Broken centre window

Jul 9, 2017
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Hi guys

Looking for some help if anybody could be so kind?

So I went to visit my caravan at the farm that it Is stored and i noticed condensation all inside the front centre window. No fault of anybody's, it's an old abbey gts vogue 1999.
There's a 4" crack from the edge on the right towards the centre of the window. The crack goes right through both sections.

I don't mind the crack, but hate the condensation. Should I drill a hole at the end of the crack?
I am now concerned that there will be too much flexibility for a glue to hold, maybe there is a type of silicone?
Could you recommend either?

Or maybe there is a way to open the condensation?

Thanks in advance!
 

Damian

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If you have a cracked window , no matter what you do it will always have moisture between the panes.
The only way to successfully cure the problem is a new window.
 
Jul 9, 2017
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Oh no!

Thanks Damian

Not even if I Was to drill some internal holes at the top?

I can't match a second hand one and it will take too long for one to be made, I am taking it to Cornwall in less than two weeks :(
 
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Try this company. I have an old caravan and have used them many times in the past for replacement parts with success.
https://www.caravanbreakers.net/index.php/10/
 
Jul 9, 2017
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Cheers, I have ordered some

Would a hairdryer be sufficient to get the moisture out first?

I have some small, round plastic vents that I could drill into the internal side, but the window is very old!

Ill-advised?
 
Jul 9, 2017
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Hi, I will contact them but it's stored a little distance away so I can't measure the windows

The colours probably wouldn't match, so I would need to change all three. From your previous purchases, do you think you could give a very rough guestimation on them?
 
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Once you have sealed the outside with the tape the damp should dry out.
The caravan windows are not sealed units like on your house double glazing they all have a vent hole on the inside to enable any damp to be vented.
 
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jignc said:
..... they all have a vent hole on the inside to enable any damp to be vented.

But the holes are normally 'plugged' with soft silicon plugs. Remove them on a sunny day to dry the condensation and put them back afterwards.
 
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Sorry, but I have no idea what price their windows are. Why not give them a phone call, they are very helpful.
 

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