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lostagain ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595 |
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Ahhh, then it's probably residual water from before the tape, as you suggest. I've recently checked the tape I put on last fall and it's holding up very well. In fact, I used left over tape to seal a rain gutter I installed on the front of my house.
You may want to consider leaving some way for air to enter and water to drain without exposing it to more water entry as it dries over the winter. I was going to say that hopefully you live in a climate where freezing wouldn't be a problem, but I see you live in Minnesota. I wonder if there is some way you can blast a bunch of warm air through the bottom of the spoiler before winter comes, ... next week 🙃. On the other hand, if a little condensate and water drops freeze it isn't likely to hurt the wiring or lights like it can with plumbing.
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rda54 ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 18 Nov 2016 Location: Minnesota Online Status: Offline Posts: 106 |
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I didn't wash it after putting the tape on so maybe it was form when we did wash it. I hope it will dry out over the winter we are trying to open it up on warm days to help with drying.
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lostagain ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595 |
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Ronald, when you washed your pod after having put the roofing seal tape on 3 sides, you may have inadvertently squirted water under the spoiler that drained out. If that is the case, you may want to put the roofing seal tape across the bottom of the spoiler. But if you do, then any condensation that may form or water that sneaks in has no exit point unless you fashion some sort of drain.
I've had the roof seal tape on three sides of the spoiler, leaving the bottom open, for about a year with some pretty windy storms and have experienced no leakage. It could be dumb luck, or maybe I actually sealed the spoiler up successfully. Only r-Pod goddess knows for sure. 😎
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Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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JillV ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 02 Jul 2016 Location: Oak Harbor, WA Online Status: Offline Posts: 7 |
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Weve got two Damp Rid desiccants in our 179, both there for several weeks and both BONE DRY, yet water pooled on the kitchen counter behind our stove. Dry in the cupboard below and walls feel dry. Why aren’t the DampRids working? We’ve never had them not work before.
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rda54 ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 18 Nov 2016 Location: Minnesota Online Status: Offline Posts: 106 |
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I this is really bad sleep check. Spoiler and water coming out of the back
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rda54 ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 18 Nov 2016 Location: Minnesota Online Status: Offline Posts: 106 |
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Th a is to this forum I think I saved my rpod. We just washed and waxed our 178 and looked at the back spoiled and there was a gap in the caulking so I ordered the tape that others had talked about on the forum and put it on today. After putting it on I was getting it ready to park for the winter and there was wasted coming out of the back of the camper. I hope it isn't any thing to serious.
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Tibof ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 19 Sep 2017 Location: North Idaho Online Status: Offline Posts: 115 |
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The factory caulks or attempts to caulk the spoiler all the way around. But when I sealed ours with Eternabond, I applied it only to the top and sides. As for windows, our leak was definitely not the window, though windows can leak. The proper set for a window is butyl tape all the way around. If done correctly, the window should be leak free "forever." That would be the correct caulk for the spoiler, too, if the spoiler could be uniformly snugged down to the roof. But it can't be.
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Subzilla ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 23 Jan 2017 Location: Concord, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 302 |
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Glueguy's post on the Airtabs intrigues me. Anyone here tried these?
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Mark
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marwayne ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 25 Oct 2011 Location: Edmonton AB Can Online Status: Offline Posts: 1003 |
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If you want something done right, do it yourself.
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StephenH ![]() podders Helping podders - pHp ![]() ![]() Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6418 |
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When I was at the factory to pick up our 179 after repair, I asked about it. I was told that the spoiler definitely makes a difference as the turbulence before spoilers were installed could result in loss of the spare tire cover. I don't have the pre/post spoiler experience to verify this but perhaps someone who has experienced with both configurations can address that. |
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