Day Night Shades for 48"x36" RV Windows | Elkhart RV Parts

Asked by NancyAsked on October 1, 2025Answered by Elkhart RV Parts
Customer Question

Why does my day night shade for a 48" x 36" RV window only extend to 31" instead of the expected 40" height? Can the second shade be made 36" long by 48" wide as requested?

Expert Answer

A shade that stops at 31 inches does not establish that the supplied shade was made incorrectly or that an adjustable stop is the cause. First distinguish the window opening from the ordered finished shade dimensions and the measured operating travel. “48 inches wide by 36 inches drop” and “48 inches wide by 40 inches drop” are different specifications; neither can be treated as the accepted requirement for this order from the question alone.

Identify whether this is a corded pleated day/night shade, an Irvine Slow-Rise roller shade or another mechanism, then compare the label, accepted order specification, mounting position and photos showing both layers and their rails. Do not force the shade, unwind a spring or change stop settings to obtain an assumed extra length. Irvine's Slow-Rise instructions describe a clear upper-stop control and a separate black speed control; those functions do not prove that either adjustment resolves limited downward travel on an unidentified shade. A pleated shade has a different rail-and-cord system.

Use the measuring instructions for the identified system. Irvine's pleated guide starts from the window and adds 2 inches total to width and 2 inches to drop, with a separate inside-valance clearance note. Its Slow-Rise guidance instead uses inside-valance width less 1 inch and drop from the inside top or mounting position to the bottom of the window frame. These are conditional system-specific instructions, not interchangeable deductions or a reason to recalculate this customer's order without its actual specification.

A proposed second shade should be specified explicitly as width by finished drop, together with style, mount and fabric choices. Whether it can be made as requested, and whether an existing order can be changed, requires the actual build specification and production status. This page does not confirm a 48-by-36 remake, a fulfillment error, order alteration, replacement shipment or refund.

Identification references: pleated day/night listing, Slow-Rise day/night listing, Irvine's measuring guides and Slow-Rise operation reference. Select the relevant mechanism before relying on a model-specific instruction or ordering another shade.

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