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Do you know how much the percentage of losing energy is through doors and windows? On average, it is up to 30% high! That’s why people care so much about the iron door’s energy efficiency? The doors and windows with higher energy- efficiency can save money on the electricity bill as well as reduce carbon emissions. By installing an energy-efficient iron front door, you can get a consistent and comfortable temperature while saving money on monthly heating and cooling bills.
Before purchasing, people always ask, “Are iron doors energy-efficient?” Not all iron doors are energy-efficient; only those weatherstrip existing iron doors with dual pane insulated glass panels and jambs injected foam are energy-efficient. Without these insulating materials, it will not be an energy-efficient iron door. A door with single-pane ordinary glass panels will be less energy-efficient.
A quality energy-efficient iron door always has these 5 features :
Most manufacturers will inject polyurethane insulation foam into the jambs and slabs for the iron doors; with this insulating material, the iron doors are surrounded with energy-saving foam, which helps save money on your energy bills.
Weatherstripping, made of rubber, always wraps around the door jamb and the glass panel. It is cost-effective and can solve the problem of air leakage. Gaps are sealed tightly by weatherstrips to stop air draft in these 3 places, and the weatherstrips should seal the door tighter.
The iron doors should come with a door sweep that seals the gap between the door and threshold to prevent heat loss.
If your front door has a single pane glass panel, change it without any doubt! Dual-pane or triple-pane insulated glass panels will aid in making your iron front door more energy-efficient because there is a layer of space between the two glass panes in which the inert air is full. The dual-pane or triple-pane glass panel can act as a barrier to prevent energy from transferring in and out.
The low E glass can let the sunlight pour into the house while keeping the unwanted heat outside, blocking the harmful UV rays in summer, and reflecting heat to the house in winter; thus, you can feel cooler in summer and warmer in winter. The low E glass is perfect for enhancing energy efficiency further. If you want to learn more tips for choosing the right iron door glass, please read this article, “6 Tips to Choose The Right Glass For Your Iron Doors.”
Whatever you used the insulating materials; it is necessary to do some care for keeping iron doors energy-efficient.
If a door is installed shoddily, the frame might be uneven, and the uneven frame could result in too much air leaking. The poor installation will lead to the gaps between the door leaf and frame becoming bigger day after day, and once the weatherstrips can not seal the gaps tightly, more heat will run through these gaps.
Once you find any rotten weatherstrips or worse door sweep on your iron front doors, replace them right now! Your electricity bill will rise sharply simply because of a rotten weatherstrip, and worse things you might have to face, the rotten weatherstrips can hide the raindrops behind and corrode your iron door silently.
As the doors have been used for several years, the hinges might be damaged by frequent close and open doors, there might be an enormous gap between the door leaf and the jamb, and through this gap, much more heat will run out. So we need to grease the hinges regularly, say once per season, to keep the hinges working well, thus holding the heat in and stopping the door squeaky.
There is probably a hole coming out around the door’s frame. As the years pass, the filling foam used might fail off. Once you find any holes, fill them with foam right away.
If your iron front door is too old and beyond repair, you must replace it with a new one for energy efficiency. In the long run, you are profitable by cutting down the electricity bill. Contact us now to get advice and a quotation for replacing a new iron front door.
The iron doors are energy-efficient with the weatherstrips,dual-pane insulating glass, and the insulating materials-injected polyurethane foam. Glass coated with a low E coating can enhance energy efficiency. And it is necessary to care for the iron door to keep it energy-efficient.
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