Anonymous wrote:Who are these people blathering about mold? My vinyl windows still look pristine 13 years after they were installed.

I’m guessing there must be different levels of quality with vinyl windows. We moved into a house that the previous owner replied all the old windows with vinyl double hung. Pretty much with every window the sashes have sagged maki f it difficult to close them properly and the glass seals have broken causing permanent cloudy windows.

Anonymous wrote:Who are these people blathering about mold? My vinyl windows still look pristine 13 years after they were installed.

We bought last year and have most that look fine but some that don't- the gas seal inside appears cracked and the glass is sort of foggy. I finally found a sticker on one from 2007. How long should I expect to get out of the rest of them?

I am so sorry to hear that. Best to replace if you can get a refund. If not, is any sort of encapsulating an option? Where do you think the smell is coming from?

I’m dealing with off gassing from my Marvin Infinity windows installed last year (over four months ago) in my sunroom and still smell as bad as the day they were installed. (And high VOCs showing on my air quality sensor). I thought the off gassing would pass by now, but now dice. Can’t believe we spent this much (almost 15k) on a lemon, but glad it’s only one room of my house. Anyone think there’s any hope in holding out? I’m building up the courage for a difficult back and forth with the dealer who bought the windows from.

A long but interesting read

https://inspectapedia.com/odor_diagnosis/Marvin_Window_Odors.php

Marvin, Andersen, Simonton mentioned

Ditto at SFH

It was the apartment building and an independent installer.

Call them directly.

Anonymous wrote:Look at these companies upstream. We did Enerlux. Love it.

Who did you go through to buy/install?

Anonymous wrote:That’s just not the case at all any longer. I know Enerlux uses Cardinal glass. It’s fantastic.

Most window manufacturers use Cardinal glass.