Leak Test Facility

look herewe took ours to RCI XL in Warner Robbins, GA last year. very satisfied with their work. Very through. No problems since they located our leak from the way the over the door awning was incorrectly installed.

fortytwo wrote:
My MH is an Itasca 30T, 2014 model. I have a leak that drips into the shower at the outside wall. The local mobile RV tech has checked and resealed all of the usual suspects. Still leaks, more so in heavy rain. The roof is crowned, so the leak has to be on the shower (passenger) side. Should be relatively easy to seal off the shower and do a leak test.

Winnies have a poor design at the roof/sidewall interface, and it is completely obscured by an awning rail over that seam. Can't see any evidence of separation along the rail and the upper side of that rail has had a caulk seam added.


I'm in Hiawassee, GA (near intersection of GA, NC, and TN). Looking for a facility that can do a test to identify the source. Hope to avoid a total roof replacement - the last resort.

Well Sir,
That's your opinion which, is fine. But, not all "Winnes" leak. That roof to gutter connection has been done like that for decades at Winnebago. Some have reported issues but, by and large, there's a few hundred thousand of them running all over this country, trouble free. Our coach, an '04 Itasca Horizon 36GD with the CAT 330HP C-7, is leak free for 14 years old and 83K miles. But, I have found a couple of spots that were loose in that caulking/adhesive joint. I promptly dug all the old caulking/sealant out and, installed new. But, that was only a few feet on the front of each side. The rest of that joint, about 30' on each side, is still solid as could be.

I have two buddies that both have Meridians, one an '05 34' and the other, an '06 36' and, one sits outside forever and the other one, sits inside and, both have zero leaks.

You shouldn't have to come anywhere near replacing an entire roof. You have a leak in the shower area. I don't know how your tech is repairing or, trying to cut off the leak but, to do it correctly, every single bit of factory caulking/sealant has to be removed and the area/joint has to be almost surgically clean. Then, re-apply either Dicor self leveling sealant or, a sealant of your choice. And of course, a thorough inspection of the actual sky light is warranted to make sure there's no hairline cracks that are tough to see.

Keep us informed if you discover where your leak emanated from.
Scott

just for kicks I googled your town ,theres about six places in texas. that the test.

sounds like a great,an smart thing to do, might google it and see what shows up.