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Subject Topic: ABI Globetrotter Front Screen
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08/2/2010 at 8:11pm
 Location: Devon
 Outfit: Fleetwood Sonata Melody
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I have just bought a 1989 ABI Globetrotter 15 feet long and although it's old it is in excellent condition. The only problem I have is with the double glazed front screen. It appears that there is water or condensation collecting in between the two sheets and a puddle is now forming at the bottom of the screen. I can only presume that the join has become unbonded somewhere causing this water to leak in. Has anyone had this problem before with this model or other and how big a job is it to have repaired. This is my first posting on this forum and any help would be much appreciated.


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Check around the window for cracks but it might be condensation - you will find two stoppers in the inner glaze if you take these out on a warm day the water should evaporate, some have also drilled a hole in the bottom of the window (inside) to drain it.

As you can see from the answer it is a pretty common question


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09/2/2010 at 8:54am
 Location: Devon
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Cheers for that Rune Caster will have a look at those 2 solutions.


10/2/2010 at 6:15pm
 Location: Stoke on trent
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Hi
I have had the same problem with our abi what happens is that the two halves of the double glazed window come un bonded, i took our window out & tried to re bond the two halves but trying different products i could not get them to stick so in the end i ran some Sikaflex around the inside of the window rubber & replaced the window. This worked up to a point but i was still getting a small amount of water between the two (how does it get in) in the end i drilled two small holes one in each bottom corner on the underside of the window outside if you understand to let the water back out. A bit of a bodge but it works!

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