Glass Replacement

The Original Bavarian Sausage Delicatessen in Tigard (Metzger).

We are always thankful for the opportunity to expand our repertoire of experience in our little market niche.

In this case, the opportunity came in the form of our client having the insulated glass in two of their refrigerated showcases fog-up. Seal failure.

Thus obscuring the goods, which of course, is…not so good.

We would be lying if we told you that going into uncharted waters such as this does not come with a degree of apprehension.

How is the glass glazed into these cases? How much of the case must be disassembled in order to remove the glass? How far does the glass tuck back past the daylight opening?

But whatever apprehension we experience is usually offset and tempered by a well-earned sense of confidence in our pool of experience and our well-honed problem solving skills.

On a side note…changing the subject matter a bit…would to be to mention that the original glass in these units was triple-glazed glass, meaning three panes of glass sealed together, instead of two.

Although we understand the supposed logic behind this product (two insulating chambers instead of only one)…we are inclined to cast a suspicious eye upon the legitimacy of this product. To us it smacks of fancy marketing, the opportunity to jack up the price packaged with a healthy dose of planned obsolescence.

Double-pane glass has already created a whole new TRADE in the past 3 or 4 decades. The trade? “Replacing failed (fogged) glass.” Does it not seem logical to conclude that triple-pane units “double the odds” of seal failure? So buyer beware! We replaced these units with standard “Double-Pane” insulated glass. And yes…we are among those who profit greatly from the failed glass replacement business, so yes, we are biting the hand that feeds us.