Warranty Work Frustration After Frustration -
I had posted some of our issues regarding our 2019 Forest river Forester. Now that we have finally arrived at the dealer for warranty work, three days now, I can share my frustrations. We have a Sma...
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They caulked the window???????????
This is not a repair. This is a bandaid. And possibly the wrong thing to do.
The first thing to do is identify the leak. If, as the other poster suggested, the weep holes are plugged, the water will leak through the window. No amount of sealing or caulking will remedy the problem.
If the window frame seal is bad, the window should be removed and re-installed with butyl tape around the entire opening. Optional caulking is a backup plan. The main seal is the butyl tape.
This is not a repair. This is a bandaid. And possibly the wrong thing to do.
The first thing to do is identify the leak. If, as the other poster suggested, the weep holes are plugged, the water will leak through the window. No amount of sealing or caulking will remedy the problem.
If the window frame seal is bad, the window should be removed and re-installed with butyl tape around the entire opening. Optional caulking is a backup plan. The main seal is the butyl tape.
