B&N
Seasonal RV’er
2021 272VRK
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Post by B&N on Jan 8, 2021 8:42:25 GMT -5
So over New Years, we camped for 2 nights for the first time in our 2021 camper and it rained Friday and Sunday early morning. While sleeping I heard what sounded like a drip and searched for it but couldn't locate it. Pretty much pulled everything apart when we got home and looked with a flashlight and saw nothing. At the camp site, I checked for trees to see if one could drip on the camper roof but no trees over the camper. So we need to take the camper in for warranty work on 12-volt battery and the dealer offers a pressure test where they put pressure inside the camper and test the seams by spraying on soapy water. It's under $300 to do. Thinking of doing it for peace of mind with the camper being new. And I'll sleep better next time it rains. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
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marjim
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Retired EE, Vietnam Vet, God, Faith, Family & Flag. St. Louis area
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Post by marjim on Jan 11, 2021 8:47:01 GMT -5
I am guessing they have a large blower unit with an adaptor for a window. The blower comes on and fills the camper with air from outside. It doesn't blow up the camper (like a ballon) but it will pressurize it and while the blower is running, someone will take a sprayer bottle with dish detergent and they are spraying all the door frames, window frames, vents, sunlights, etc to look for bubbles/leaks. (Try to picture a air blown santa lawn ornament) You will be creating a positive pressure tank and any leaks should be found. There will be air loss underneath if your pipes, wires, hoses etc are not sealed, but the blower brings in more air than what should normally be expelled. If you have access to a floor dryer or carpet dryer you can do nearly the same thing yourself. A piece of plywood with a hole and duct the blower to a window. Duct the plywood to a window and turn on the blower. Should do the same thing. Probably less then $300 to do that and you don't have to tow it somewhere.
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B&N
Seasonal RV’er
2021 272VRK
Posts: 229
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Post by B&N on Jan 11, 2021 9:14:41 GMT -5
Thank you.... I think it's safe. I've had a few say don't do it but after reading is doesn't seem to be too much pressure. I'll have to look at renting the blower. I did check the web site and it's actually $175 posted. So thinking it might be worth the piece of mind after really thinking I heard a drip inside but can't find it. Some say it might be the gutter but it really didn't sound like it. I'm also going to put a clothes pin on gutter to see if that draws the drip away from the camper a bit (yes the camper was level so I don't think the gutter was it as we were parked on gravel). Thanks again!
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kbrady
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Post by kbrady on Jan 11, 2021 12:39:05 GMT -5
I toured the manufacturing facility of the last trailer that I owned and they did a pressure test on every trailer before it left the factory. They had a fixture that fit the doorway and would blow smoke into the trailer and they would look for that. So I don't see why a spray bottle and air would work.
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Post by WrkrBee on Mar 2, 2021 11:27:15 GMT -5
You could put an oscillating sprinkler on top and see if you can locate the leak. Things will leak in a blowing rain that do not normally leak.
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