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Thank you, we will look into the fans and the dehumidifiers for the inside. This has been very helpful for us to get suggestions. Just to clarify my remarks above, for Wyoming.....we love that the cupboards and doors are solid and they do not fly open when going down the road like one of our former RV's did, these are very solid and high quality wood. I think the ill fitting door and the leaky outside compartment and such were just things that sometimes you will find on an RV. We deal with regular stuff just fine. But I was shocked to have a plant growing on my carpet!!! Over the years I have found we have come to despise a rubber roof, carpet and the dining tables with loose chairs. We love a booth. This RV has been a lesson for us. But you can't beat the size and you can't beat the maneuvering and ease of driving and parking. We will always have an A and a walk around Queen bed, and this was exactly what we were looking for. There will always be things that come up. We clearly need to be on top of all the maintenance even moreso. Weather is very hard on these things in Michigan. Mechanically we have had no other issues with the RV and it might be something we would consider getting if you are a single person or just 2 people. Its great for a weekend. But the water tanks are smaller and for fulltiming, a big family with pets, or extended vacations I would say not this one.915Views0likes0CommentsRe: Carpet has mushrooms growing along wall
Wyoming~ We were looking for the smallest Class A and we are thrilled with some aspects of this RV~ we love the size, the handling, the look and the gas mileage. The size-was right we thought, since our kids are gone and it's just us 2 now. We now think it's a bit too small. We are thin people but not much space to move around without bumping each other most the time. It has a bedroom slide. It's better on gas and easy to handle. But we have been disappointed with some aspects of the quality of the RV. The main doors fit poorly. The drawers and cupboards are very solid and never open, they shut tightly and stay shut. Everything else seems to works well. The outdoor drawers have had puddles of water since Day 1 and that was repaired by the seller General RV. We have had no chassis or mechanical issues but we would be wary of getting another. This was our first "brand new" RV and we were disappointed in it, we have so far been most impressed with the quality of our older and used Winnebago. Our next RV will be a but bigger and not likely an Axis. Longer and more slides and more underneath storage needed, we can barely fit 2-3 lawn chairs and our grill underneath. We went from too big to too small. We need a bit more space. The next will be our last and fulltime possibly.915Views0likes0CommentsRe: Carpet has mushrooms growing along wall
Thank you. This hasn't been leaking long but the humidity in Michigan has been killer this summer and we do our best to ventilate the RV. A question for all would be do you all use your AC all summer when your RV is just sitting? Due to an unexpected family illness this summer did not go as planned and our RV sat more this summer then we hoped. Some days it reached in the 90's inside. We opened windows and vents. Do we need a fan in there everyday for ventilation? We hate to use the AC due to costs. Our friends with boats run fans all day. Suggestions for better ventilation?915Views0likes0CommentsRe: Carpet has mushrooms growing along wall
As a followup: husband came home. Removed drivers side console, located 2 slightly rusty screws and a very tiny line/streak of water. He decided it was coming from outside drivers top of the window. He pulled up a very small area of wet carpet about 1 inch by 4 inches. We got rid of the pad underneath and dried the wood. It wasn't very soft and the area was very small. We had a local guy come and he says it is not black mold but a carpet bacillus/fungus and he doused it with something. Now we have a fan drying that area. We will keep the area as it is and keep an eye on it and if it stays dry we will cover it later. He resealed and recaulked that window once again. He just did that in May. It couldn't have been more then a hairline crack. We store it in our driveway and a wild turkey has been on the roof more then once. We despise rubber roofs and carpet and here we are with both. We are upgrading and going fulltime in a few years and be assured there will be no carpet and no rubber roof. Unfortunately we do not have a pole barn to store it.915Views0likes0CommentsRe: Carpet has mushrooms growing along wall
Well thank you for the advice. I do appreciate all the input and advice I can get, when my husband gets home from work we will do what we can. I did put a call in to our insurance lady. I treated the area. I am a Chemist and I know 3 non toxic ways to kill black mold are 3% Hydrogen Peroxide, Tea Tree Oil and Vinegar. I have all 3 here. I will have him take out the carpet while wearing a mask. I will treat the area underneath as best I can. And ventilate. And search for a leak. This sounds like a monumental task to me and we have a trip planned this weekend. If we get the carpet out and treat the wood or subfloor underneath I guess thats a start. I am not using chemicals in the RV, they can be worse then mold. This appeared to be a fungus for certain though. And breathing any of them is deadly in a closed space. I am just sick to my stomach thinking about this. Its the newest RV we have ever had. I want my old Winnebago back. Should we even bother calling the place we purchased it from, they were the ones who replaced the wall on that side last fall.262Views0likes0CommentsRe: Carpet has mushrooms growing along wall
Husband has gone onto the roof every 4-6 months and been very good about caulking, checking for leaks and doing sealing maintenance. Its our 3rd rig, he has done an exemplary job of taking care of it and watching the roof. We checked for water leaks frequently and we ventilated it all summer. It was kept covered all winter too. Now I feel awful. Can we fix this and remove the bad areas of flooring and carpet and at least use our rig for the rest of our camping plans this summer.185Views0likes0CommentsRe: Carpet has mushrooms growing along wall
I assumed no insurer would cover any of this. We don't have much confidence in the dealers or the sellers. Or the insurance. We do have a Good Sams Extended Warranty but nobody has ever covered anything so I doubt this is any different. I did use a mask and wore gloves when I cleaned it up. I have a fan on the area now ventilating it.185Views0likes0CommentsCarpet has mushrooms growing along wall
Just discovered an area of creepy mushroom-type foliage growing from the carpet in our 2015 Thor Class A Axis. The carpet was black in this area too. We had an issue some time ago last fall with a bubbled wall and some moisture in that area but the dealer and manufacturer split the cost and they replaced the entire panel/wall by the drivers seat and we thought it was a done deal. Does this mean we have a new leak or is it from the old issue several months back? We will check the roof but the caulking is all fairly new. I have cleaned and treated the area for mold and I am ventilating it, but husband will need to pull up the carpet and see whats going on underneath. I have a fan on it now too. How hard is it to pull up that carpet and replace it? This is our 3rd RV and we have never had these issues before, we purchased this rig brand new. Despise carpet and will never again have an RV with carpet. I am horrified this happened in a brand new rig. Any advice appreciated. We do want to take care of this the best way we can. The area is small, no bigger then my hand.9.2KViews0likes22Comments
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