DIY Pressure Testing for Rain Leaks
I have an impossible to find leak in my travel trailer and I am at my wits end. My trailer is a 40 ft. Park model on a permanent campsite in southern Delaware with a hard room and deck attached so I d...
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Good idea Salti. Carpet dryers are available for rent. The one available at my local rental place was 1/2 hp, 3000 cfm for about 20 bucks a day. I might start that way and then get a 2nd one if necessary due to the large size of my trailer.
The rental unit is 1000 cfm less than the one I am considering buying. I can't see why a carpet dryer wouldn't work. It has a squirrel cage blower and hp rated motor like a furnace blower.
My latest though is that if necessary I will spend considerable time prepping the inside of the trailer to be more air tight by taping plastic over patio door, windows, and also slide-out seals (taping on outside) as westend suggested.
I am relatively desperate to find the leak myself as a technician has failed to fix the leak after 2 visits with $90 road service fees each time. I live 150 miles from my camper so I am preparing to take everything I would possibly need when I go down to do it on a weekend trip coming soon. I need to rig it, prep it, pressurize it, and find it or my trip is a bust! I wish I could be more optimistic...:?
The rental unit is 1000 cfm less than the one I am considering buying. I can't see why a carpet dryer wouldn't work. It has a squirrel cage blower and hp rated motor like a furnace blower.
My latest though is that if necessary I will spend considerable time prepping the inside of the trailer to be more air tight by taping plastic over patio door, windows, and also slide-out seals (taping on outside) as westend suggested.
I am relatively desperate to find the leak myself as a technician has failed to fix the leak after 2 visits with $90 road service fees each time. I live 150 miles from my camper so I am preparing to take everything I would possibly need when I go down to do it on a weekend trip coming soon. I need to rig it, prep it, pressurize it, and find it or my trip is a bust! I wish I could be more optimistic...:?
