A window’s reliability and usability are largely defined by its hardware. While other factors like profile or glass units are important, a window with unreliable hardware will show issues immediately, regardless of the number of chambers or thickness of the glass.
The crucial point is safety: how can you ensure your window is secure?
Do you consider your window safe? You might be surprised to learn that a typical window can be breached in less than 7 seconds without special tools. We know how to protect you and your home!
A standard window can be opened from the outside using common tools like a screwdriver. The screwdriver is inserted between the frame and sash, allowing the locking cam to be lifted above the strike plate, disengaging it. According to law enforcement, this process takes an expert about five to eight seconds, leaving almost no trace. The burglar enters, closes the window, and everything appears undisturbed from the outside. To avoid this, special hardware with mushroom-shaped locking cams exists.
The mushroom-shaped cam stays securely locked in place and cannot be lifted. It can only be broken. However, this requires a different level of tool—using a screwdriver is pointless here. The applied force must also be equivalent to the weight of a small car. The problem is that intrusion also comes in categories—the most common type of burglary, surprisingly, is spontaneous theft, which is about finding easy opportunities. Standard mushroom-shaped cams can protect against such intruders. However, if there is a specific intent to enter a particular space (apartment, house, office), it’s logical to assume the burglar observes the target and selects appropriate tools. But in any case, making the job easier for them is unwise. For any type of break-in, there is suitable protection—the homeowner must assess the attractiveness of their property to potential criminals.
Arguments like ‘the glass can be broken’ do not stand up to critical examination—firstly, the glass has to be broken, and secondly, the glass panel must be removed from the unit (anyone who has tried knows how difficult this is). In cars, the glass is much easier to break, yet I’ve never met anyone who leaves their doors unlocked because of this.
The problem, in our opinion, lies in inertia of thinking and a lack of understanding that today’s plastic windows are, in fact, much less secure than the older ones installed during Soviet times. It’s time to reconsider.
Company MACO offers the i.S. (Intelligent Sicherheit – intelligent security) system. What is the guarantee of security, and why is it considered intelligent?
When purchasing a window with MACO hardware, you can be confident that you are buying authentic Austrian hardware—MACO simply does not have any production facilities in other countries.
So, what do we have? A new window equipped with a modern mechanism that allows for opening, tilting, and ventilating your home securely. Moreover, it provides additional protection against burglary.
Now, let’s examine in more detail what consumer properties the hardware should possess?
Every piece of hardware has a warranty period. For high-quality hardware, this is typically ten years or 60,000 cycles (similar to a car—measured by both age and mileage).
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