jenni
Newbie RV’er
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Post by jenni on May 25, 2024 12:23:44 GMT -5
Hi,
It appears I have a pretty substantial leak. When I reopened the trailer after the winter, all of the carpet under the couch and table for the big slide and under the table of the bunkhouse slide was soaked. We recaulked what looked like it needed to be done and soaked up the water, but still leaking. Then noticed that under the bunkhouse slide, right in the front corner of it next to the large slide, there was sagging and the membrane was flaking away and the wood was soft.
We patched over that. And I cleaned and conditioned all of the seals. The wiper seal on exterior of the bunk room slide seemed to be not sitting completely flat in one section, so I did put some wood blocks on that to weight it down. I removed them after a couple of days.
It just rained and still leaking and most wet in that one spot again.
Does anyone have any suggestions? How can I pin It down?
I also took a picture of the model number on the slide frame but I don't know how to interpret it to figure out the type of slide (I wasn't sure if I needed to know the exact slide to get the rate seal to replace existing).
Thanks
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Post by spiderbobr on May 26, 2024 8:35:26 GMT -5
Leaking around the slides seems to be the biggest problem we have with our trailers, or should I say the most common. You say it is a 2013, of course that says your seals are eleven years old. I have read that seals should be replaced between 5 and 7 years, and unless you condition them every 3 to 6 months a year this could really be true. Mine got rather stiff, and I did condition them (my last motorhome I'm taking about) So I replaced all the wipers and it worked for me. What you might want to look at also is the alignment of your slide. As the flooring gets softer from weather leaks, the slide will drop, not much but any amount can give you an access along the top, just in places. Hope you find your leak.
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