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SidecarFlip
Jun 05, 2017Explorer III
Sounds like you caught it in time...good deal. I'm of the school of thought that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure and any means available to insure that my TC isn't a rotting leaker, I'm happy with.
Far as your stove/ range hood vent goes, it seems that RV builders tend to use the cheapest stuff available, you aren't the only one with a cracked inoperative vent, Our friends are touring Alaska right now and their vent broke up there...
I suspect I'll be effectuating some type of repair in the fall when they visit on their way back home.
I know I'm going to leak test their unit while it's here.
If RV owners were pro-active about seal testing and maintenance, we would not see the horrible rot / resto jobs on this forum because there would be no issues.
I always keep a couple tubes of Dicor and Eternabond on hand and a roll of Butyl tape too. You never know. Sometimes, you can hit a sale too.
Far as your stove/ range hood vent goes, it seems that RV builders tend to use the cheapest stuff available, you aren't the only one with a cracked inoperative vent, Our friends are touring Alaska right now and their vent broke up there...
I suspect I'll be effectuating some type of repair in the fall when they visit on their way back home.
I know I'm going to leak test their unit while it's here.
If RV owners were pro-active about seal testing and maintenance, we would not see the horrible rot / resto jobs on this forum because there would be no issues.
I always keep a couple tubes of Dicor and Eternabond on hand and a roll of Butyl tape too. You never know. Sometimes, you can hit a sale too.
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