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06-13-2016, 11:36 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Midland, Texas
Trailer: 2016 Escape 19
Posts: 4
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Re-installing emergency exit window screen.
Never mind: I finally figured it out. THanks
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06-13-2016, 01:43 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Bellingham and Glacier, Washington
Trailer: 2013 Escape 15A
Posts: 2,052
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I just removed mine permanently as I never opened that window. It's amazing how much more light comes in through the window. What a view!
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Karen Hulford
2013 Escape 15A, "Egbert"
'93 Ford 150 XLT or
'22 GMC Acadia Denali
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06-13-2016, 05:42 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
Posts: 10,222
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My wife came to me a few days out from Osoyoos looking worried. Said the screen came out and she couldn't get it back in. I showed her the wire clips all the way around the perimeter and explained they go along the edge of the frame and just wedge the screen in place. I guess she thought she broke it. Another crisis averted.
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06-13-2016, 05:51 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,048
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KarenH
I just removed mine permanently as I never opened that window. It's amazing how much more light comes in through the window. What a view!
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Karen, do you have an opening back window? I open the egress window to get cross ventilation... Ten Forward really needs it in the U-shape dinette when it's warm outside.
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Donna D.
Ten Forward
2014 Escape 5.0TA
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06-13-2016, 06:07 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Bellingham and Glacier, Washington
Trailer: 2013 Escape 15A
Posts: 2,052
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Donna D.
Karen, do you have an opening back window? I open the egress window to get cross ventilation... Ten Forward really needs it in the U-shape dinette when it's warm outside.
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My opening windows are the back side passenger one and both front (driver and passenger) side windows; non-openers are the rear, kitchen and front windows. With the Maxx fan and screen door, I get plenty of ventilation. But remember I have a very small trailer and I try to avoid camping in any temps above the 80s.
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Karen Hulford
2013 Escape 15A, "Egbert"
'93 Ford 150 XLT or
'22 GMC Acadia Denali
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06-13-2016, 06:11 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,048
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All that makes sense Karen. THANKS!
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Donna D.
Ten Forward
2014 Escape 5.0TA
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06-13-2016, 07:02 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Denison, Texas
Trailer: 2015 21'; 2011 19' sold; 4Runner; ph ninezero3 327-27ninefour
Posts: 5,136
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We open our emergency window on the 21' but did not on the 19'. The screen on the 19' did not fit right and there was a rubber seal that was messed up that we could not get back on right.
On the 21', not those problems but others. We open it but the arm is bent or something else is wrong and it can only be propped from the outside now. We had not used it very much when it went bad.
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"Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.... "
Emerson
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06-13-2016, 10:12 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Ventura County, California
Trailer: 2013 19 Escape
Posts: 7,204
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Quote:
Originally Posted by float5
We open our emergency window on the 21' but did not on the 19'. The screen on the 19' did not fit right and there was a rubber seal that was messed up that we could not get back on right.
On the 21', not those problems but others. We open it but the arm is bent or something else is wrong and it can only be propped from the outside now. We had not used it very much when it went bad.
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Cathy we use the exit window on our 19 as long as it isn't next to road . But had to call Escape when screen came off and couldn't get it back on . It doesn't go back like you would think .Was hard to reinstall a couple more times , now we got it . Drilled hole and have a pin to install on opening arm so it won't close unexpectedly , saw someone else had posted on forum .maybe there are replacement parts you could get . Pat
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06-13-2016, 11:56 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Denison, Texas
Trailer: 2015 21'; 2011 19' sold; 4Runner; ph ninezero3 327-27ninefour
Posts: 5,136
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Patandlinda
Cathy we use the exit window on our 19 as long as it isn't next to road . But had to call Escape when screen came off and couldn't get it back on . It doesn't go back like you would think .Was hard to reinstall a couple more times , now we got it . Drilled hole and have a pin to install on opening arm so it won't close unexpectedly , saw someone else had posted on forum .maybe there are replacement parts you could get . Pat
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Pat, I know it is something simple but I have not looked at it. The screens now are much improved. A pin on the arm as you have seems necessary now on ours. It does not catch as it did, and yes, could close by itself!
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Cathy. Floating Cloud
"Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.... "
Emerson
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06-14-2016, 12:10 AM
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Commercial Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21 - "Felicity"
Posts: 2,945
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If you have a leftover piece of plastic pipe and a table saw, cutting a slot in the pipe works well. Then slip it over the arm from the outside.
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06-14-2016, 10:09 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Marana, Arizona
Trailer: 2018 Airstream Flying Cloud (Escape 19 & 5.0 previously)
Posts: 1,078
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Patandlinda
Cathy we use the exit window on our 19 as long as it isn't next to road . But had to call Escape when screen came off and couldn't get it back on . It doesn't go back like you would think .Was hard to reinstall a couple more times , now we got it . Drilled hole and have a pin to install on opening arm so it won't close unexpectedly , saw someone else had posted on forum .maybe there are replacement parts you could get . Pat
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Pat, can you give me a little more detail on how to reinstall the screen? I took mine out to clean the frame thinking, "how hard can it be?" Now I know ... Pretty hard. Where do yo along the clips and do you reinstall from inside or outside? Thanks!
Rich
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"Everything in moderation, including moderation."
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06-14-2016, 10:13 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Ventura County, California
Trailer: 2013 19 Escape
Posts: 7,204
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zardoz
Pat, can you give me a little more detail on how to reinstall the screen? I took mine out to clean the frame thinking, "how hard can it be?" Now I know ... Pretty hard. Where do yo along the clips and do you reinstall from inside or outside? Thanks!
Rich
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I will as soon as I get out to trailer . Pat
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06-14-2016, 10:39 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Ventura County, California
Trailer: 2013 19 Escape
Posts: 7,204
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zardoz
Pat, can you give me a little more detail on how to reinstall the screen? I took mine out to clean the frame thinking, "how hard can it be?" Now I know ... Pretty hard. Where do yo along the clips and do you reinstall from inside or outside? Thanks!
Rich
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Rich you install from inside . Kind of put one side in twisting just a little . The clips you see do not go in a grove they sit on the first ledge . You should see about at least 1/8 of the outside edge inside your trailer . The clips hold the screen tightly in the frame . Let me know if this helps ? Pat
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06-14-2016, 10:45 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Marana, Arizona
Trailer: 2018 Airstream Flying Cloud (Escape 19 & 5.0 previously)
Posts: 1,078
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Patandlinda
Rich you install from inside . Kind of put one side in twisting just a little . The clips you see do not go in a grove they sit on the first ledge . You should see about at least 1/8 of the outside edge inside your trailer . The clips hold the screen tightly in the frame . Let me know if this helps ? Pat
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Thanks, Pat. Gonna give it a try this afternoon and will let you know. I think it's like the awning; once you figure it out you say, "Oh, so THAT's how it works!" We'll see ...
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06-14-2016, 10:45 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Ventura County, California
Trailer: 2013 19 Escape
Posts: 7,204
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Patandlinda
Rich you install from inside . Kind of put one side in twisting just a little . The clips you see do not go in a grove they sit on the first ledge . You should see about at least 1/8 of the outside edge inside your trailer . The clips hold the screen tightly in the frame . Let me know if this helps ? Pat
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When I say outside edge being inside your trailer , I am meaning the outside edge of your screen being inside trailer having about 1/8 of the frame edge showing in your trailer . The screen then is snapped tightly in the window frame . Pat
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