Upgrades
Features and options
Manufacturing & Quoting
Demo Strategies & Analogies
Statistically speaking
100

Customers in a particularly sunny setting might enjoy this Low E upgrade for their windows and doors

What is Sun Defense glass

100

In a classic 250 series white sliding patio door, my hardware finish choices would be ...

What are white, satin nickel, and ORB

100

In February of which year did Pella announce plans to build a new plant in Macomb, IL, bringing hundreds of jobs to the community

When is 2005

100

The detent pin in the 250 cam action lock resembles this common household item

What is a mouse trap or a pad lock

100

Thanks to it's Hidden design, the Hidden Screen, available in DH, SH, and sliding windows, stays __ times cleaner than normal screens.

What is 10x

200

There's no reason NOT to quote this add on which will increase energy efficiency and reduce some sound transfer.

What is the graphite foam insulation in the frame

200

In windows with a meeting rail, selecting "performance upgrade" in PQM does this to the checkrail reinforcement.

What is extends the metal reinforcement to the length of the meeting rail

200

When quoting blinds between the glass in a 250 sliding patio door, it's necessary to make this change from Pella's standard glass

What is selecting "air filled" instead of "argon"

200

The 4 point fusion welding process makes for strong and perfectly square corners. An analogy for this process is . . .

What is good barbecue - low and slow

What is table assembly, each leg put on before tightening any of them

200

Argon gas is __% denser than air - making it more difficult for heat to transfer from exterior to interior and vice versa.

What is 38%

300

Pella is the only major manufacturer to offer this industry leading innovation on vinyl windows, which at first launch, was not offered in black or brown but now is. BONUS - which products are available with it?

What is the Hidden Screen, available on SH DH and Sliding windows

300

The Sure Lock system is available on which 250 series units and how does it benefit the homeowner?

Casements & awnings - pulls the sash up and in for a tighter seal, and takes some of the pressure off the arms that hold the sash up, giving the window better energy efficiency and more longevity.

300

When quoting in PQM, venting direction is always portrayed and selected as seen from this vantage point

What is the exterior

300

Low E deletion serves this important purpose in Pella's IG, and an analogy to describe this might be ...

What is seal failure prevention via clean sticking surface for the seal.

What is cleaning your screen before applying a screen protector, cleaning your license plate before applying your registration sticker, etc.

300

The Pella 250 series has earned this distinction, which is the highest rating for protection against forced entry in the industry

What is Grade 40 forced entry rating

400

This hardware upgrade gives the homeowner security without a second thought

What are Auto locks

400

This expensive ingredient in the Pella vinyl formula keeps the vinyl white, preventing yellowing, chalking, fading, blistering, and peeling

What is titanium dioxide

400

Two profiles of grids between the glass are offered in the 250 series- the former is available in dual color and the latter is not.

What are 3/4" contour and 5/8" flat

400

If one wanted to demonstrate the performance of Pella's glass specifically in the cold winter temperatures, one could use this "cool" trick

What is freeze spray - shoutout Chris Madison!

400

Pella's Hidden Screen lets in __% more natural light than regular screens

What is 44%

500

These two possible glass upgrades in the 250 series are good options for a customer who has noise as a particularly bad pane 😉 point

What are triple pane and STC glass (performance upgrade acceptable if answer specifies casements will have 3mm glass. DH would still have 2.5 mm and thus is not a noise dampening upgrade for glass in those units)

500

The classic 250 series is available in these colors . . .

Fully White, almond, or fossil

Dual color Black or brown ext with white int

500

Name at least 3 manufacturing locations for vinyl product, 1 of which must be our closest location

Macomb, IL (closest)

Troy, Ohio (closest if you live East of Gary, IN)

Gettysburg, PA

Reidsville, NC

Portland, OR

Future state: Brea, CA ; Glendale, AZ ; Ft Woth, TX ; Wylie, TX ; Ocala, FL ; Jacksonville, FL

500

To demonstrate the interlocking check rail's importance to a homeowner, one can use this handy trick

What is to close and lock a sheet of paper/dollar/receipt in the check rail and tug, then show the crimped edge.

500

The Pella 250 series multichambered frame design makes for a frame __% stronger than regular vinyl windows

What is 52%

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