Removable grilles on the 400 Tilt-Wash don't really work; it's just a bad design like the rest of the tilt-Wash sash. The 400 Woodwright solves the problem. Since the frame is the same maybe they will swap for the Woodwright sash for free or with a discount. The cladding on the Woodwright is Fibrex instead of the Flexicron paint on the tilt-Wash so it's a major upgrade.

I know this is an old post but I want to put some information up here that may help others. I'm a builder and a big supporter of Andersen windows and doors. I had a customer with an 8' patio door that would not unlock. Similar to what you see here, we pulled the handle with some force and it opened. We lubricated everything and went on our happy way. Soon after, however, the deadbolt would not engage or lock. If the door was open I could lock and unlock the door to my mind's delight. Not happening with the door closed. To be clear, the throw bolts above and below appeared to be engaging fully. It was just the deadbolt we could not lock. We fiddled with moving the strikeplate and adjusting the hinges in and out to realign it but no go. The answer was the height adjustment on the Andersen hinges. Andersen states that it is very rare having to touch these but in this case it was the answer. (The hinges are adjusted up and down via an allen screw at the bottom of the hinge. You need an allen wrench to reach up there and adjust it). We first adjusted it up thinking that the door was too low and was stopping the locks from engaging. However, we ended up adjusting the door downwards and voila. Lockable once again. I note here and in my aging brain that if I have another door that won't open (the first problem I had with this door) I would first try to adjust the height on the hinges to see if I could get the door to release. I'm convinced that the locking door and the door lock were very related to the hinges being slightly out of whack. FYI

It is worth the money because the addition of a LowE coating can save upwards of 35% or better in a hot climate and upwards of 18% or better in a cold climate - all else being equal. Whoever said 6% in your climate is wrong. It is better because it will raise the interior temperature of the glass in your windows in the winter making the room more comfortable at lower actual temperatures thus enabling you to keep your thermostat lower in winter. And it will reduce or eliminate the potential for interior condensation on your windows as well during the winter...although this isn't really a major consideration in your climate. The differences between the 200 and 400 series are a lot more than just LowE coating. The LowE coating is an option on the 200's as well. To get a true comparison price the 200's with coating and use the difference between those and the 200 without to compute the price of the coating. The LowE2 coating will block both long wave and short wave IR energy from entering your home. This is significant in your climate. Short wave IR is primarily direct solar gain. Long wave IR is primarily the reflection of direct sunlight from the ground, walls, whatever else - and into your home. The 400 series also comes standard with a titanium dioxide coating on the exterior glass - which reacts with UV light to oxidize organic contaminants on the surface of the glass - making the windows much easier to clean (in fact, some companies call windows with this coating "self-cleaning") and with a factory-applied poly-film on the glass to protect it from scratches and contaminants during installation. And speaking of UV - the LowE2 coating blocks a significant portion of UV from passing thru your windows and fading and damaging your furnishings. LowE is a no-brainer. Never buy windows without it.'

If you are remodeling you may want to check out places around where you live that sell new windows that were "ordered the wrong size/style" if they don't have to be specific sizes.My brother in-law built a cabin, so new construction, and found some really great deals on new windows that did'nt have to be a specific size. Those kind of places usually have alot of choices and some really good windows.