Slide leak not fixed, slide topper

I can see the gap your talking about, but what I'm saying is that the top trim piece is bent to a 90 degree angle and goes on top of the roof of the slide and under the tape about 1 inch. So, as long as that tape edge is not pulled up and is stuck down good, there is the 1 inch surface that is still sealed. Water can only get into your slide there if it it makes it to the center of the tape where the metal stops and the rubber roof meets. However each corner at the edge of the slide where the metal trim stops is a potential spot for leaks. Also where the rubber roof bends over the side of the slideout to a metal strip that transitions the rubber to the fiberglass side is also an area for water intrusion. Regardless, I hope you get it figured out soon and the leak stopped. I'm just offering ideas of other areas of concern, as I went through a nightmare with mine chasing the leak over a year and it turned out to be where I least suspected. Mine leaked whether open or closed, but was on the floor of the slide.

How does the water get on the top of the slide if the slide toppers are working as they should? Even a heavy rain shouldn't put water through the toppers.

The leak is coming from the top of the slide. During a heavy rain, I get a leak dripping down the front of the dinette window and also in the top right hand corner of the slide near the front driver chair. There is a cover at the top of the window that hides the blinds when they are up. Is is covered with some type of cloth material. When it leaks, it gets damp and is starting to mold. The dinette slide only leaks when the slide is out. If the slide is in, I don't have any leaks.

On my bedroom slide, there is no crack between the tape and the inner fascia of the slide. Here is a picture.

I hate to say this but I doubt that the leak is coming from there. My slide tape looks exactly the same and I fought a leak for a year before finding it was coming in from the caulking on the outside trim of the slide. The caulk looked fine until I was on the ladder looking at the top and looked down at the trim on the bottom of the slide and could see that it actually had about a 3 inch area that had slightly pulled away from the edge like the size of a razor blade slit.

The tape your concerned with covers the screws and seam where the L channel on top and the roof material meet. The crack your referring to is actually just where the edge of the tape stops. Unless that were peeled back about 3/4 inch back or farther it should still be sealed. And with the slide topper, that area would seem to be the less likely area to leak.

Would it be possible to unbolt the topper from the slide while it was in, and then run the slide out to get at the crack. There wouldn't be a lot of tension on the topper with the slide in, and shouldn't be much of a chore to bolt it back up when done. Just a thought.

midnightsadie wrote:
wow I,d chewing on somebody,hope you paid by credit card,call file a claim. and if CW did this ? send a copy to the boss.

I always pay with my credit card....except for this time. The wife opened a new bank account and put our tax return in it so I used my new debt card. Never again.

I have left the service writer a voicemail and an email. If I don't hear a response by 3pm, I am going to try to get out of work early and drive up there. Then they will have to talk to me. It's about a hour drive for me.

I just wish I could come up with a way to caulk this myself. I just don't know how to reach the middle of the slide with the slide topper in the way.

wow I,d chewing on somebody,hope you paid by credit card,call file a claim. and if CW did this ? send a copy to the boss.