please help i have a 2007 swift challenger and one of the windows has frosted up ive been in touch with the dealer and they said to take the little bungs out of the window for 3 hours and this will demist the window.this happens to all caravans and there is nothing else you can do ,i find this information not helpful at all surly you dont have to have frosted windows forever.some one please help so that i can look out of the window again.
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- Jan 29, 2009
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richard after taking bungs out run a hair drier over window
this should dry it out and not frost up so quick in future
Jim
this should dry it out and not frost up so quick in future
Jim
- Feb 20, 2009
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hiya Richard, It does happen from time to time. i have a 2007 van and its happend to me. its just a bit of condensation inside the double glazed window. As you where told take the rubber bungs out and leave for a while and it will go.after all thats why all the windows have them fitted, dont worry about it it wont cause any problems and it might even be gone when you go back to your van anyway.....Good luck Dan
i had the same problem on a 2005 swift charisma all three front windows steamed up reported problem to swift they sent me some new bungs eventually! i demisted the windows fitted new bungs but windows still steamed up then developed mould spaws between the panels i got nowhere with the dealers and swift said dry the windows again but the spaws got worse next season they would not supply new windows . that was the final straw and sold the van no more swifts for me !
- Feb 21, 2009
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Guys this has got nothing to do with Swift - Bailey - Explorer or Lunar.
It's the window manufacturer who supplies them - it's only condensation.
It's caused by moist air trapped inside the window during manufacture - during the early part of the yrar when the ambient temperature is cool and the widow is heated by the sun causing the moist air inside the window to condense (hence the water droplets). Take the bungs out and when on a nice warm day with a dry atmosphere put the bungs back in (trapping dry air inside) no more misting windows.
This has been a occuring for years - it's not a warranty issue or a replacement widow issue and certainly noy a cause to never buy Swift again.
Schoolboy science - be educated
It's the window manufacturer who supplies them - it's only condensation.
It's caused by moist air trapped inside the window during manufacture - during the early part of the yrar when the ambient temperature is cool and the widow is heated by the sun causing the moist air inside the window to condense (hence the water droplets). Take the bungs out and when on a nice warm day with a dry atmosphere put the bungs back in (trapping dry air inside) no more misting windows.
This has been a occuring for years - it's not a warranty issue or a replacement widow issue and certainly noy a cause to never buy Swift again.
Schoolboy science - be educated
- Feb 28, 2009
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Lippy chic,
How many times are you supposed to do it,
Haven't you read the previous postings......... they have already tried removing the bungs and drying out. It came back!!! How many times are you supposed to do it!
Or am I missing something Scientific!!
How many times are you supposed to do it,
Haven't you read the previous postings......... they have already tried removing the bungs and drying out. It came back!!! How many times are you supposed to do it!
Or am I missing something Scientific!!
thats where you are wrong my van was parked inbetween a burstner and a abbey gts all winter only my windows steamed up . taking the bungs out without damaging the window or pushing them back in again without pushing them thru the hole and into the cavity was very possible i got fed up with going away and looking thru a fog and what do you do with the mould yes i agree the window manufacturer is at fault but i got no where with my warranty with swift .so please let me know why the other two vans did not steam up at all ?Guys this has got nothing to do with Swift - Bailey - Explorer or Lunar.
It's the window manufacturer who supplies them - it's only condensation.
It's caused by moist air trapped inside the window during manufacture - during the early part of the yrar when the ambient temperature is cool and the widow is heated by the sun causing the moist air inside the window to condense (hence the water droplets). Take the bungs out and when on a nice warm day with a dry atmosphere put the bungs back in (trapping dry air inside) no more misting windows.
This has been a occuring for years - it's not a warranty issue or a replacement widow issue and certainly noy a cause to never buy Swift again.
Schoolboy science - be educated
- Feb 21, 2009
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Well James obviously science wasn't your strong point in school.
Moist air condences - Dry air cannot.
Now here's the clever bit - when dry air is trapped inside the window no more condensation.
It doesn't matter how many times you take the bungs out and replace them James - it's the quality of the air you trap inside that matters.
The window manufacturer should seal the window with dry air trapped inside but sometimes this isn't the case - that's why some owners never have experienced this even with 20 years caravanning under their belt.
Moist air condences - Dry air cannot.
Now here's the clever bit - when dry air is trapped inside the window no more condensation.
It doesn't matter how many times you take the bungs out and replace them James - it's the quality of the air you trap inside that matters.
