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jaycoman89
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Feb 17, 2021

Best sealant for slight roof leak?

Have gotten a lot of rain lately and noticed a slight drip coming from the roof thats roughly right below the a/c unit... hoping to get down there Saturday to try and mitigate. Any advice on sealants/how best to attack this problem?
  • You remove the AC panel from inside trailer to access the (4) long bolts, a quarter turn on each bolt should do it.
  • MFL wrote:
    Non use should not matter. Barney is likely correct, but word of caution...snug up the 4 bolts, rather than tighten. A little tighter is all that should be needed.

    Jerry


    Stupid question time... is removing the ceiling panel a matter of popping it out and back in or is there a lot more to it? I want to say the cabinets and everything were installed after the ceiling panel, so I'm ttrying to work out in my head what exactly "removing the panel" would entail.
  • Non use should not matter. Barney is likely correct, but word of caution...snug up the 4 bolts, rather than tighten. A little tighter is all that should be needed.

    Jerry
  • BarneyS wrote:
    Probably just need to go inside, remove the AC ceiling cover, look up into the AC and find the 4 long bolts in the corners, and tighten them up a bit. It is quite common for the gasket that seals the AC opening to compress over time and start to leak. The cure, other than replacing the gasket which means removing the AC from the roof opening, is to tighten the bolts a bit.
    Barney


    Thanks, I'll see about getting down there this weekend and doing that. Anything I need to watch out for when removing the panel? Also, the a/c unit hasn't been running or anything for months. Not sure if that makes a difference in your diagnosis or not.
  • GrandpaKip wrote:
    First, check the a/c gasket by taking off the inside ceiling cover.
    Self leveling caulk made for RV roofs should be used for roof maintenance.


    Thanks!
  • Probably just need to go inside, remove the AC ceiling cover, look up into the AC and find the 4 long bolts in the corners, and tighten them up a bit. It is quite common for the gasket that seals the AC opening to compress over time and start to leak. The cure, other than replacing the gasket which means removing the AC from the roof opening, is to tighten the bolts a bit.
    Barney
  • First, check the a/c gasket by taking off the inside ceiling cover.
    Self leveling caulk made for RV roofs should be used for roof maintenance.
  • I use Heng’s roof coating and Eternabond tape depending on the situation