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14 Argon + WE

English translation: 14 Argon + WE

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French term or phrase:14 Argon + WE
English translation:14 Argon + WE
Entered by: Anne Greaves

14:57 Jan 15, 2015
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Building specifications
French term or phrase: 14 Argon + WE
Dear all,
Another question related to building specifications.
I gather that lame argon = argon filling. I'm just not sure what the WE stands for, i.e. can I leave it as it is or not! Thanks for any input.
Double vitrage avec lame argon (4 Planistar / 14 Argon+WE / 6)
Anne Greaves
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:11
14 Argon + WE
Explanation:
Readily discovered via a quick Google search.
W.E. is already in EN, and stands for Warm Edge — some kind of proprietary spacer; here's the frist page I looked at which explains the meaning of the term:

http://www.allard-pro.fr/vitrage_allard_sa.php

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Note added at 1 heure (2015-01-15 15:58:49 GMT)
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14 is of course the 14 mm width (thickness?) of the 'air-gap' — it is very common to express double-glazing in this sort of way 4 / 14 / 6, meaning "a 4 mm pane / a 14 mm air-gap / a 6 mm pane"
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Tony M
France
Local time: 06:11
Grading comment
Thanks Tony!
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4 +214 Argon + WE
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14 Argon + WE


Explanation:
Readily discovered via a quick Google search.
W.E. is already in EN, and stands for Warm Edge — some kind of proprietary spacer; here's the frist page I looked at which explains the meaning of the term:

http://www.allard-pro.fr/vitrage_allard_sa.php

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Note added at 1 heure (2015-01-15 15:58:49 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

14 is of course the 14 mm width (thickness?) of the 'air-gap' — it is very common to express double-glazing in this sort of way 4 / 14 / 6, meaning "a 4 mm pane / a 14 mm air-gap / a 6 mm pane"

Tony M
France
Local time: 06:11
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PRO pts in category: 1250
Grading comment
Thanks Tony!
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Asker: Thanks!


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agree  chris collister: B****r, too late again....
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  -> Thanks, Chris! It's the early worm and all that... :-)
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