How should I address this window leak?
The rubber has shrunk and pulled away from the glass a bit at the bottom left corner. Can I use caulk or butyl or something? Can I buy replacement rubber? Do I have to get a whole new window? Thank...
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Is this a sliding window, or otherwise openable? Is the weep hole clear?
In general, the rubber surround is not expected to hermetically seal an RV window. Any water that sneaks past it is intended to drain through the weep hole; that's what the weep hole is there for. (Sometimes in fixed windows they have no weep holes, but even there the actual water sealing is typically the adhesive holding the glass against the metal frame on the inside, and the rubber surround is for appearance and some physical support. It's a little like a car windshield in how it's sealed and mounted.)
In general, the rubber surround is not expected to hermetically seal an RV window. Any water that sneaks past it is intended to drain through the weep hole; that's what the weep hole is there for. (Sometimes in fixed windows they have no weep holes, but even there the actual water sealing is typically the adhesive holding the glass against the metal frame on the inside, and the rubber surround is for appearance and some physical support. It's a little like a car windshield in how it's sealed and mounted.)
