Hi All
Have just purchased a caravan with the windows that travel out to click to hold open. Previously we had wind out windows. Is there a way to adjust how far the window opens before the first click. We find that it is too far open when it rains and the position in the window frame is not far enough for air flow.
Any ideas?
;You have just found out what everybody else found out about those windows, they are next to useless, to get anywhere near to how the old windows worked. Will be the reason why I will never ever buy a new caravan with these windows myself Old van for me always.
G'day, you will note that the window frame is an "U" shape - the reason for this is to allow the windows to be opened about 12mm and locked with the lower pivot locks. This is a secure way to allow air in and all types of horribles out.
I do agree with Ric about the rubbish being put in caravans these days. There are wind out windows available, but it becomes an expensive proposition to change them.
The old sliding "glass" windows that were fitted to quality vans were definitely preferable to all swing out windows. Come to think about it, so were the sliding cupboard doors.
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ah yes the clickety clack push out windows.....Our Euro van has them. The most useless POS ever put into 'vans. Carry lubricant as they will inevitably refuse to close just when you least expect it. Our 'van ensuite window "failed' after I backed my head into it recently. Because I was about to fit an external pull down awning to that window, replacing the slides was not an option, so I repurposed one slide to accept a porcelain drawer handle, after slotting the base slide unit with an angle grinder. I can take some photo's if you'd like.
Thanks for the responses. I thought it was just me who hated them. I also miss my 4 seasons hatch that you could put onto rain setting and still have good airflow. Sometimes innovation is not all its cracked up to be haha
The stupid thing with them is that when the flyscreen is covered in bugs you have to open the screen and let the bugs inside to close the window, just dumb!
The alternative is going outside through the door and walking around to close the window from outside with the same bugs!
What makes me really laugh though is that they are usually designed by Europeans originally where the bugs that bite are far more viscious than any we have here in Oz. I can't see those windows keeping out black flies and no see um's in Europe or North America.
I'll stick with my old school windout windows with integral flyscreens which open nearly horizontal to allow maximum airflow and can be kept open slightly in the heaviest downpour.
Don't get me started on sliding windows, reduced airflow with a maximum of 50% of the window area open, can't open in any sort of rain, much harder to seal against dust ingress etc.
Just curious if the general consensus is that these windows are crappy, why does every brand of van seem to have them? The one we just bought is a secondhand 2015 model but all the new vans we looked at had the same.
