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Re: soft spot not getting bigger, concern?
Wow....Well first the camper you found online, yes that is what we have. The cargo hold in front, I thought that it was the weather stripping around the door, fixed that, recaulked all around the hatch and every other thing in the door of the hatch, next we went up on the roof and redid the caulking at the top seam. The cargo hatch is completely dry, has been all summer. As for the camper itself, we have never noticed any leaks around the entry door. We did find some small holes in the caulking on the roof around the front and rear seam and also around the TV antenna. Recaulked all of that, there is absolutely no smell inside the camper, in fact, ever since the recaulking we have noticed a rather pleasant non smell if that makes any sense. We also put a few containers of the RidX moisture absorbers in and they show very little if any moisture in them. We have been storing the camper beside the house this past summer, it sits on concrete but is not covered and we have kept the vents and windows ever so slightly cracked, just enough to let air in but no water. Freezing is not an issue since we are in Florida. It does get kinda cold in the panhandle for a few nights in January and maybe even February but when it does, we plug the camper in and have the furnace set to 40 degrees. Like I say, I really feel good about no more leaks. The soft spots have not gotten any bigger all summer but I was wondering if I should even worry about them. Thanks for all of the help so far, I appreciate it.444Views0likes0CommentsRe: soft spot not getting bigger, concern?
Wow, this may sound really stupid but ....I know we had water in our front hatch after heavy rains and we also had some water along the wall inside by the door. Camping World (where we bought the trailer new in 2012, a Winnebago 30RE) repaired the wall that was showing slight "bubbles", what they actually did was put a new wall over the old one. They said it was fixed, yea.....well, we continued finding water in the front hatch, checked on the roof and found some small pin holes in the caulking around the TV antenna, and along the seam in the front. Replaced all of the caulking, every thing is dry but now there are some small soft spots on the floor. They have not got any bigger over the past summer. We keep the trailer stored outside beside our house. We pulled up the vinyl floor in the hatch and it was put on top of 1/4" plywood, I'm assuming (Yea, I know) the floor is that way through out. We pulled one of the heat vents on the floor but could not tell if the floor was the same since they are "ducted". I really don't want to pull up the vinyl if I don't have to but... I hope this makes some sense. Thanks!!!444Views0likes0CommentsRe: soft spot not getting bigger, concern?
The spot is near the kitchen sink but does not extend under the sink or any cabinets. It's not super soft but the floor does give a little when you walk over it. We had a few pin hole leaks in the roof but they have since been repaired.444Views0likes0Commentssoft spot not getting bigger, concern?
So, we discovered a smallish soft spot in our TT, we know the leak is fixed and the spot does not seem to be getting any larger. Should we still be concerned about it? Does it need to be replaced? I'm not sure that I want to tackle that job. Any idea of how much it would cost to fix? Thanks!2.8KViews0likes8CommentsToilet not closing all the time
Lately the toilet in our TT has not been closing all of the way. I've cleaned it and I've made sure the gasket has been cleaned also. I was wondering if anyone has tried WD 40 or some other lubricant. Would that work or would it eat away the seal? How about waxing the slide? Thanks!1.7KViews0likes9Comments
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