I have an aluminum frame double hung 20 year old, double pane window made by Kaiserhof, a small company here in Houston, Texas that is no longer in business. The tag on the window reads: Series K-100, MST 3'8" by 5'0", Spec-DH-R35, Code 103-1, ETL Sponsored. The movable lower window unit is broken on the outside and is held together with vinyl stops on the outside and window tape on the inside.
Is it possible to separate the outer broken glass by cutting the seal between the two panes of glass, replace the outer glass with one of the same thickness, And then reseal the unit and reinstall it?
I'm not concerned about window fogging and I suppose that makes this a little different than most post I've googled on this subject. This really doesn't bother me much. I can always drill a hole in the upper and lower corners between the windows and shoot some inert gas in there and seal the holes up. I have the glass sheet handy in the garage and I am off work for a few days so I have the time on my hands. Would it be possible to seperate the panes with a small cutting wheel? I have no clue of what the seal consist of. If I can answer this then the rest of the job seems rather straight forward.
Thanks Ed