The In'flector see-through window insulator is based on technology developed  by NASA to insulate windows in spacecraft.  The panel is manufactured of a metalized, coated, polyethylene sheet laminated to a sheet of carbon graphite PVC that is then perforated and laminated to a sheet of clear polyester.

Common Sense Reasoning

In the summer and in hot climates if you can reflect the heat back out through the windows, the air conditioning (HVAC) runs less saving you money! In the winter if you can reflect the heat back into the building so it doesn’t escape out through the windows the heating system runs less saving you money on heating costs! Further more if you have south and west facing windows the In’Flector Window Insulator is a passive solar collector; in the sun the solar loading produces free heat!

See Through Window Insulator “Secrets Revealed”

It's in the layers, perforation and reversibility:

1st Secret; Aluminum; the aluminum is a heat mirror and reflects the heat in the direction the aluminum faces. When it faces outward in the summer it reflects the heat back out through the windows. When the aluminum side is reversed so that it faces inward in the winter it reflects the heat back into the building so it can’t escape through the windows.

2nd Secret; Perforation;The perforations allow you see through the insulator and allowing light through the insulator, reducing the amount of lights you would need use if you had ordinary blinds. The perforation also allows absorbed heat to enter through the insulator in the winter.

3rd Secret; middle layer; the middle layer (black) is a passive solar collector. (We all know if we are wearing a black colored shirt in the sunlight we are a lot hotter than if we are wearing a white one) Sunlight is absorbed and passes through the perforations into the building.

4th Secret; final layer; a clear coat layer UV protectorate seals the perforations stopping the flow of air through the insulator which helps create the insulating factor and reduces UV damage.

 

Myth Busters

Windows are good insulators

False!

Average windows allow 40 to 54% of heat to transfer through either to the inside in the summer or to the outside in the winter.

Windows are thermal sink holes!

Would you build a home without insulation, insulate only one wall or only put in ½ the insulation? So why have windows without window insulators?

 

Summer Benefits and Value

In the summer the In’Flector Window Insulator are positioned so that the silver side faces
out and reflects 72% of radiant heat back out through the window (reducing the greenhouse effect in buildings). It also reflects 65% of solar gain back out through the window (reducing overheating in buildings); and reflects 92% of damaging UV rays back out through the windows (reducing fading & sun damage); controls glare (especially for computers & televisions); provides daytime privacy (one way vision); provide cool day lighting with a view; reduces the load, wear, & maintenance on HVAC units. It reduces cooling requirements which reduces energy consumption, saving you money.

Winter Benefits and Value

In the winter the In’Flector Window Insulators are placed so that the silver side (aluminium) is facing inward, reflecting the thermal heat back into the building reducing heat loss through the windows. Windows that has direct exposure to the sun the black side of the In’Flector faces outward and acts as a passive solar collector absorbing the suns rays and radiating the heat inward. As an example, a 1.2m X 1.2m window in direct sunlight can produce 2096BTU’s of heat per hour, which is equivalent to a 600 wa tt electric heater. Meanwhile the damaging UV rays are reflected back outside. Here the In’Flector Window Insulators reduce the load, wear, & maintenance on HVAC units. It reduces heating requirements, which reduces your heating costs, and saves you money.