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Subject Topic: Flies & bugs trapped in windows Post Reply Post New Topic
29/7/2012 at 9:38pm
 Location: ambleside
 Outfit: abi marauder 380 2 1990
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Does anyone know how to remove flies and bugs trapped in bottom of caravan window (Abi Marauder 380/2 1990ish)?

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29/7/2012 at 11:59pm
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Take off the window and turn it upside down.Sounds as if the plugs/plug are missing and thats how they get in,Use the attachment hose fitting on a hoover and suck them out.Put tape on the holes to stop them getting in again.

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30/7/2012 at 10:37am
 Location: ambleside
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Thanks Jeff, yes the plugs are missing and the flies are all trapped in the bottom of a couple of the windows, not nice to look at!

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30/7/2012 at 10:53am
 Location: Lichfield
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The answer is like Jeff says but if there are two holes then you will gain little suction therefore you will need to cover the one hole (with your finger) whilst sucking with the vacuum cleaner through the other. It's best to re-seal the holes afterwards with the appropriate plugs for acryllic windows and have found a company that supplies these plugs in different sizes so you will need to measure the diameter of the holes first before ordering.

http://www.plasticsfasteners.com/WindowPlugs.html



11/1/2013 at 2:40pm
 Location: north Herefordshire
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On our caravan, many of the trapped dead flies are too big to be sucked back out through the small holes they went in through. I guess some grew fat by eating each other. I figured what I might do is drill a new bigger hole, say 5/8" diameter  (for which clear plastic bungs are available) near the bottom of the inner face of the window, and hoover them out that way. A hole that size also allows scope to reach in with a wire if some need dislodging from their grave. We have them in large numbers in all windows (by courtesy of previous owner removing the small bungs to ease condensation and not putting them back).



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11/1/2013 at 6:51pm
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I would leave them where they are, there was a post on here a while ago by somebody who had cracked their window trying to suck them out with a vacuum cleaner. Plastic windows of this age become brittle so really any attempt to remove them or mess about with them for no reason may well result in them cracking so my advice would be to leave well alone. Mine is full of them but they do no harm, let them rest in peace.


11/1/2013 at 7:38pm
 Location: north Herefordshire
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Another alternative I guess is to buy some of the blue tinted  plastic you can get for along the top of car windscreens, and apply a narrow band of it along the interior bottom edge of the windows, so light still comes in but the flies are less visible 17 

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13/1/2013 at 5:52pm
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believe someone sucked them out using plastic pipe for the window wash on a car.just taped onto the end of the vaccum.

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