Water Leak Issue

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So I bought a one month old Jayco Eagle HT last summer that has three slides. I used it from August until December last season with zero issues in all kinds of weather. After this kind of investment I found an indoor storage facility so the 5er was safe and sound all winter. I took it out last Friday and set it up at home like I always do and put a level all the back bumper like always and it looked bang on so setup and slides out.

After washing the trailer I went inside to hear dripping water on the couch coming in from the top molding on the rear big slide. I dried it off and assumed it was from the hose and too much pressure to close. It was calling for a ton of rain this week so I covered the couch to be safe and just arrived back here to find the towels soaked again.

I put the level on the rear bumper and side wall and it is off by maybe a quarter to half an inch higher on that outside wall. I pulled the slide in and checked the seals and rubbers and they look perfect.

Could that small quarter of an inch make water run into the trailer off the slide and into the trailer ?? I have checked the roof and gutters and all are perfect. I didn't bring my truck this week so I can't move it to drop that side a bit but that's the next step.

laknox · Answer

Bigmoss wrote:So I bought a one month old Jayco Eagle HT last summer that has three slides. I used it from August until December last season with zero issues in all kinds of weather.  After this kind of investment I found an indoor storage facility so the 5er was safe and sound all winter.  I took it out last Friday and set it up at home like I always do and put a level all the back bumper like always and it looked bang on so setup and slides out.After washing the trailer I went inside to hear dripping water on the couch coming in from the top molding on the rear big slide.  I dried it off and assumed it was from the hose and too much pressure to close.  It was calling for a ton of rain this week so I covered the couch to be safe and just arrived back here to find the towels soaked again.I put the level on the rear bumper and side wall and it is off by maybe a quarter to half an inch higher on that outside wall.  I pulled the slide in and checked the seals and rubbers and they look perfect.Could that small quarter of an inch make water run into the trailer off the slide and into the trailer ?? I have checked the roof and gutters and all are perfect.  I didn't bring my truck this week so I can't move it to drop that side a bit but that's the next step.First thought is that it would be a slide seal and it =should= be good to a fair amount of rain and that being driven by a pretty good wind.  Unless you were using a pressure washer, a slide shouldn't leak.  Another thing to check is that the seal is not turned under.  I've seen friend's slides that that happened to, and led to leaks.Second thought is a hole in the membrane or the roof of the slide not otherwise being sealed, allowing the water in...somewhere.Either way, you need to get it checked out PDQ.  You should be under Jayco's 2 year warranty (you =did= transfer it, didn't you?).Personally, when I park my FW, I run the nose up probably 4", or more, to get rainfall to run off quickly.  Since I don't run the fridge in that position, I have no problems.  I'm not lucky enough to have covered storage.  :-(Lyle

12th_man_fan · Answer

Even if it is sloping in on one slide it should not leak from the top like that. The water should be channeled to either end to run off. If you are leaking from the top something is wrong with the seals.

goducks10 · Answer

I've seen where Jayco builds their slide roofs on some units sloping in towards the sides of the coach instead of towards the outside. If you have a leaky seal then all the water on the slide roof will run towards the coach vs to the outer edge of the slide.

bigmoss · Answer

I phoned the dealer I use I'm going to bring it in next week, I checked all the seals and rubbers again they r new conditions so can't figure this out

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