problem finding the cause of a roof leak
Getting rather frustrating but I got a leak between the bathroom door and the roof vent in the bathroom. Rheir is the sky light in the middle of it as well. 2013 arctic fox 990 tjat I just re caulked....
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I had a similar issue. My leak was a small crack in the sealer on the bath vent. It would take a while to leak unless it came a down pour.(Or I flooded it with a water hose)
I removed the skylight completely. That let me see the path the water was taking. The water carries dirt and in my case green algea to mark the path. Obviously, it had been leaking for some time.
It came in and ran under the Dicor along the back edge of the vent fan. The water then ran under the butyl putty at the left rear corner of the skylight, dripped down and ran across the inside face frame of the skylight and dripped out on the right side.
It was easy to reseal. But resealing the skylight would not have fixed the problem permanently with out resealing the vent.
From your description of where the water is dripping, there are also the roof rack mounts approximately over the door, with one almost touching the skylight. (I'm assuming the same floor plan as my 05 model)
I have a mental issue with just stopping the problem, I usually make an experiment out of it. But that way I know it's done right and how it's put together.
Good luck,
I removed the skylight completely. That let me see the path the water was taking. The water carries dirt and in my case green algea to mark the path. Obviously, it had been leaking for some time.
It came in and ran under the Dicor along the back edge of the vent fan. The water then ran under the butyl putty at the left rear corner of the skylight, dripped down and ran across the inside face frame of the skylight and dripped out on the right side.
It was easy to reseal. But resealing the skylight would not have fixed the problem permanently with out resealing the vent.
From your description of where the water is dripping, there are also the roof rack mounts approximately over the door, with one almost touching the skylight. (I'm assuming the same floor plan as my 05 model)
I have a mental issue with just stopping the problem, I usually make an experiment out of it. But that way I know it's done right and how it's put together.
Good luck,
