Heki midi skylight broken,,

I've never read anything good about those Heki skylights. I am so glad I did not order one for my camper even though the dealer said I should get one.

Insurance covered mine, if you replace it make sure it gets installed correctly. Mine wasn't and leaked. I had to have it re-installed.

Caulk won't stick well to your roof. Caulk it just to build it up or use some other material to fill that void. You are really going to want large amount of dicor to seal between the skylight and the roof material, like I've been pushing you, use eternabond.

The cover/top doesn't sit flush on the roof, Its about 1/4 of an inch above. I could just caulk everything after installation.

Three screws in each side with some big washers or some aluminum flat stock.

Ill grab some pictures tonight.

Im just scared to put holes in the roof of the camper.

The collar of the frame looks like it sticks up enough to easily screw into the side of the frame and not the roof. I'd still cover the edges and the screws with a piece of 4" eternabond. Think a couple inches in the vertical and a couple inches on the horizontal. That should be bulletproof for leaks.

Super_Dave wrote:
Is this the unit?





If this is possible, I'd add screws around the lip of the lid and then flash / seal the entire perimeter with eternabond. It will still look like a perfectly good fixed skylight and not leak wind or water.

Im just scared to put holes in the roof of the camper.

I was thinking about drilling into the sides and install some very small S.S bolts and then taping the sides. I would need to be careful not to over tighten them..

Any more help would be great.

Could also put a small bead of 5200 marine sealant around the top...

One thing I kept seeing when I researched TCs was the repeated troubles that owners reported having with these things. I was glad to find out that Arctic Fox doesnt use them when I purchased.

As much as I like the concept and the air flow, the actual skylight has been a real pain, and I suspect that due to the sheer size of the thing, we have had leak issues almost since the start. I do believe that the camper flexes so much during movement that this is particularly prone to stress fractures, both of the skylight, and of the material around it.

My husband has talked about putting some sort of plexiglass "bubble" or cover over the unit. Because, like you, the replacement cost is just not justifiable.

Is this the unit?





If this is possible, I'd add screws around the lip of the lid and then flash / seal the entire perimeter with eternabond. It will still look like a perfectly good fixed skylight and not leak wind or water.