Winnebago ERA 70X 2010 Window Screens

I'm not sure this is much of a solution, but it has worked for us. We used some black duct tape and carefully taped the edges of the screens to the interior window frames. Since both the frames and the tape are black it's not really noticeable and has worked out very well.

On our ERA 70A, likely the same windows, moving the screen a bit reduced the gaps. For the gaps that remained I put the black sticky stuff electricians use on the outside of houses to seal the utility openings. Most hardware stores have it in the electrical section.

Comes in a white plastic cube shaped bag and can be rolled and shaped like silly putty. For our windows I rolled long thin strips then put them on the outside of the window frame. Easy to apply from the outside with the window open. Not visible from the inside or outside that way. The screen can be easily removed and the black putty reshaped to the screen frame when screen is replaced.

I love the stuff and carry some with us to fill any gaps that develop. Wish I could give you the name of it, but ours is stored in the RV now, and I am in the house!

As an add on to above post, We also put some no-see-um mesh cut to fit on the outside of all of our screens. Looking at our windows you will not see any of these fixes. No more bugs of any size now.

After reading this thread, we took a look at our 70a...not too happy about the gaps. We had huge issues with window screens in our 05 Vista Cruiser...not looking forward to that issue Gain.
We're going to stop at the dealer.

deborahsheik wrote:
After reading this thread, we took a look at our 70a...not too happy about the gaps. We had huge issues with window screens in our 05 Vista Cruiser...not looking forward to that issue Gain.
We're going to stop at the dealer.

Deborah, What we did sounds hard, but was actually quite easy to do and only takes a few minutes, costs almost nothing, and cannot be seen afterwards and completely seals the gaps. You can see ours at the B social and I will even have some of the stuff with me as I carry it now to seal any small gaps that appear anywhere on the unit.

I doubt a dealer can do much about it other than put some sort of foam or tape on it and then charge you for that.

George... going to give your fix a try...Jack says it's called duct seal.
I don't know anything about a B social...we live in southwest Florida.

deborahsheik wrote:
George... going to give your fix a try...Jack says it's called duct seal.
I don't know anything about a B social...we live in southwest Florida.

Deb, yes Jack is correct it is called duct seal. Sorry about the Bee social reference, I somehow thought you folks were coming.

Followed George's suggestion and are now "caulking" around the window screens with the gray duct seal. It's better with one of us on the outside and the other pushing against the inside frame to get a good seal. There's also pretty large openings around the handles.
Jack is livid over it...we should not have to do this to keep out those pesky mosquitos. A brand new unit should have window screens that actually do the job :(

deborahsheik wrote:
Followed George's suggestion and are now "caulking" around the window screens with the gray duct seal. It's better with one of us on the outside and the other pushing against the inside frame to get a good seal. There's also pretty large openings around the handles.
Jack is livid over it...we should not have to do this to keep out those pesky mosquitos. A brand new unit should have window screens that actually do the job :(

Deborah, surprised you guys didn't notice this before purchasing.

Such is the equipment list of the RV industry. It not just WGO that uses these, they're pretty common. You should have seen the window screens on our PleasureWay, lots worse

deborahsheik wrote:
Followed George's suggestion and are now "caulking" around the window screens with the gray duct seal. It's better with one of us on the outside and the other pushing against the inside frame to get a good seal. There's also pretty large openings around the handles.
Jack is livid over it...we should not have to do this to keep out those pesky mosquitos. A brand new unit should have window screens that actually do the job :(

Deb you can also with the window open and inside screen off and a narrow screwdriver, or skinny fingers, put a bit of the duct seal around the window crank gaps.

We have to blame Mercedes for some of those problems, not all WGO. Some of the gaps came from Mercedes that way, like the ones on the slider door. Some were caused by the vinyl paneling on the sides not fitting as well as it could. Just looked at a 2011 Great West sprinter van last night. The owners complained about the same gaps and were impressed at our fix. (not trying to brag, just happened to figure out something that works and fixes a problem that should not exist in the first place).