tv antenna must go.

Never did think about them leaking thru the antenna itself... Guess there is a shaft that has to be sealed internally..

But, mine is over 15 years old and works and holds back the water still...

Guess if it ever did leak thru the unit itself, I'd be replacing it too.

Good luck!

Mitch

My original crank up antenna continuously leaked through the antenna, not where it mounted to the roof. I had the "o" ring replaced several times that that sucker kept leaking so it is now in a landfill somewhere in MS. I replaced it with This One. I never use it anyway, but I wanted an antenna up there for resale. I don't know how well this one works and don't care since I use DirecTV 100% of the time, but it is up there and it does not leak.

I would cover the hole with the aluminum or metal patch. Then put eternabond
over the metal patch. I use the Clear TV antenae inside the RV with better
results than the roof top one. When mine starts to leak it's gone!
Brian

I would fix the leak, but then I use my OTA antenna.

I do not know how big the hole is, but you can get EternaBond in 11x11" patches. this will cover up to a 9 or 10 inch hole.. Pre-fill the hole with something,,,, Body filler will work, Nice and smooth, then eternabond over it once set.

Yeah, mine is useless when I go to places that doesn't have OTA broadcast reception..

But, if I go to a place that does, it picks up all the local stations..

At home, it picks up 20 something channels..

But, I don't camp at home.. ;)

I'd just seal whatever is already up there and just not use it? It'll create more work to try to remove it at this point. If it's leaking now, just seal what's there.. IMO, you'll have more problems removing it and trying to seal that hole than just sealing what's already there?

Good luck!

Mitch

If you really want to remove it, an aluminum plate a bit larger than the base. Cover the inside with an oversized blank wall plate.

Dicor. Lots of Dicor.

Yup. I'd leave it and re seal the holes.

If those holes are leaking I sure would check the rest of the entire roof if it needs resealing or patching also.

If you ever plan on selling your RV you will have a problem if it doesn't have an antenna on it. Most potential buyers, if not all of them, will want an antenna on the RV.

If you just aren't using it I really see no reason to take it off. You are going to have to do patching on the holes both ways.

I agree with RK. Consider tape too.

bguy wrote:
It's of no use anymore and leaks. What should I cover the hole with?

I'd leave it in place and silicone the edges to stop the leaks.