Winnebago ERA 70X 2010 Window Screens

[pickerel_cove]

Today I tried to figure out what I can do to fill the gap between the removable screens and the vehicle body. The air gap is about a 1/4" on all windows allowing gnats to come onboard. I'm thinking of gluing pieces of felt along the side edges of the screen frames. Does anyone have a better solution?

[pickerel_cove]

Yesterday we were at Home Depot and found a product called EPDM Rubber Weatherseal by Frost King. It's a self stick rubber piece measuring 1/4" high by 5/16" wide. It's a half circle "D" shape. This product fits the gap in the ERA exactly! It went on in no time at all and is just a cut, peel and press solution. It comes in a small roll and the package contents easily covered the 7 screened sections. (We only applied it on the one edge that had the gap.) This solution makes it easy to remove screens as needed if the screening needs replacing or pulls out.

[georgelesley]

pickerel cove wrote:
Thanks George. We plan to try your solution.

PM me if you have any questions. Not hard to do. Good luck! BTW, I also have had luck quieting some rattles in the microwave and a few other places, Let me know if I can help.

[pickerel_cove]

Thanks George. We plan to try your solution.

[bobojay5]

As of today, we have yet to use the crank out windows, other than cleaning. It's been too warm around here and where we've been since we picked ours up in April. I suspect they'll get used some though in the coming weeks

[deborahsheik]

Well, Bob...so many things to check out when making the deal. We gave the windows and screens a look...but apparently not detailed enough.
The ones on our 05 Vista Cruiser were way worse...were not even attached to the frame on the sides!

[georgelesley]

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).

[bobojay5]

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]

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 😞

[georgelesley]

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.

[deborahsheik]

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.

[georgelesley]

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.

[deborahsheik]

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.

[georgelesley]

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.

[georgelesley]

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!