From: KLS 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Expected Cost Savings with Window Insulation Kits
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:51:38 GMT
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On 29 Nov 2007 20:08:23 GMT, Bert Hyman  wrote:

>jrweiss98155NOSPAM@NOSPAM.comcast.net (John Weiss) wrote in
>news:0-idnZBA5dKdhdLanZ2dnUVZ_tijnZ2d@comcast.com: 
>
>> OTOH, if the film is the type tacked/stapled around the entire
>> outside frame, it may help somewhat better.  However, the offset is
>> that you won't be able to see well at all out the window.  
>
>Properly applied, they have little effect on the ability to see
>through the window, although they do prevent you from getting any
>ventilation by opening the window if it should warm up. The 3M
>varieties use double-sided tape, not tacks or staples. 

And they work very well if you're trying to stop drafts and retain as
much heat inside the house as possible.  On warm days, they catch a
lot of the sun's radiant heat, and that continues to exude into the
room as the outdoor temperature goes down.  We use these on our
even-older windows (1930!  wow!  old, old, old!), mainly in the attic,
and they're cheap and effective.