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Posted By: Clarryhill on 04/14/15 12:52pm

Bedlam wrote:

Clarryhill wrote:

WNYBob wrote:

I de-winterized the TC today. Things went well until I tried to fill the hot water tank. Water all over! See the picture of what happens when you don't winterize properly. I didn't pull the plug in the tank. It had over 5 gal. in it over the coldest February in Buffalo history.

http://1drv.ms/1a2IaVY

Don't know what you use for photos, but not something I want to get involved with...

Those are photos shared through Microsoft's One Drive. The permissions are not set correctly and the reason why login is required.

Gotcha, thanks Bedlam.

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Posted By: Clarryhill on 04/14/15 01:11pm

WNYBob wrote:

Sorry, I'm new to posting photo's.

How's this.

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Now that's enough to spoil your afternoon...

Posted By: Rbertalotto on 04/14/15 01:20pm

Well.....I'm upset.....I spent a ton of time working on my Palomino Bronco to get it ready for the season. Today I decided to take the cushions outside to air them out and here is what I found under the dinette side...

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Soggy chip board!!!! Dan Nabit! The front section is right where the front jack is located. It's a mess....

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I cleaned out any old caulking I could find and resealed EVERYTHING! I used masking tape so I'd have a nice clean line where the new caulk meets the aluminum siding.

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But there was no clear place that I could see that water was getting inside.

Once it all dries out I need to figure out a way to rebuild this area. Fun..... [emoticon]

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Posted By: cdbinns on 04/14/15 04:27pm

Changed out the all the CH 751 locks.

We went from this:
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To this:

We ordered everything from Industrial Lock and Hardware - CH751.com. We had a size that did not fit anything on their sizing page and they were great in helping us figure out what we needed. Their packaging was nicely organized and the locks arrived pretty quickly via USPS.

Here's a look at the packaging. Note that the covers and the white backing plates were additional cost, but everything else was included with the base lock.
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A shout out to Mello Mike - we got the idea and the source information from his blog.

Posted By: Reddog1 on 04/14/15 07:23pm

Rbertalotto wrote:

Soggy chip board!!!! Dan Nabit! The front section is right where the front jack is located. It's a mess....

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I cleaned out any old caulking I could find and resealed EVERYTHING! I used masking tape so I'd have a nice clean line where the new caulk meets the aluminum siding.

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But there was no clear place that I could see that water was getting inside.

Once it all dries out I need to figure out a way to rebuild this area. Fun..... [emoticon]

I suggest you pull the window, and re-caulk. Look closely at the old caulk, and you may see where it was leaking. I have had several TC windows leak over the years from shoddy caulking from the manufacture.

This photo was when my 1988 Bigfoot was about 18 years old.

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Posted By: WNYBob on 04/17/15 07:10am

Clarryhill wrote:

WNYBob wrote:

Sorry, I'm new to posting photo's.

How's this.

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Now that's enough to spoil your afternoon...

The problem was my bad, didn't drain the tank of clean fresh water and a very cold winter.

I found the leak when I tried to fill the tank, which I thought was empty. So, yes there was a leak but I was there when it happened. Things were wet, but cleaned up quickly. I removed the old water heater and opened up the wet area and used an electric heater to dry it out.

If it stops raining I will install the new one today, along with a new "city water connection", the old one was missing the check in the check valve!

Posted By: Rbertalotto on 04/17/15 07:25am

IT'S RAINING! I'm sitting in my camper to see if it is going to leak again. Unfortunately the water gets inside the wall so I don't actually see any water dripping. It just starts getting wet on the wing where the dinette pads sit.

So far it appears my "sealing" job is holding up.

This weekend I'm going to have to add a 1/4" metal plate with angle iron welded to two sides to spread the weight of the forward jack stand to the side and front wall of the camper.

Posted By: Rbertalotto on 04/17/15 07:27am

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I don't believe it is the window. My camper has an awning that shields the entire top of the window. The remainder of the window appears to be extremely well caulked.

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Posted By: Reddog1 on 04/17/15 09:14am

I still bet it is the window. The window is the first thing would check. It does not take much to pull it. It probably has the clay type of caulk, which gets hard and brittle over time and does not seal well. This is especially true with aluminum siding.

Posted By: Rbertalotto on 04/17/15 09:24am

You might be right. The clay type sealant is still very pliable. It has been pouring and the area at the top of the window is dry as a bone because of the awning. Not sure how water could get in the sides or bottom of the window while being stationary. But I'll check it out thoroughly.

Thanks for the advice.

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