Lazy Daze Owners' Group

Foggy windows

January 08, 2015, 10:01:16 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 150243

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An advantage of having a 2003 or newer LD are the better insulated dual-pane windows, that is until the start leaking and develop a haze or fogginess.
Once the seal has broken, thermal and air pressure changes pump air in and out of the space between the panes, leaving moisture and a mineral build up behind.
Our LD has developed a couple of foggy windows over the last few years, it's a very gradual thing.

Last week we spent a couple days at Quartzsite, wandering around the various shopping venues. One thing that caught my attention were the 'foggy window' repair booths.
I talked with a man who runs a glass shop in SoCal. They pull the foggy window, remove the foggy dual pane glass and split it apart. Next they clean and polish the glass and then reassemble the panes with new rubber and then inject it with an inert gas.
The shop has an onsite trailer with the needed equipment to do windows at Quartzsite as well at their regular location.

Has anyone here had this done? It's not cheap at $250 a window but still should be cheaper than new glass. I wonder if a Factory window would be better sealed or if a local shop can match it in durability? The vendor also was aware that LDs use Hehr windows with a special tint.
Anyone who has had a glass window replaced willing to tell how much the new glass, with the correct tint, cost?  Trying to make a prudent decision on this, new glass vs. reasealing.

Larry

Re: Foggy windows

Reply #2 – January 09, 2015, 09:32:33 am

Yahoo Message Number: 150245

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"Anyone who has had a glass window replaced willing to tell how much the new glass, with the correct tint, cost?  "

Larry, I also have a 2003, a Twin-King.  In 2011 I had the factory replace one cab over window.  The cost was approximately $300. My Lazy Daze is at the factory now and I'm having the large back window replaced because it, too, became foggy.  I just looked at my estimate and they didn't break down the price for the window.  They just gave me one price which included a number of other repairs.  But, if I recall, I think they said it was around $1,000.  You may want to call them to get an exact cost.

Monica

Re: Foggy windows

Reply #4 – January 10, 2015, 01:14:15 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 150253

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I have an '02 and missed the dual pane windows. Isn't there some recourse here, even though they are probably out of warranty? Shouldn't Hehr be contacted? Seems like a company that large would make a fog-free product or at least provide a longer warranty.

Chris

Re: Foggy windows

Reply #6 – January 10, 2015, 04:19:49 pm

Yahoo Message Number: 150256

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My SOB came without dual pane windows, but I achieved the same effect by mounting an interior storm window that fit on the window frame. The storm windows made a huge difference in comfort and propane consumption in cold weather, so that we are comfortable at the couch and dinette in 5 to 10 degree weather. Prior to that, even 35 degrees was not comfortable. They can fog up a bit overnight, but that goes away in the morning when we warm up the coach, and the panels can be removed for cleaning when it's needed (every other year, for us).
 The storm windows were cut from acrylic sheet (Plexiglass is one brand name) 0.090" thick, and held on the frame with little clips under the screws holding the frame to the coach. A glass shop cut the plastic for about $5; the clips were easily bent from 1/16" copper coated welding rod. I used a single sheet per window, which keeps the windows with sliding panes from being opened. That's fine with us, as we manage our airflow with the roof vents, cab door windows, and the Recair (aka "Turbokool") cooler.
 If a foggy dual pane window can be replaced cheaply by a single pane window, this method might be an acceptable alternative to fixing/replacing dual pane units that might fail again.

Eric Greenwell

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