I've been reading through lots of bulletin boards and sites and am frankly quite surprised, with the power and reach of the internet, that I can't find much independent information about a sales company called Rescom out of Auburn, MA that is the New England reseller of a Pittsburgh, PA manufactured window called the Winchester Bristol.
I can find very few mentions of the Bristol. Nothing recent on replacement-windows.com or replacement-windows.com either. They are trying to compete at the top of the line charging between $1000-$2000 per window (depending on how good of a haggler you are, I guess).
The product appears to be very good: triple pane, their own special combination of gas between the layers, a patented sealing system that they say won't fog up, a 50-year fully transferable (between homeowners) warranty, a vinyl-clad metal composite frame with what appears to be quite a secure locking system. They claim energy efficiency and noise reduction.
I did find an FTC ruling from last year that they were claiming false energy savings: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/02/windows.shtm
Does anyone have any experience with these? I guess I am opening the door to all sales people too since they are probably the only people lurking on forums for questions on their windows, but I hope I get people who've actually installed them or worked with them that have no bias.
millworkman
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