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riven1950
Explorer
Mar 12, 2014

Should I leave well enough alone

We had a roof vent fall off ( duct taped back on temp ) on our recent trip to fl.

Went to Myrtle Beach yesterday and bought two new vents ( plastic part ) and two vent covers. I plan to clean the roof, inspect caulking and install the vents and covers in next week or so.

My question is this. We purchased the TT used Feb 2013. Previous owner took good care of the TT but the roof caulking was cracking and parting in some places when I bought it. I took care of that with self leveling caulk. I am guessing the cover has never been off the a/c unit or the frig ( cover on top ). Would it be wise to remove them and inspect under the covers? The a/c while noisy inside will run you out of the TT on low and frig works fine. Just wondering if there is any reason to remove covers and check under them for any reason?

Don't want to create a problem by unnecessary inspection.

PS: No evidence roof has ever leaked and it appears solid ever where I have checked it.

Thanks,

14 Replies

  • RoyB's avatar
    RoyB
    Explorer III
    The best place to inspect those four long screws is from the inside ceiling side. Just pull down the filter and you can see the four long screws mentioned above. They are suppose to be tight enough to depress the 14-inch square gasket about 1/4-inch. You will notice right away if they are loose. This is the only thing that holds the top unit together with the bottom unit.

    This is neat simplified diagram of a roof mounted Air Conditioner unit


    Roy Ken
  • Being in FL I get that pretty green stuff growing under the edges of the fridge vent. I take it off periodically to clean the roof and also remove the family of frogs that likes to hang out there.
  • I would remove the A/C cover and inspect most of them have 4 or so screws holding them down. Frige vent probaly not unless you see something funky.
  • Forgot to say ...it is a 2007 TT with a rubber, Dicor I think, roof.

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