DIY pressure test
Well I have a leak in my camper I'm trying to trace down. I am getting water at the front passenger corner at the bottom of the mattress. With it being a Northern Lite camper with full fiberglass ...
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joeshmoe wrote:bigfootford wrote:
I would wait 3-6 mos and do it again...
you men 3-6 mos to re-tighten or reseal again?
I was under the impression 5 years from new was the norm before having to do any major resealing. I try to keep a close eye the roof stuff.
Only talking about the windows.... Only Bigfoot. Your windows may be the same type and might need the same attention.
If tightened a couple of times when the camper is new you will never have a window leak with the kind of windows installed on the Bigfoot and some other campers.
When some folks have removed windows to re-do they have found DIRT between the Butyl tape and the body of the camper or window frame indicating that there NEVER was any bond, right from the factory! It only takes a 1/4in or less across the top or sides of the window to create a ROTTING over time leak!
This problem is really acerbated with metal sided type of campers... Getting a good seal between the bends of the metal is really a problem...
Jim
