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JustEnoughDucks@slrpnk.net ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Put aluminum foil on the OUTSIDE of Velux windows.

My friend’s parents were velux installers the amount of windows they had to fixed that were burst or cracked because of people putting aluminum foil on the inside instead of the outside is staggering. The heat gets trapped in a very small pocket with the very heat conductive aluminum, the thermal shock can crack it.

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TheBrideWoreCrimson@sopuli.xyz ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Breaking the windows might be a nice little side effect when you are doing time.

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FishFace@piefed.social ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Velux windows are a (brand of) type of window installed in a sloped roof. Why would they be different than other windows?

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- Thorry@feddit.org ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  I think these kinds of windows are often called Velux even if they are from other brands, just one of those brandnames that got synonymous with the product itself.
  
  I’ve always been told never to put anything on the inside of multi-pane windows that can cause thermal shock.
  
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  - FishFace@piefed.social ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    I’ve heard “velux” applied generically to windows in a sloped roof, not just to ordinary double glazing.
    
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    Thorry@feddit.org ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Yes same. But I’ve heard the advice applied to both.
    
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- THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  I imagine this applies to other windows as well, as long as it’s normal glass.
  
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- Devadander@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Seems like personal experience from their comment
  
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