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Snow is worse than rain

EMD360
Explorer
Explorer
We took the cover off for a March trip that we had to cancel due to the heavy snow and wind during spring break here. Because I had de-winterized, I left the heat on and ran an electric oil heater inside.
Heat inside and snow outside seems to suck in water. Yesterday when I turned off the heat I noticed water infiltration in the cabover above the left window! The material at the ceiling is darkened.
Of course that is a sickening feeling in the gut. I noticed moisture before we bought the cover in the front cabover corners after such a snow with heat turned on inside. I recaulked and there were no leaks all summer despite heavy rainfall.
It may just be time to recaulk again, but I'm thinking a full eternabond taping for the front seams is in the future. A garage or awning might be nice but we are too busy working on our house remodel.
2018 Minnie Winnie 25b New to us 3/2021
Former Rental Owners Club #137
2003 Itasca Spirit 22e 2009-2021
3 REPLIES 3

gbopp
Explorer
Explorer
Take the time from your home remodel and apply the Eternabond. Your RV will thank you.

ron_dittmer
Explorer II
Explorer II
I feel for you EMD360. Hopefully it's minimal and can be addressed with just a little effort. Hopefully rav's comment about condensation is what really happened. But dry un-humidified heat in a motor home should not build up condensation.

I wish the RV industry standardized using seamless buckets for front cab-overs. Then we would never read of these stories.

rav
Explorer
Explorer
it might be condensation - I would check to see if there needs to be insulation or something added to the inside to prevent the heat/cool from creating moisture.