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Could visit local tip too... sometimes they have old windows people have taken out themselves

That sounds more like adjustment... if you have the door open and operate the handle.to lock it , is it still stiff? If not the door lock is out of alignment with the keeps. Could be that the door has dropped slightly or bowed or even just expanded in the heat if its only just started to happen

Agree with Crank39 .. satin ( or satinova) is probably the best whatever you do , DO NOT use solar reflective or mirrored film...when it's dark outside and you put that light on your bathroom is suddenly very visible!

If there is enough rebate you can put a sealed unit in there, of its currently putty , factor in putting new beading in too , as sealed units deteriorate quicker with putty and a lot of manufactures won't warranty sealed units in putty. Making them sealed units would mean it is unlikely to be...

You are absolutely correct, it is not a myth. It's to do with the simple fact that if the door is only closed on the centre latch , the top and bottom of the door can be moved , dark coloured pvc in particular suffers thermal movement, engaging the full lock by pulling the handle up secures...

Sounds to me like lack of maintenance and poorly adjusted ' friction ' at those showrooms that didn't work smoothly Most hinges are of similiar quality in my opinion

As commented there is no ' standard size ' . What you are seeing online is someone choosing arbitrary sizes and bulk buying/manufacturing them. You will more than likely pay more for the ' polished edge ' than the cost of the ' base glass ' unfortunately the way it is. Some customers do forego...

If the right pressure has been applied, and the secondary sealant , then there should be no bow at manufacture...poor sealing technique if there is

Is it a green tint in the glass you are seeing on your neighbours or the reflection from the metallic coatings used to produce Low e glass ?.... I very much suspect the latter .

It certainly won't get any better! I'd normally say too much dessicant in it if it's aluminium bar , if it's black ' swiggle strip ' I'd say age , temperature and thermal movement

Lol

If you are that annoyed by putty bubbling ... ditch the putty , use wooden beads

But won't be a sealed unit and have any thermal properties. There has always been this argument regarding this. Once there are holes allowing circulation of air , then the unit is no longer sealed and it's thermal properties are not much better than single glazing

Will all depend if the dessicant in the spacer bar has 'died ' ... which is usually the reason the units mist...yes it might buy you a week or so but wouldn't expect much more

This are normally incredibly stiff to move by hand , once fitted much easier

Why does it need to to be Tempered ? I see no indication anywhere that it is required to be toughened glass It won't ' craze ' as it clearly isn't toughened glass. That unit will potentially be broken down due to the cracked corner but more than likely age looking at the frame ( they only have...

I was thinking this too, a structural engineer indeed lol. Having read the entire thread through and not commented until this point personally I'd use a multitool to careful removing , existing putty , hopefully not breaking any glass. Then remove glass and clean all putty out ... then...

It varies either a butyl ' hotmelt ' ( which gets gunned in at about 195 deg c ) or a cold version. The cold version is easier to split apart admittedly and can normally be done with a sharp Stanley blade( being very careful not to cut yourself , as its quite easy for the knife to slip ). All...

No it wouldn't lol . Glass cutting is all about ' scoring ' the glass and then ' running/snapping/tapping ,' the glass out ..it's certainly not like you see in the movies where they score a circle and just pull it out....too much friction. Best bet is to ' split ' the unit apart into two...

Old broken down/misted sealed units are definitely easier than new sealed units that is true