Caulk around the fridge vent

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I noticed any time it rained hard I would get water running across the floor.  Where our pod is parked on the driveway it is tilted slightly so the driver side is higher.  I discovered the water was coming in from around the fridge, hitting the floor and then running all over the place.  Taking the fridge vents off left me mystified because it was almost completely dry inside.  I finally figured out that the caulk on the lower vent had failed along the forward edge, allowing water to wick in and then down the inside of the outer wall - completely bypassing the fridge compartment.  I had a tube of white vinyl caulk on-hand so I took the frame completely out, removed as much of the old caulk as I could, and applied new caulk... liberally.  I added more caulk just inside the frame along the bottom edge, too.
So take note and if you have an "older" pod, double-check behind the edge of the fridge vent frames.  They may look ok at first glance but you need to pull on them slightly to be sure.
Oh, and it rained hard last night so I checked inside on my way to work this morning.  No water, yay!

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techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062	Topic: Caulk around the fridge vent Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 10:25pm
	I noticed any time it rained hard I would get water running across the floor. Where our pod is parked on the driveway it is tilted slightly so the driver side is higher. I discovered the water was coming in from around the fridge, hitting the floor and then running all over the place. Taking the fridge vents off left me mystified because it was almost completely dry inside. I finally figured out that the caulk on the lower vent had failed along the forward edge, allowing water to wick in and then down the inside of the outer wall - completely bypassing the fridge compartment. I had a tube of white vinyl caulk on-hand so I took the frame completely out, removed as much of the old caulk as I could, and applied new caulk... liberally. I added more caulk just inside the frame along the bottom edge, too. So take note and if you have an "older" pod, double-check behind the edge of the fridge vent frames. They may look ok at first glance but you need to pull on them slightly to be sure. Oh, and it rained hard last night so I checked inside on my way to work this morning. No water, yay!
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

Camper Bob Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 26 Sep 2011 Location: Portland Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 913	Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 10:52pm
	Good job. Well done. If anyone could have found it, your one of the very few who could have. Safe Travels.
	Camper Bob and Camper Sue Gracie the Wonder Dog (12 LB. Mini Dachshund) 2013 Rpod 171HRE(ORPod) 2016 Lance 1685 2015 Nissan Pathfinder

Goose Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24 Sep 2010 Location: Arizona Online Status: Offline Posts: 672	Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 11:46pm
	I'll have to check our's now. Cleaned the A/C couple weeks back and noticed the lap seal around the air vent in the bath had started to dry and crack, picked up a tube of self-leveling sealer which if it does not rain this weekend will reseal everything on the roof. Goose
	Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee