FRAMELESS WINDOWS?
As far as I can tell there are three kinds of RV windows out there … The traditional sliding window, my favorite. When open you get what, about 40% open to the air? The Doemetic push out window...
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Ignore those knee-jerk poster forum user post, haha. You need experienced answers.
I have the frameless windows so am responding.
#1. they look great IMO.
#2. they do have good air flow.
No, they do not open wide, but they do open all the way across the opening. Direct winds against the camper will not just pass through perfectly, but air will be forced through nonetheless because it has no where else to go. Like water down a drain, it will go on through assuming there is a window on the other side open, or at least the roof vent.
#3. Also, you can get double insulated glass in the frameless version.
It is a more modern look and style so years down the road your rig will look more up-to-date if the RV industry goes the way of frameless windows.
I like that in order to break into an open window one would actually have to break something on frameless, not just scratch open a screen, to get in...
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Actual window opening and the given size of a window do not match, but do for the example...
so, if you had a small window, 18x22 in frameless and the window pane is 3 inches out at the bottom, 0 at the top. Then the math is( (3x18/2) + (3x22)) ) for square inches of opening. Divided by 2 because of the 3 to 0 angle which averages to 1.5 or just divide by two.
about 93 sq inches.
4 inches out at the bottom and changes to 114
5 and 155.
same size window in a slider opening 40% = 18x22x0.4=158
So, depending entirely on how far open the frameless window opens then the actual "opening" might be about the same. If it opens 5 inches and if the old-style slider opens 40% then this is 155 vs 158 sq inches that the air can flow through.
If the window is oriented 90 degrees rotated then it drops to 112 sq in, so less, then it is 112 vs 158. You would need frameless opening of 6 at the bottom to give 174 sq in which is then more than the slider...
Ignore those knee-jerk poster forum user post, haha. You need experienced answers.
I have the frameless windows so am responding.
#1. they look great IMO.
#2. they do have good air flow.
No, they do not open wide, but they do open all the way across the opening. Direct winds against the camper will not just pass through perfectly, but air will be forced through nonetheless because it has no where else to go. Like water down a drain, it will go on through assuming there is a window on the other side open, or at least the roof vent.
#3. Also, you can get double insulated glass in the frameless version.
It is a more modern look and style so years down the road your rig will look more up-to-date if the RV industry goes the way of frameless windows.
I like that in order to break into an open window one would actually have to break something on frameless, not just scratch open a screen, to get in...
**edit
Actual window opening and the given size of a window do not match, but do for the example...
so, if you had a small window, 18x22 in frameless and the window pane is 3 inches out at the bottom, 0 at the top. Then the math is( (3x18/2) + (3x22)) ) for square inches of opening. Divided by 2 because of the 3 to 0 angle which averages to 1.5 or just divide by two.
about 93 sq inches.
4 inches out at the bottom and changes to 114
5 and 155.
same size window in a slider opening 40% = 18x22x0.4=158
So, depending entirely on how far open the frameless window opens then the actual "opening" might be about the same. If it opens 5 inches and if the old-style slider opens 40% then this is 155 vs 158 sq inches that the air can flow through.
If the window is oriented 90 degrees rotated then it drops to 112 sq in, so less, then it is 112 vs 158. You would need frameless opening of 6 at the bottom to give 174 sq in which is then more than the slider...
