You have to order the glass from Acorn and give them exact measurements so that they can make up replacement glass for your particular model window. There should be some screws at the top of the frame so you can remove the top part of the frame so you can slide out the glass. It was a long time ago, but, as I recall you lift the bottom window about 3 inches so that you can tilt out the window as if you were going to clean it. Of course if you have a second pair of hands helping it is going to be much easier. There is a way to take the frame apart, remove the glass and put in the replacement glass - I did one small window myself and it took me a few hours to do one small window. I don't have $7K as you may see from my picture with my classy brown gravel driveway, landfill looking yard, and dead plant. Spend your money on putting in a better quality window.ĭo we know how them men folk popped out the glass from the aluminum frames? Not to be a pane (you're welcome reed), but I was hoping for a low cost solution. The seals go bad very quickly and you have the same problem within a few years. I should have gotten rid of those Acorn windows years ago.Īcorn windows are not worth trying to fix. I spent about $7000 and replaced with OKNA 500 series windows in 2009. What a difference in the overall comfort and the much lower utility bills. I eventually wised up and had all my windows replaced with good quality windows. Five years after that they were all bad again! Two men could replace all 10 windows in my home in less than an hour.įive years later, the same thing happened to the windows, but, this time they charged me over $1000 to replace the faulty glass. They had teams coming in with truck loads of windows and popping out the glass from the aluminum frame and replacing the glass. Within 5 years all the houses had the same problem and since the builder still was building the community they were all replaced under warranty. It is a cheap window they used in our 500 home community back in 1980's. I am familiar with the Acorn brand and this particular problem.
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