Broken centre window

[MDemaine]

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]

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.

 

[MDemaine]

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 🙁

 

[jignc]

Try this type of tape.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everbuild-EVB2CLEAR10-50-Weatherproof-Tape/dp/B005VOLQA8

 

[JamesH]

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/

 

[MDemaine]

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?

 

[MDemaine]

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?

 

[jignc]

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.

 

[WoodlandsCamper]

..... 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.

 

[JamesH]

Sorry, but I have no idea what price their windows are. Why not give them a phone call, they are very helpful.