Camper_Jeff___K
Nov 09, 2015Nomad III
Long standing leak entry point found
For a long time, I had a slight dampness forming in the bottom rear compartment next to the bottom jack mount clip bracket after heavy rains. For a couple years, I treated the water intrusion as being from the two windows in the area. The large dinette and the smaller out the back wall windows. I also caulked and sealed the right rear jack mount bolts. The condition improved but I noticed a little dampness forming again in the problem area after several days of heavy rain. I climbed up on the roof cleaned and applied Dicor to the roof rack mount brackets. That's when I noticed the way the side awning was mounted. There are two 3" small lag screws holding the top mount to the side flush to the roof of the TC. The lag screws are mounted such that they are drilled through the gutter. Whenever it rains and standing water only 1/8" deep forms, the water will be at the level of the screws and be drawn via surface tension into the TC. I pulled the bracket off between storms over the weekend and cleaned things out. Then I injected Dicor into the hole cleaning the excess. I then filled the screw threads with Dicor and ran them back into the TC mount point. A bit of the Dicor spluged out from the holes when tightened and I cleaned that excess out to make sure the gutter was open and free flowing. The holes are now sealed with Dicor. It will take a few days to tell if the fix worked and the right rear compartment dries out.
Every few days and after any good rain, I make it a habit of running out to the TC and checking the any problems before they become big problems.
I'll report back on how things worked.
J&K
Every few days and after any good rain, I make it a habit of running out to the TC and checking the any problems before they become big problems.
I'll report back on how things worked.
J&K