Anyone experience fumes from the gen when slides are open? This is our second Cl C but our first with slides. Gen is on while I am on the computer sitting at the dinette with the slide out. CO detector went off. I checked for possible leaks and noticed a gap in the corner of the slide at the bottom. Is this normal? I can't see anything from the outside. Want to know before I take to dealer and they give me that double talk. We are still under warranty. BTW - We have had this 2013 for less than 4 months and have had nothing but problems from the beginning. Seems like every week there is something breaking (refrigerator fan replaced-still loud, tv won't turn on-got new one, cabinet drawers broke off their slides, bus window latches broke, 2 window shade strings broke, latch for sunroof vent broke after 3 weeks, sawdust & styrofoam keeps coming out of ceiling vents even after vacuuming, countertop has cracks. Will never buy another Fleetwood, should have kept our old 2004 as we did not have 1 single problem for 9 years that is why we returned to Fleetwood to buy new......

What side does the Gen. Exhaust come out on?Some people use a Venturi on there Gen. This move the exhaust up toward the roof.We also had FW problems. Never again for us.

Gen on driver side, same as slide out. I just read about the vent exhaust system. Sounds good but also read it will void the warranty...not sure if I want to risk that right now. No issues with slide in so I will do that until I can find a fix. Thanks

First off.......the slide out should seal all the way around when extended and retracted. Otherwise water, rain, road debris and fumes can enter the rig.Sounds like the slide out is not properly adjusted.Generator fumes should not enter rig unless you have a window open and are using a fan on exhaust pulling the fumes in thru open window.The Venturi Generator Exhaust system is one way of getting the exhaust fumes above the top of rigBut I would have the dealer correct/adjust the slide out for proper sealing first

many thanks. We are going in tomorrow for the window shades so i will have them look at the seals first. My next project will be to install a Venturi, beats the heck out of closing the windows every time I turn on the gen

let me put it to you this way, the fumes are a safety thing and if they make you sick or worse, then the dealer and the manufacturer have a serious problem on their hands. the lawsuits alone would put them out of business.

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rvten
Explorer
Nov 07, 2013
What side does the Gen. Exhaust come out on?
Some people use a Venturi on there Gen. This move the exhaust up toward the roof.

We also had FW problems. Never again for us.
socalgirl
Explorer
Nov 07, 2013
Gen on driver side, same as slide out. I just read about the vent exhaust system. Sounds good but also read it will void the warranty...not sure if I want to risk that right now. No issues with slide in so I will do that until I can find a fix. Thanks
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Nov 07, 2013
First off.......the slide out should seal all the way around when extended and retracted. Otherwise water, rain, road debris and fumes can enter the rig.
Sounds like the slide out is not properly adjusted.

Generator fumes should not enter rig unless you have a window open and are using a fan on exhaust pulling the fumes in thru open window.

The Venturi Generator Exhaust system is one way of getting the exhaust fumes above the top of rig

But I would have the dealer correct/adjust the slide out for proper sealing first
socalgirl
Explorer
Nov 07, 2013
many thanks. We are going in tomorrow for the window shades so i will have them look at the seals first. My next project will be to install a Venturi, beats the heck out of closing the windows every time I turn on the gen
old_guy
Explorer
Nov 07, 2013
let me put it to you this way, the fumes are a safety thing and if they make you sick or worse, then the dealer and the manufacturer have a serious problem on their hands. the lawsuits alone would put them out of business.
myway2rv
Explorer
Nov 07, 2013
I have a slide over the generator and experienced the same problem. Jayco had drilled about a 3" hole under the kitchen cabinets for water pipe access. I sealed it and that ended the problem, but I am still reluctant to run the genny with the slide deployed. Hope your solution is fairly simple...
bukhrn
Explorer III
Nov 07, 2013
My generator is directly under the slide, have Never had a problem, as others have said, if the seals are working properly, they should keep out the fumes. wait till night (dark) have some one shine a flashlight around the seals, if you can see light from the inside,(make sure you have the lights off inside as well) your seal is not functioning properly.
If it lets light in, it will certainly let fumes in.
elfhearse
Explorer
Nov 07, 2013
Your slide is out of adjustment if you can see daylight along bottom.
We had a similar problems with our '13 Winnebago Aspect. Rear slide was adjusted (poorly) by a warranty dealer. Fixed the daylight gap visible along bottom but not CO problem. Turns out the Onan generator had a small gasket leak (fixed by Cummins/Onan service) and finally the tailpipe that attached to the generator muffler was also leaking CO (That part was installed buy Winn). Cummins dealer ended up putting muffler weld around the connection as U-clamp was not sealing the connection. Finally fixed everything....also installed GEN-turi exhaust but that didn't help as the CO leak was under the RV not at the exhaust tip.
Monaco_Montclai
Explorer
Nov 08, 2013
Just be mind full of the wind direction, we do it very now and then, now it all happy-camping
pnichols
Explorer II
Nov 08, 2013
For what it's worth, here's what we do for absolute safety with long generator run times (i.e. for A/C in the summer heat):

We close all vents and windows except for one roof vent with a multi-speed reversible fan in it. We set the fan on LOW and to AIR IN. This causes the fan to maintain a slight pressure all over inside the living area, hence the physics of it absolutely prevent any generator fumes from entering any opening, anywhere, no matter how small. The A/C recirculates the interior air all the time and a small amount of fresh air (from up high on the roof) gets added to the interior air, too. This system works like a champ.

This roof vent fan air pressure trick also works to keep dust out of the interior when traveling on unpaved roads heading to/from camp sites.