The window manufacturer should seal the window with dry air trapped inside but sometimes this isn't the case - that's why some owners never have experienced this even with 20 years caravanning under their belt.
"Or am I missing something Scientific!!"
Respectively I would say yes, its no good doing it unless the conditions are right to achieve dry air.
It must be done on a dry humidity day, after a period of dryness when you replace the plugs otherwise you are trapping humid air in the window.
I found it best to get the heat of the sun on the affected window and replace the bungs before the cool of the evening started.
Hope we get the dry weather for you to be able to sort it out,
Cheers John
Respectively I would say yes, its no good doing it unless the conditions are right to achieve dry air.
It must be done on a dry humidity day, after a period of dryness when you replace the plugs otherwise you are trapping humid air in the window.
I found it best to get the heat of the sun on the affected window and replace the bungs before the cool of the evening started.
Hope we get the dry weather for you to be able to sort it out,
Cheers John
whoops: "respectfully" of course!"Or am I missing something Scientific!!"
Respectively I would say yes, its no good doing it unless the conditions are right to achieve dry air.
It must be done on a dry humidity day, after a period of dryness when you replace the plugs otherwise you are trapping humid air in the window.
I found it best to get the heat of the sun on the affected window and replace the bungs before the cool of the evening started.
Hope we get the dry weather for you to be able to sort it out,
Cheers John
- Feb 28, 2009
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So its got nothing to do with the bungs leaking then lol.
Got some scientific way of removing the mould then...... clever
Got some scientific way of removing the mould then...... clever
- Feb 21, 2009
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Take the window off - fill up the window with 1 part white vinegar to 3 parts warm water - leave for a couple of hours, Drain the lquid out and leave to dry overnight in the airing cupboard at home.So its got nothing to do with the bungs leaking then lol.
Got some scientific way of removing the mould then...... clever
OR
Buy a new window at
- Feb 28, 2009
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Take the window off - fill up the window with 1 part white vinegar to 3 parts warm water - leave for a couple of hours, Drain the lquid out and leave to dry overnight in the airing cupboard at home.
OR
Buy a new window at
Because they didn't have moisture in between the two panes of plastic !thats where you are wrong my van was parked inbetween a burstner and a abbey gts all winter only my windows steamed up . taking the bungs out without damaging the window or pushing them back in again without pushing them thru the hole and into the cavity was very possible i got fed up with going away and looking thru a fog and what do you do with the mould yes i agree the window manufacturer is at fault but i got no where with my warranty with swift .so please let me know why the other two vans did not steam up at all ?
- Jun 20, 2008
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Hi my last caravan was a vanroyce, old but great van. One window kept steaming up tried all of above but mould had began to develop inside. in the end removed the window, with a garden bottle spray through the bung hole filled it with a fungus and mould cleaner purchased from B&Q.
Kept sloshing it about and changed liquid twice.
Removed all mould rinsed well with water than took it indoors in front of gas fire once completely dry refitted new bungs and never had a problem since.
realised if id dried window out properly to begin with might not have got that far.
also learnt once mold is inside window it traps moisture so until you kill it and remove it you will always have a problem.
My meathod was very time consuming and awkward to do but did work.
Kept sloshing it about and changed liquid twice.
Removed all mould rinsed well with water than took it indoors in front of gas fire once completely dry refitted new bungs and never had a problem since.
realised if id dried window out properly to begin with might not have got that far.
also learnt once mold is inside window it traps moisture so until you kill it and remove it you will always have a problem.
My meathod was very time consuming and awkward to do but did work.
- Feb 21, 2009
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Well done John - resultHi my last caravan was a vanroyce, old but great van. One window kept steaming up tried all of above but mould had began to develop inside. in the end removed the window, with a garden bottle spray through the bung hole filled it with a fungus and mould cleaner purchased from B&Q.
Kept sloshing it about and changed liquid twice.
Removed all mould rinsed well with water than took it indoors in front of gas fire once completely dry refitted new bungs and never had a problem since.
realised if id dried window out properly to begin with might not have got that far.
also learnt once mold is inside window it traps moisture so until you kill it and remove it you will always have a problem.
My meathod was very time consuming and awkward to do but did work.
We all know the answer
- Mar 10, 2009
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yes this is down to temperature of the outside 'glass' and the colder inside but if it one window out of the front three and it does not go away then you could have a window that is coming apart on the seam between the two panes of glass, dont take the bungs out just warm the inside 'glass'
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