jz1028
Feb 10, 2016Explorer
RV leaking
Just visited the RV in storage. Last time out was six months ago. Just found water leaking from the skylight over the tub. Probably dried out caulking on the roof. I can fix that. From the attach...
DrewE wrote:If water gets into the gap it will overflow the channel and into the inside of the MH. The window frame itself is sealed to the side walls as you describe but with a gapping space the weep holes designed to let water out of the channels won't keep up. I found out about this the hard way.
These rubber strips are not weather seals for the windows. The seal comes from the glass being glued/bonded to the frame on the other/back side of the glass; the strips are just fillers. They may help keep the glass in position some, though the adhesive that bonds it should be sufficient for that too. It's similar in concept to how most car windshields are installed.