non exit!
our MH has 2 of these levers that you just rotate and the emergency window opens.
except it doesn't!
with both open and giving it a good push... nothing moves.
any ideas ?
thanks all
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our MH has 2 of these levers that you just rotate and the emergency window opens.
except it doesn't!
with both open and giving it a good push... nothing moves.
any ideas ?
thanks all
- Spray the seal with silicone spray, not WD40. WD40 is oil product with solvent, which is bad for rubber seals. Use silicone instead.
- I've heard that in the case of a fire, the window comes out much easier (Big Foot!!)
- Thanks for this thread.
I have never open the emergency exits. I just never thought about it other than knowing where they were. I'm actually going to open the RV up this weekend. And opening the exits will be a main priority.
Thanks! westend wrote:
Anything you choose to use on the seals will be better than WD-40. WD-40 eats rubber and certain plastics.
X2!
THIS advice was posted on another thread about ER window seals:Check the windows every year and lube the seal when you change your smoke alarm batteries.
NOT just any grease...sparkplug boot release silicone from NAPA, made for rubber and will not eat the seal.
And 'why' we should test and know 'how' to use them:
http://forums.woodalls.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/28293467/srt/pa/pging/1/page/1.cfm- I tried heavy-duty silicone spray and the door started re-sticking after eight months. The grease on the other hand has lasted for several years now. If you already have the spray lube, I'd try it first.
- Anything you choose to use on the seals will be better than WD-40. WD-40 eats rubber and certain plastics.
- We have some silicon spray, I wonder if that would work.
Thanks - Clean the edge and apply a coating of electronic silicone GREASE. It's clean, doesn't run and thete's no need to fuss with it annually. Ten years from now you can open the window normally. Course with flames licking your hind end, you'd be through that window in nothing flat. Stuck or not...
fj12ryder wrote:
Maybe just a "good push" isn't enough. Maybe it takes a "really good shove". :)
Most folks never open the escape window and the seals "Stick" together so you hit it on the head.
I have used both of mine for one use or another.. They work.
Even used one as an emergency ENTRANCE!!!!!!- Well nothing moved. even with a hammer and block of wood to protect the paint.
then I hoped opening the window would allow the frame to flex a bit.
success.
thanks all
