should be a bit like desktop repair. Replace the device/glass to resolve the immediate problem, but send the original glass... somewhere... to be repurposed.

@deewilliams3280

Жыл бұрын

I recently got a new 12x12" unit and it cost £55! Where might one find your stated prices?!

When the condensation inside of the insulated glass unit has been trapped in there for awhile with the sun beating on it the minerals in the water(condensation) etch themselves into the glass giving you that white milky look and it does not clean off even with a razor blade. The cerium oxide that he uses to polish the glass has the consistency of all-purpose flour as it cannot scratch the glass so the actual cleaning of the glass would take many hours in itself if it is even possible at all. You must also remember that the moisture that has been trapped inside of this glass unit has saturated the desiccant inside of the metal glass spacers and corroded them. Cleaning up the glass spacers is not usually a viable option.

@justmyopinion6486

2 жыл бұрын

I guess it would be easier to purchase new payne's of glass?

Im a general contractor, with 34 yrs experience. I learned a long time ago to let the pro do the work. DIY double pane window work? Polishing to perfection, then re-assembling with argon gas etc? Brother please. I can see maybe taking out the glass, then having a dual pane glass pro doing the rest- but i would NEVER attempt this- not when my time is better spent doing what i do best, and then paying an experienced dual pane glass pro to do what he does best. If you are retired, have nothing to do , and have a shop full of tools and a nice flat, carpeted work bench- then have at it. But if you think for one second that you can watch this video and then “do it yourself”…..youre nuts. Lol. Good luck.

This is a really good tutorial but way beyond my skill set. I just got 1st quote on replacement glass for 3 windows and am now looking for another solution.

@nitrousman8882

2 жыл бұрын

I think it might be beyond many peoples "patience level" even if they might be able to technically handle the job! He really hit this one out of the park (ironic metaphor consider the number of windows I broke as a kid with baseballs! :) )

@RegineAteliers

2 жыл бұрын

@@nitrousman8882 Agreed. Easy but tedious & time consuming.

@nitrousman8882

2 жыл бұрын

@@RegineAteliers I have no doubt either he, or someone in his life reached a point where the phrase “…seriously, next time we higher a window company…” 😉

I'm thinking you'd want to be in a zero humidity environment. Buying the units factory sealed and covered by warranty seems the more efficient route, especially if this is a business venture. Any moisture that gets in there is going to show up as foggy with the first temperature change. I would never put this much effort into a rebuild for a customer only to have them call me back within a change of season. But, hey, if just doing a DIY at home, this might be an interesting project. Again, though, a lot of effort only to have it fog up in a year. Perhaps if you live in Arizona, you don't need to worry about humidity

Respect for you working out how the unit should work and how you've taken the time to restore the unit to a functioning window. We do like to throw stuff away, I've just changed 2 misty units for a customer without even thinking about if the old ones could be saved, I liked the polishing of the glass, would that work on my cateracts?

Looks like a good video but couldn’t watch all of it the music drove me away sorry

I have a 3d printer... have you got the .STL files for me to download? I have several to do.... mine are in steel Crittall frames. Getting glazing out is my main concern, how do I do that?

@Crazick

2 ай бұрын

Just found this video and was hoping for the files too. Oh well.

I'm going to try this on a curved double pane glass that doesn't have a frame. It's for a car but I haven't been able to find one that was good in a yard and they are no longer available.

@gbear1005

2 жыл бұрын

double pane glass in a car? and every pane except for the windshield is tempered and will explode if drilled.

@karlcordel9856

2 жыл бұрын

@@gbear1005 mercedes and bmw have used double pane glass on rear and side windows for decades. Both tempered and non.

Is it cheaper to higher a pro to do this rather than replace the entire window?

I am wondering if I can do this myself?

Looks easy but dont have confidence do u fancy doing my bathroom really bad

Not!!!!wow labor cost about same as replacing?

That song is catchy..who is it??

Link to files for 3d printed parts?

Great video. I wanted to do this for a long time. Now i have to get a 3D printer :). Thank you.

@selfishbarber9763

3 жыл бұрын

Local library offers free 3D PRINTER use

@ImranAli-rp4kd

Жыл бұрын

@@selfishbarber9763in what country ?

Hi I’m looking to this to my windows. Are you selling the 3D printed parts.

Just buy another glass panel , Jeeeez. They’re cheap as chips, takes about 30 mins to swap if you’ve not done it before.

What is the first song? Also thanks for the video, may attempt it but it seems 1 notch out of my league

stop the music

Simple, do it yourself! little to no experience required, just need all these specialist tools, oh, and a 3-D printer

@selfishbarber9763

3 жыл бұрын

Local library offers free 3D printer use

@stevo1487

3 жыл бұрын

@@selfishbarber9763 not mine

@alexfreestyle4754

3 жыл бұрын

Any hardcore DIYer should have a 3D printer these days - they're very affordable at the moment. :D

@brandon198822

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexfreestyle4754 Can you 3d print these items and ship them to me. Ill buy.

@gerryr1893

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexfreestyle4754 what a muppet

Holy a lot of work.....

Interesting Video ! , thankyou

why are the frames filled with silica?

There is nothing easy in this video

Easiest fix : clean with a dish washing soap.

Step One: Buy a 3-D printer Excellent video on restoring IGU without any waste

@selfishbarber9763

3 жыл бұрын

Local library offers free 3D PRINTER use

@stevo1487

3 жыл бұрын

@@selfishbarber9763 not mine

Great video thank you! Will give this a try… minus the awesome 3D bits :-)

@OldManMilner

9 ай бұрын

How did it work for you?

