How Do Pacesetter Storm Windows Work?

Pacesetter Storm Windows

• Pacesetter storm windows are usually double-pane windows encased in a fiberglass window frame. However, after 2004, the Pacesetter Company began to sell its “Good, Better and Best” options. The differences between the three options were: “Good” and “Better” storm windows used aluminum and vinyl to enclose the glass panes, and only the “Best” line was constructed with fiberglass.

How Pacesetter Storm Windows Function

• Pacesetter storm windows, like other brands of storm windows, provide air-tight insulation around the window frame. Pacesetter storm windows contain either one or two strong panes of glass mounted in the pane area. Pacesetter, as well as other storm windows, have secure and sealed frames that keep warm air from escaping the home through spaces or cracks between the pane and the frame, or between the frame and the wall.

The Pacesetter Company

• The Pacesetter Company was known for its quality fiberglass window frames. The company thrived throughout the 1980s and '90s by using telemarketing and direct sales to sell their home improvement products. However, implementation in the early 2000s of the federal Do Not Call registry required Pacesetter to rewrite its business plan under new ownership. During this time, manufacturing of Pacesetter storm windows was outsourced to the Republic Windows of Chicago company. Pacesetter began offering customers aluminum and vinyl frames in addition to fiberglass.

  Though many other companies in the home improvement industry were able to change their business models to meet the requirements ushered in by the new millennium, the Pacesetter Company was not able to transition with the times. The company is no longer in the business of manufacturing and distributing windows or any other home improvement products. The company closed its doors in 2005 after filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Pennsylvania.

Obtaining Pacesetter Replacement Parts

• Even though Pacesetter storm windows are no longer produced, homeowners who have these storm windows installed may find replacement parts through many other vendors. In addition, other home improvement companies that install and service storm windows will still service Pacesetter storm windows.