Foggy windows occur faster in Colorado than the same windows would fog in a milder, lower-elevation state. Colorado's winters produce repeated freeze-thaw cycles that expand and contract the metal spacer bars and seal compounds around an IGU's perimeter with each temperature swing. Over multiple Colorado winters, this repeated cycling fatigues IGU seal materials faster than they would fail in a climate with fewer and smaller temperature changes. Colorado's altitude, where the Front Range sits at 5,000 to 6,000 feet above sea level, puts IGU seals under a pressure differential that doesn't exist at sea level. The lower atmospheric pressure at altitude means the inert gas fill inside an IGU is at a slightly higher relative pressure than the outside air, creating a persistent outward force on the seals from the first day the window is installed. Colorado's high-altitude UV radiation, approximately 25 percent more intense than at sea level, degrades the polymer seal compounds faster than national product ratings assume. And Colorado's dramatic daily temperature swings, which regularly exceed 40 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit in a single winter day, create repeated pressure changes inside the sealed IGU as the gas fill expands and contracts with each major temperature shift. Each of these factors shortens IGU seal life in Colorado below what the same IGU would achieve at sea level in a milder climate.
CODW has been repairing foggy windows throughout Colorado. We replace the failed IGU assembly in your existing window frame, specify the replacement IGU with seal compounds and gas fill appropriate for Colorado's altitude and UV conditions, confirm the price before any glass is ordered, and back every foggy window repair with a guarantee. A fogged window in Colorado is costing you money every day it stays fogged. CODW fixes it right in Colorado City, CO.