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Palomba has improved the comfort on its windows by installing the standard Planitherm Futur N pane by Saint Gobain, a low-emission double glazing which is produced by placing, through a magnetronic process, a layer of noble metals on a clear float pane; the layer reflects high-wavelength infrared rays (heat infrared rays) and, so, it allows to keep the environment warm.
Low-emission double glazing insulates three times more than a traditional double glazing.

Its main advantages are:
- Halving of the heat dispersion with respect to a traditional pane;
- Reduction of the costs of any kind of heating (electric, gas, wood-burning or oil-fired heating);
- Suppression, nearly total, of the cold area near the windows;
- Maximum use of the living area;
- Less risks of condensation on the inside pane;
- Protection of the environment (by reducing CO2 emissions);
- In the winter, it let sunlight and warmth filter trough the pane;
- In the summer, it prevents heat from going indoors;
- It has a neutral colour, it looks similar to a traditional pane.
In the winter, if the outside temperature falls to -5° the temperature of the internal part of a traditional pane will be +10°.
Low-emission double glazing with thermal transmittance ug=1,5w/m2k allows to reach, at the same conditions, a surface temperature of 16° on the internal pane, the same as that of a masonry wall.

Warnings about the quality of the pane

From a visual point of view, the quality check of a double glazing is to be performed from a two-metre distance, not less, and during daylight hours when the building is properly lit, without direct sunlight; the check has to be carried out from the inside to the outside part of the building.
Possible spots, blisters, scratches, foreign bodies or dirt in general, cannot be considered faults.

The condensation

Condensation on the surface of an internal pane is a natural phenomenon occurring any time temperature falls up to the so-called “dew point” which, in turn, depends on the temperature and dampness of the house.
Low-emission double glazing has reduced, but not eliminated, this phenomenon.
To reduce the phenomenon of condensation on the panes further we advice to air the building by opening the windows at least 3-4 times a day for 5 minutes.
In this way, the internal humid air is replaced by the external dry air.