The Heat Lamp Test: How Wallside Windows Blocks 90% of Heat

Fox - 2 Detroit
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Nov 6, 2026
Your home is likely the biggest investment you will ever make.
Proper maintenance and repairs are critical to keeping its value
and saving you money in the long run.
For over 80 years, Wall Side Windows has the experience
and expertise to make sure every customer is taken care of.
It's the Wall Side way, and it's why they continue to sponsor
this segment showing us why they're made in Michigan.
Coming down the stairs and seeing that makes my heart happy.
Peggy Leiby and Mike Alsasser have that pure Michigan view.
I just like looking out my windows, and this is a great view.
Made picture perfect thanks to Wallside Windows,
who recently crafted a custom experience catering to their needs.
We were able to actually build specifically what we wanted.
For them, using a Michigan-made business was an easy choice.
Now, this is a family company,
and they take that all the way to their employees.
They already knew about the stellar Wallside.
It was really impressive to me was how they demonstrated
the transference of heat through
So we went to the source to see for ourselves.
WallSide doesn't just say they can do a better job.
They show you using a heat lamp.
And this duplicates the portion of the light spectrum coming
from the sun that is the infrared,
which is what carries the heat.
Not only could you feel the heat, instruments will show you how much
of it is penetrating your current old windows.
You can see, what does the number say, Dave?
72 right now.
It means that 72% of the heat from this lamp is going through
and hitting that meter.
Then they show you what you could say
Save with the transparent glass coating put on each
and every wall-side window.
What does that say now?
It's all the way down to 11.
Now we're going to stop almost 90% of it.
A great feature for summer and winter.
A wall-side window also keeps heat or AC inside the house.
And in between the space here, instead of just air,
we put in this stuff that's called argon gas.
It's denser than air. That's an insulator.
While that saves you money,
these windows can offer peace of mind as well.
We call the night latch.
This feature limits how far that window will open.
So if you want to run to the store or leave the windows open at night,
you have the safety and security of no one's coming in.
Then there's the simple experience of living with the new windows.
These windows fold in to clean, which is fabulous.
It was something Mike and Peggy didn't even know they were missing.
They open and they crank out very easily.
Look at this.
They guarantee you'll be happy with the choice,
especially since every window comes standard
with Michigan-made flex screens.
You can squeeze them and pop them out,
and you can squeeze them and put them right back
in, and they always hold their shape.
And you see how flexible that screen is.
At WallSide, all of the features
are designed with the customer in mind.
They are the factory.
It's more than a saying, it's savings.
There's no middleman right here.
You're buying windows straight, direct from the factory,
and we're family-owned and operated.
We're here day in and day out working with our employees
and our partners to ensure that
That we're creating value for our homeowners.
That includes payment options.
We have some of, if not the industry's longest
no interest payment terms,
which means it gets your monthly payment
as a homeowner down to as low as possible.
Giving customers comfort knowing their wall side window
is built to last, and so is the company.
It was a great choice to go with wall side.
And know that.
They took care of me. They're going to take care
of the next people. I thought they're going to be
here. We're made in Michigan for Michiganders,
really, to make sure that they're investing in
their home. Peggy and Mike say on the day
of the Wallside window installation, they were in and out
in a matter of hours and left the home cleaner than
when they arrived. As winter approaches,
Wallside wants you to know that they offer installation all year long.
For Made in Michigan, I'm Dave Spencer.
