| Homeowners looking to increase the | | | | filling the spaces between double and triple panes, |
| energy-efficiency of their homes usually consider | | | | less air from the outside will penetrate windows, |
| a number of different home renovation options, | | | | altering the temperature inside of a |
| and one of the first places that they turn is to | | | | climate-controlled home, and less air from the |
| their exterior windows. For homeowners living in | | | | inside will escape out of the windows. Because |
| older homes, window replacement is usually a | | | | Krypton and Argon are non-reactive and |
| necessity, as the single-paned windows of old are | | | | non-toxic, they pose absolutely no threat to |
| virtually incapable of preventing the loss of hot or | | | | homeowners should a window be broken and the |
| cold air that is characteristic of today's energy | | | | gases escape into the home. |
| efficient homes. These homeowners are | | | | Argon is the more commonly used gas of the |
| sometimes shocked to learn that today's | | | | two, mostly due to the fact that Argon is more |
| energy-efficient windows are not only | | | | commonly found in the atmosphere, therefore |
| double-paned, but they are often times filled with | | | | much less expensive to harvest than Krypton. |
| something called Argon, or sometimes even | | | | Argon makes up approximately one percent of |
| Krypton. | | | | the Earth's atmosphere, and while it does not |
| With names reminiscent of the glowing green | | | | provide the same level of thermal (temperature) |
| rocks that hurt Superman, many homeowners | | | | insulation as does Krypton, it actually provides |
| immediately steer clear of such futuristic home | | | | more sound insulation, making Argon-filled |
| improvement options. However, far from the | | | | double-pane windows virtually soundproof. Argon |
| tools of comic book villains, these windows are | | | | performs best in windows that have a little more |
| some of the most energy-efficient available | | | | space between the panes, usually ½ inch or |
| today, and are important considerations for | | | | more. |
| homeowners undergoing a window replacement | | | | Krypton provides the best thermal insulation |
| project. | | | | available in window insulation today, but tends to |
| Krypton and Argon are both elements found | | | | be very expensive. Usually found in windows with |
| naturally in the Earth's atmosphere. Everybody | | | | thinner spacing between panes, such as those |
| breathes these two gases on a daily basis, and | | | | found in triple-paned windows, Krypton is ideal for |
| they are both clear, odorless, non-reactive, and | | | | windows with spacing between ¼ inch and |
| most importantly, non-toxic. While dry Nitrogen | | | | 3/8 inch. Many window manufactures will also |
| was used to fill windows in the years past, | | | | recommend a blend of Krypton and Argon to fill |
| recently, window manufactures have begun | | | | the spaces between panes, giving homeowners a |
| inserting these two gases in the space between | | | | solution that blends the efficiency of Krypton with |
| double and triple-paned windows to increase the | | | | the cost savings of Argon. |
| efficiency of the windows. With Argon or Krypton | | | | |