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Richard Hird (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2004 - 12:39 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

Has anyone had any experience with internal blinds scratching a low E coating? A window representative said it might be a problem.
Anonymous
 
Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2004 - 02:45 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

It seems to me that it might be a problem only if hte blinds come into contact with the coating and only if the coating were a soft coat. You could specifiy a lower performance hard coat....
William C. Pegues, FCSI, CCS
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Post Number: 275
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2004 - 09:35 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

Richard,

Yes, this is a problem - but apparently only with the 'soft' coat low E coatings.

Just a few days ago I was speaking with one of the factory reps (not an independent) for an internal blind manufacturer. I asked about the potential of the glass deflection with heat/cold and the blinds coming into contact with the glass. They said it is a definite possibility, but they expressed concern related to damage of 'soft coat' low E coatings, not hard coats, or other coating systems.

These particular blinds were heavy gage aluminum extrusions, not the light weight blinds of some systems.

William

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