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IGU Seal Failure Exposure Calculator
Use this calculator to quantify exposure from failed primary or secondary seals, fogging, gas loss, spacer issues, desiccant problems, or field replacements.
What this calculator does
- Estimate IGU seal failure exposure from at-risk units, expected claim cost, occurrence scope, and fixed campaign cost.
- budgeting warranty or quality exposure for sealed glass units
- The result estimates warranty or quality exposure from at-risk IGU seal failures.
Formula used
- Variable seal failure exposure = IGUs at risk of seal failure × average seal failure claim cost × expected seal failure occurrence share
- Total IGU seal failure exposure = variable seal failure exposure + fixed seal failure campaign cost
Inputs explained
- IGUs at risk of seal failure: Use shipped or produced IGUs in the affected spacer, sealant, glass, date-code, or product population.
- average seal failure claim cost: Include replacement IGU, field labor, dealer handling, freight, admin, customer concessions, and disposal.
- expected seal failure occurrence share: Use expected failure percentage for the suspect population, claim history, test result, or risk scenario.
- fixed seal failure campaign cost: Include testing, field notices, claim administration, dealer training, expedited replacements, and engineering support.
How to use the result
- Use it to size reserves, compare containment scenarios, decide whether to quarantine production, and prioritize sealant or spacer corrective action.
- Treat the result as an estimating and planning number until it is checked against the latest drawings, rough-opening schedule, NFRC or test data, supplier quotes, ERP standards, installation conditions, code requirements, breakage history, scrap reports, labor studies, and actual production results for the same product family.
Common questions
- What is the igu seal failure exposure calculator for? Use this calculator to quantify exposure from failed primary or secondary seals, fogging, gas loss, spacer issues, desiccant problems, or field replacements.
- What information should I enter? Enter igus at risk of seal failure, average seal failure claim cost, the included scope percentage, and fixed seal failure campaign cost using the same quote, product family, opening schedule, shift, or job lot basis.
- What does the result tell me? The result estimates warranty or quality exposure from at-risk IGU seal failures.
- When is the result only an estimate? Treat the result as an estimating and planning number until it is checked against the latest drawings, rough-opening schedule, NFRC or test data, supplier quotes, ERP standards, installation conditions, code requirements, breakage history, scrap reports, labor studies, and actual production results for the same product family.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.