Frost King V75H Shrink Window Kit 62-Inch by 210-Inch, Clear
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Product Details
Manufacturer: Frost KingModel: V75H
Product features:
- For indoor use
- Fits one extra large window or 5 standard size windows
- Easy to install
- Tape included
- Seals out drafts and dust
Tools and Hardware Reviews of Frost King V75H Shrink Window Kit 62-Inch by 210-Inch, Clear
Customer Review: SO worth the money
Summary: 5 Stars
I'll tell you the bottom line early: This is a cheap, year-long fix to an otherwise very expensive problem, and I can't rave enough about how effective this stuff is for old windows (don't know about how much a difference it would make for newer, double-pane windows). Scroll to the bottom of this review for instructions on effective installation technique.
I bought this kit last winter for $10ish a piece at Home Depot to help with the shoddy, VERY old windows in my 2-bedroom St. Louis, MO, apartment. I actually think the $10 kit was a 2-pack (says "Extra Large 2Pak," "2 Extra Large Windows or 10 Standard Windows," "2 Sheets"). Anyway, my bedroom windows don't even close all the way, and they are single-pane (only one layer of glass), probably from the 1940s or 1950s at the latest. As a renter, it was not worth the rent-bump to get new windows out of my landlord, when this kit outfitted my apartment for a whole year for ~$40. And it probably saved me a couple hundred dollars on utilities. In fact, I wish I had done it sooner last year; we have terrible, and terribly unpredictable, winters that last from Oct/Nov until April or May, sometimes. I am ordering this kit in early fall this year, to get the most out of it this year.
At first, installing this kit seems a little bit of a pain because, well, installation is involved - but it is WELL-worth the money. You just need this kit and a hair blow-dryer. It took the chill out of my bedroom, which is consistently 10 degrees colder than the rest of my apartment. I have odd-sized windows, so this large-sized kit did the trick. Really, once you get the technique down, installation is not much of a hassle. Having done it last winter, I have no hesitations about doing it this winter. I had to spend a few hours to do the 6 big, douple-wide windows in my apartment (including the time it took to learn the technique), but the effect lasted all winter and spring. It would probably take veterans only <20 minutes per window. So, this is a good use of one Saturday morning out of your year.
Once St. Louis summer heat/humidity hit, the shrink wrap and tape began to loosen/disintegrate - but I bought this stuff for the winter, and it did its job. I don't know how it would hold up somewhere that's cold all year round - maybe fine, since I think it was the temperature change that caused them to loosen up anyway.
This insulation works by essentially creating a double-pane window effect, trapping a pocket of air in between your room and the glass of your window to the outside. So upon installation, you just have to make sure that you capture that air buffer between the shrink wrap and the window. Easy. Also, this product poorly installed looks AWFUL - like you plan on murdering someone in your home, Dexter-style - but correctly installed (i.e. thoroughly blow-dried), this kit looks glassy-clear fine and certainly good enough to peak through from behind insulative curtains. The clear plastic should be really taut, like the skin of a drum. Having both this kit and curtains has turned my completely leaky windows into air-tight, insulative ones.
As for the lower reviews, it seems like people are complaining about the size and the stickiness of the tape.
1) Obviously, measure your windows...??? It says how much you're getting right on the front of the package, and regardless of sizing, it's worth it to buy more than one if you need to.
2) I press down the tape and the shrink wrap really hard at first, like rubbing them with the butt-end of a pen to make sure they both gets thoroughly pushed into the grain of the will/tape. Let it sit for the 15 minutes it says on the instructions, then proceed with the installation. 'Hasn't failed me yet!
THE TECHNIQUE: Leaving on the backing, lay down the double-sided tape within your window sill 2-6 inches from the glass (whatever your sill allows). Press it into your sill very firmly - I use the butt-end of a pen to really get it on there. Then unpeel the film and stick the shrink wrap to it (pressing with the pen again), starting from one corner, moving outward, and leaving the opposite corner untaped (maybe for about a third of the window). Blow-dry the taped part tight; then lightly stretch and adhere the remainder of the shrink wrap along the edges working your way toward the last corner, but leave maybe an inch opening at the last corner. Blow-dry the rest of the way until you only have to stretch/adhere the last little corner of the window. I even blow a little warm air into behind the shrink wrap at this point. Press down the last corner of the shrink wrap onto the tape, and blow-dry the whole thing once more, until the whole window is air-tight and glassy. If there are any awkwardly tugged/pinched parts of the shrink wrap, just keep blow-drying it until the flaw smoothes out. It will - that's the best part.
Okay, now enjoy.
Description of Frost King V75H Shrink Window Kit 62-Inch by 210-Inch, Clear
62" x 210", Shrink Window Insulator Kit, For Extra Large Window, See-Through Film & Tape, Installs On Side Of Window Or Patio Door, Eliminates Drafts & Frost Build-Up, Creates Dead Air Space To Increase Insulating R-Value.Window Insulation Kits Tools
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