Replacing dual pane with single pane?

It scratches very easy, you'd have to be very careful.

pablo77 wrote:
What about Plexiglas or Lexan and some butyl sealant? DIY.

Worth a try, the plastic should be the same thickness as glass for easy installation. Since it's more flexible then glass, wonder if slip stream or wind might make it flex too much if on the outside? And prone to scratching if on either the inside or outside?

What about Plexiglas or Lexan and some butyl sealant? DIY.

Had one dual pane fail (bedroom) due to an exterior impact. Local shop replaced it with about a 2-week delay to get a new one made. Not really a big deal. Would not consider a coach without dual panes for insulation/condesation reasons.

Dunno, Supercub, but lots of experts go there or send a team on a lark. Why not just call the folks that do that kind of work and ask them if they'll be in Quartzsite this coming January? There's like one in Arkansas, one in Florida, one in New Mexico, and the one in Oregon. That's just the ones I remember. But you'll have to do the searching here yourself on RV net or iRV2 to find them. I'm rebuilding an old Chevy 283 engine and only have a minute or two break time now and again. Sorry.

Is there anyone at Quartzsite that can repair them? I'll probably be there before I get to Oregon.
Brian

Hah!. That shop has no idea what their talking about. There is NO inert gas in an RV dual paned window (but I understand people have tried to order them) because a house that drives down the road is bound to develop small leaks. Most don't amount to any problems. Inert gas is not a panacea even in a S&B house. The benefits gained are marginal. It's like using nitrogen in tires or calling furniture coverings 'Leatherette', or putting vinyl siding on a brick house. A sales gimmick to part you from your money.

Anywho, there is a place up in Oregon mentioned earlier that will do them for you. Maybe it's time for a ROAD TRIP!!!!!

Well, I've just spent the last hour calling severa places and no one repairs dual pane windows. I've called glass shops, rv repari shops, even a Camping World......can't find anyone in central CA. They all say they can replace them.heck I can do that. One shop told me if they were repaired and an inert gas was not placed between the panes, it was basically a waste to have dual pane windows. Any suggestions? Thanks
Brian

topflite51 wrote:
Given the relative lack of difference in R values between single pane and dual pane windows I believe there is an excessive amount of "old wives tale" hype involved. If one does their research they will find single pane has an R value of approximately .8 depending on thickness while dual pane windows are around 2, some a little higher and some lower, also dependent on thickness. Dual pane windows in one's RV are not the same as insulated windows in one's S & B home. Are dual pane windows better for temperature control? Marginally. Are they better for noise abatement? Marginally. If you feel they are worth the cost go for it. But they are not the cat's meow as so many claim.

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Given the relative lack of difference in R values between single pane and dual pane windows I believe there is an excessive amount of "old wives tale" hype involved. If one does their research they will find single pane has an R value of approximately .8 depending on thickness while dual pane windows are around 2, some a little higher and some lower, also dependent on thickness. Dual pane windows in one's RV are not the same as insulated windows in one's S & B home. Are dual pane windows better for temperature control? Marginally. Are they better for noise abatement? Marginally. If you feel they are worth the cost go for it. But they are not the cat's meow as so many claim.