trailernovice wrote:
Thanks for the helpful replies.
JBarca: Yes, that's the trailer...it's the corrugated aluminum siding....and, again, yes--the bedroom windows are outside awning coverage...vinyl flooring (no carpet anywhere)...
How did you go about opening the drains up? With what tool and technique?
I'm virtually certain that's the issue....the trailer is fairly new, gets a roof check yearly, all the 'entry' points like the skylight and antenna have good seal....where the water was led me to suspect the window right off the bat...also, this has never happened before, but this weekend we were at the beach (storms always seem heavier when right on the ocean)
Seems like we caught it in time, not a major issue, no structural fault or damage
RV windows are made slightly different between brands. However clogged drains are common between all of them.
This is how I corrected my pinched drains that gave me the problem. First off, these windows are Kinro brand. Kinro was bought out by Lippert and Lippert also bought out Hehr, seems they are buying up many of the RV parts manufactures. I'm not sure what brand window Jayco used on yours. I see that your window is the older frame type, not the newer frameless so to speak ones.
Here is the Kinro slider window which gave me the trouble. Vertical slider single hung windows have the same issue or even crank out windows.
Closer view of the drains
Here is the inside of the drain, NOTE: this pic is from a vertical slider (single hung) window but the horizontal slider drains as the same shape in the Kinro brand. I did not have a pic of them handy on my photo site.
In my case, those formed inwards drains were closed to pinched shut. Large amounts of water would not drain out fast enough and overflow the channel.
I opened up the pinched drains with a flat blade screw driver, gently tapped and wiggled/pried it, and moved the blade along the drain flap to open it up just enough. 1/32" - 1/16" air gap.
Then to keep the insects out, I added a flap of fiberglass window screen in the drain. Experiment on the right size folded flap of screen, then insert it.
help it in with the screw driver
What it looks like when your done. It's hard to see but the screen is in there.
Kinro used a furry felt seals on the glass to the frame. When the gusher is strong enough, water can wick through the felt, into the window channel then it is supposed to drain out.
The Lippert brand of windows is made a little different. I'm not sure who they bought, it may look more like the video GD posted.
Let us know how you make out.
John
