nuisance leak

[Ford truck guy]

I have this little nuisance leak that I cannot track down. I have the "16" 38RL WITH the slide in slide...

It started mid way through my last trip while driving.. I would have a small puddle of water on the floor outside my bathroom door, right at the top of the steps...

Thought it was the antenna leaking -NO.. It is dripping down the CORNER of the slide room, and dripping onto the floor. We have had about 3 inches of rain over the past 1-1/2 days and it filled up the grill pan about 1/4 of the way.

[Shane Wood]

Originally Posted by Ford truck guy

I have this little nuisance leak that I cannot track down. I have the "16" 38RL WITH the slide in slide...

It started mid way through my last trip while driving.. I would have a small puddle of water on the floor outside my bathroom door, right at the top of the steps...

Thought it was the antenna leaking -NO.. It is dripping down the CORNER of the slide room, and dripping onto the floor. We have had about 3 inches of rain over the past 1-1/2 days and it filled up the grill pan about 1/4 of the way.

Joe
I also forgot to mention you may need to check that the seals are doing their job and the slide is tight when in. It should not come in when slides are in.

[Ford truck guy]

Thanks Shane,

My plans are to apply clear to the edges of the seals as soon as it is dry out again..
Everything seams to be tight, BUT where the edge of the seal meets the wall of the camper, that portion has some sealant missing/peeled up.

[Shane Wood]

Send some rain this way
Haven't seen it for Damn near a year

[Ford truck guy]

Originally Posted by Shane Wood

Send some rain this way
Haven't seen it for Damn near a year

Would love to, we are due to get another 3-4 inches between Friday and Sunday. All left over from Florence.... I should NOT complain, as you stated there are a ton of people that either don’t have any... or will be getting WAY TOO MUCH SOON....

[830hvacman]

I have had several little nuisance leaks over the years too. I have replaced gaskets, twice, and re-caulked and I still get leaks, mostly around the dining slide near the entry door (very small section of carpet). I noticed once that there was water on top of the slide near the wall and it would travel over the end wall (near the entry door) and travel at an angle toward the interior floor and get on my "slide slickers". I have even added another foam gasket across the top of both the kitchen and dining slide, seems to help but not 100%.
I also have a leak in the passenger side storage compartment, so much so, I have a rolled up towel to help trap the water there so it doesn't migrate thru the under bay storage. Factory tried to fix, but to no avail. I guess I need to unload the bay and have someone outside spraying water on the side of the RV and someone inside the see where the leak is coming from.
We do store ours outside at home, so I have to keep an eye on it after a good rain.
If you know of a permanent fix, please share it!
Very frustrating!!
Good Luck!!

[Ford truck guy]

Well we had some substantial rain today and so far I am dry inside... I tossed the book at the leak doing several different areas so I am not exactly sure which did the trick, but don’t care.... I’m dry

I completely cut the clear sealant away from front and rear of that slide, used solvent to clear any residue and applied new Proflex clear..

I completely cut out the sealant from all the seams on that slide, both horizontal and vertical, I used solvent and applied all new Proflex Clear...

I am trying to not get too excited just yet, but happy for now..

[5th_Time]

What chem is a solvent for tha factory caulk that won’t damage the paint? The caulk on my RL is getting hard & powdery. It’s time...

[Ford truck guy]

Originally Posted by 5th_Time

What chem is a solvent for tha factory caulk that won’t damage the paint? The caulk on my RL is getting hard & powdery. It’s time...

I am not sure of the name, a friend works at a high end body shop. The can only says..” Solvent “ made by Ardex . .

I had to use a plastic scraper to remove 90% or better, then a straight edge to clean it up.. The solvent was then applied to make sure there was no residual stuff......

When I get back in next week , I will ask him exactly the name...

[BobJudy71]

Originally Posted by Ford truck guy

I have this little nuisance leak that I cannot track down. I have the "16" 38RL WITH the slide in slide...

It started mid way through my last trip while driving.. I would have a small puddle of water on the floor outside my bathroom door, right at the top of the steps...

We have a '17 RL, which was actually built in April of '16. It developed a leak in the same spot, only when the slide is out. This after the slide floor was replaced last year at the factory. Cannot figure it out. Suggestions welcome.

[kkelly@bechtel.com]

I have the same leak (RW38L17), I could never figure it out until during a heavy rainstorm I went and looked outside at the slide and seen that the water was running off the side of the roof and over the top of the rain gutter and down the corner where the slide meets the main wall, I feel that I will glue a piece of sheet metal to the roof to divert the water away from that corner and hope that fixes the problem.

[BobJudy71]

Thanks, I will check that out.

[RWJSIM2003]

One option is to Glue some Small Plastic strips near the bottom that slope away from the trailer edge. Then apply a bead of Silicone on the top of the plastic piece. This will cause water to run out as it comes down the side of the slide. I did this in our last MH and it solved the problem similar to what you are describing.