This is not feasible at all, especially in cold climate, since you would have removed the apparatus and repair it and in the meantime the house is open to air for until you get it done.....and that could take many hours and if you happen to break the glass you would be in trouble...

DIYers dream video right here

What a bodge never seen nothing like it , leave it to the professionals

This is alot of work. Just buy a new one already

Great craftmanship 💕

Beautiful job Alex, just surprised you didn't fill the panel with Argon gas for better insulation value.

@alexfreestyle4754

3 жыл бұрын

Because of the interior aluminum frame, which is not an insulator, the choice of gas has a negligible effect.

This video is a joke. I would like to see the time lapse. Must have taken 8 - 10 hours polishing the contaminants off of the two pcs of glass with cerium oxide. I wonder how many pieces of glass he broke trying to cut the unit apart. Its only single strength lol.

Where are the 3D files for the little doo dabs?

Almost??

Thank you

yo Alex I would seriously like to talk to you! I am interested in the 3D printed stuff

Brilliantly ✔done

Whoops I broke mine putting the glazing beads on. Both sides at that. The shit you told me to use is so hard to get off. I've sliced my arm so bad I'm in the hospital. Looking at about 19 stitches so far. I didn't have a spare IG so my house is wide open, hopefully no one robs me and jacks my new 3d printer. Great video though.

Now all I need is a 3D printer 🙄..... I’ll just buy a new damn window I guess.

@stuartmccarville6023

3 жыл бұрын

Or an imagination to figure out another possible way of doing it without a 3d printer. Like clamping down the spacers and moving the drill by hand???

@jbezmala1663

3 жыл бұрын

@@stuartmccarville6023 thanks for taking the time to make this comment. Very helpful. I repaired all my windows in my house because of it. You’re the best 👍

Look this guy just showed you all how to do it, if you cannot be bothered to do it, just go and buy new sealed unit, I found it interesting as I would like to start a hanyman service, if it was my windowns I would do the repair, but clients paying want you in and out in a fash, so that mean 2 things1, buy new sealed units or make new sealed units.

In the time it took to watch this video I’ve made enough to just buy a replacement and get someone to fit it.

Oh I have to take the window apart I can't do that I'll have to live with it

So...you just left regular air in there that is just going to condense again?

@alexfreestyle4754

3 жыл бұрын

The frame is filled with silica sand that absorbs moisture, so there is no condensation in the window at the moment (after a few months).

@bobbycaldwell4132

3 жыл бұрын

Alex i dont know which area in the states you live but here in Scotland the climate would rapidly deplete the life of the sealant used for this repair ,in Britian we use a 2 in 1 mix for the sealant or a product called hot melt ,a unit is put together then put in drying area to cure ,you can tell me that this system when you strip and redo unit is as good as that .In Scotland there is a 5 yr manufacturers guarantee ,which if unit fails in this time frame it gets replaced gratis

@alexfreestyle4754

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobbycaldwell4132 I'm in Canada. There are below freezing temperatures for good part of the winter. Southern side receives a lot of sunlight. Units installed there with new building started failing after 5-7 years. They had only single sealant which is very hard when cured. Its bond to the glass failed eventually. I used butyl based sealant on internal seam between frame and glass. It stays sticky permanently and keeps it enclosed . It is covered with another sealant on top to keep parts together. I'm sure the unit will serve me longer then original unit.

@bobbycaldwell4132

3 жыл бұрын

Butyl is a non hardening compound used in the glazing of dgus in a timber frame ,this doesnt react with the sealant on a unit and cause it to corrode ,Alex if the product works as well as you say then fair play but this is me speaking on the fact i have 40 yrs experience in glazing in Britian and the solution you offer doesng seem practical to me in my opinion ,i watched a video of guys drilling holes in units and offered my tuppence worth on that also

I am doing this process for my sliding glass door insulated panel (46x76 huge) I dont have cerium oxide polish, are there any alternatives you can recommend? I tried polishing with blue stick plastic polish stick from harbor freight but was getting nowhere. Please help :)

@tinaknutsen

Жыл бұрын

Look up the process and what they use to clean car head lamps. Although they don’t use silica beads…car head lamps get the same gunk inside and out. My husband just did mine..he does auto body/detailing. He uses 3 M products. ( labeled step 1,2,3 ) also Its a process the same as in the video - for cleaning the glass from all the muck.

@mracura78

Жыл бұрын

@@tinaknutsen Did what you said , they have held up great, still look brand new. Zero leaks or internal fogging. It’s been one year exactly since I fixed these they are holding up through all the crazy weather Chicago can throw at them! This saved us at least $3000 due to the oversized dimensions we have.

Alex, Thank you for this Thoughtful demo! ! !

Thank you♥️♥️✌️

DYI for those with 3D printer capability otherwise an excellent video. Not one I can do!

@gerryhan8818

Жыл бұрын

have to try to do it without 3D printer

you made love to that window and it became like new

nope not for me .. i buy one instead x

uhh...i think i'm just gonna buy a new window...

Awesome

You might need to look up the definitions of "simple" lol You guys will need to have an extra window lying around to cover the whole while you repair the original window

Haha the clean up was helpful

When you have wooden panes🙃

i cant do that

No experience needed lol 😂

Yeeeehaaaa 🤠

You have got to be joking.

Just smear washing up liquid along the bottom of the window with a cloth where the moisture forms. It will look foggy at first, but will clear once the washing up liquid dries. No more moisture in the morning.

Yeah they're just gonna stay fogged in my house. Oh well lol.