2014 176 holes in floor not sealed at all
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Topic: 2014 176 holes in floor not sealed at all
Posted By: NLPod
Subject: 2014 176 holes in floor not sealed at all
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2014 at 8:59pm
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Hi, just winterized my 2014 176 and noticed that the holes in the floor for the drains etc to the outside are not sealed. You can look through the holes to the outside. Was wondering if this was a common mistake in the rpod builds? Thanks. ------------- RV --> 2014 RP176 TV --> 2009 Toyota Tacoma V6 4X4 |
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Posted By: CharlieM
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2014 at 9:29pm
The Rpod, when properly built and finished, is almost air tight. You can tell by the difference in sound of the Fantastic fan with a window closed or open. However, FR seems to miss the sealing steps every now and then. This has been reported previously and really affects the ability to heat the Pod. I recommend you contact your dealer and have them fix this. No excuse, but it happens. Maybe early Monday or late Friday build.  ------------- Charlie Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2014 at 8:20am
Yep, that's the gist of it. All they use to seal those areas is some of that minimum expanding foam. Dealer should take care of it for you. ------------- |
Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2014 at 8:45am
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i bought a can of that foam if needed. is that stuff difficult to use, or pretty simple and straight forward? never used it before. hogone ------------- Jon & Pam 2013 RP177 2010 F150 2017 HD Streetglide 2009 HD Lowrider CHEESEHEAD |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2014 at 9:04am
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General rule of thumb when using expandable spray foam - make sure you are wearing clothes that are only for working around the house. If any foam gets on them (and it will find a way) it will never come off. Been there, still have the nice shirt I was wearing... which immediately became a work-around-the-house-shirt. Also make sure you are wearing disposable latex gloves for the same reason. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2014 at 12:35pm
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Also, even the minimum expanding foam, expands a lot, put about 1/2 of 1/2 of what you think is needed.. lol.
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Posted By: NLPod
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2014 at 12:39pm
Thanks, just went to the dealer I purchased from and this will be covered under warranty. Things like this make me wonder what else was missed during assembly. Also, discovered that the lower seal under the slide-out comes off its track when I put out the slide  , will be fixed by warranty as well. Paid $20,000 for the pod and did not expect this.------------- RV --> 2014 RP176 TV --> 2009 Toyota Tacoma V6 4X4 |
Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2014 at 1:03pm
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nlpod: please let me know what there fix is for the bottom seal on the slide; have tried various things to mine with no good results; it doesn't come all the way off, just the middle part. hogone ------------- Jon & Pam 2013 RP177 2010 F150 2017 HD Streetglide 2009 HD Lowrider CHEESEHEAD |
Posted By: NLPod
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2014 at 1:06pm
Will do. Mine only comes off in the middle as well. Looks like it was off at some point when I put in the slide and now the seal looks like it is pinched flat. ------------- RV --> 2014 RP176 TV --> 2009 Toyota Tacoma V6 4X4 |
Posted By: Seanl
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2014 at 2:46pm
 it's not really funny but I put a new door on the side of our house and used spray foam to seal it. I did not tell my wife and she got her good winter coat into it. I still cannot bring that up if I don't want her to get mad. I also was not wearing gloves when I did it and learned the only way to get it off was to take the skin it was stuck to off. ------------- Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition 
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Posted By: 2McPods
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2014 at 2:54pm
Hello, Lowes has spray foam by DAP called DAPtex plus that is soap & water clean up. Works great, we sealed both our back doors in our house and cleaned up with a little soap and water. Cost $1-$2 more than the other foam that you can't get off your skin. Well worth the extra $  ------------- Everything Happens 4 A Reason Pat & Viki McCartney 2015 171 {2McPods} 2014 F150 Pittsburgh, Pa |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2014 at 8:25pm
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Good to know, cause as Sean just demonstrated, that stuff is like carrying a box of mines into an MRI. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: Budward
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2014 at 9:23pm
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I'd be leery of using the latex foam in a floor penetration that is guaranteed to get road spray on it. The latex foams are open cell rather than closed cell like the polyurethane foams and can absorb and retain moisture. Not a good thing when applied to wooden floor penetrations, could cause rot after awhile. ------------- 2014 179 Towed by a 2015 Ford Transit Diesel Supervised by a German/Aussie mix and a Labradoodle! |
Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2014 at 9:33pm
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oh my, now im really confused and scared to use, i guess thats why i have stock in wrigley. hogone ------------- Jon & Pam 2013 RP177 2010 F150 2017 HD Streetglide 2009 HD Lowrider CHEESEHEAD |
Posted By: Budward
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2014 at 9:42pm
No need for confusion- just use the "normal" expanding foam- Great Stuff is the most popular brand
------------- 2014 179 Towed by a 2015 Ford Transit Diesel Supervised by a German/Aussie mix and a Labradoodle! |
Posted By: NLPod
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2014 at 8:32am
Pictures of exposed holes and one sealed hole near water heater.   ------------- RV --> 2014 RP176 TV --> 2009 Toyota Tacoma V6 4X4 |
Posted By: 2McPods
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2014 at 10:03am
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I would forward those pics to Rodney Jarnagin ( rjarnagin@forestriverinc.com ) he's in the warranty dept. That's what we did with all the problems we came across. Not sure what he'll do about it, but at least maybe the next rpod owner won't have these things wrong with theirs. It's unbelievable that they don't think anyone will find these mistakes. The little things we fixed and the bigger more expensive things our dealer fixed. Hope this helps ------------- Everything Happens 4 A Reason Pat & Viki McCartney 2015 171 {2McPods} 2014 F150 Pittsburgh, Pa |
Posted By: Blue's Pod
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2014 at 10:04am
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NLpod Thanks for posting the pictures. We will be winterizing our pod for the first time. We checked from underneath for unsealed areas. Will need to look more closely inside to make sure everything is sealed. One place we have looked (out of curiosity) was in the air vent that is beneath the interior door to our wet bath. They did seal the pipe from the drain going down yeah! ------------- |
Posted By: XPod
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2015 at 1:33pm
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Nothing new with this problem. I used about 4 cans of expanding foam to fill all the holes in my 2011. My main reason for buying the R-Pod was for winter camping. The first time I tried it cold air gushed in. I had to cut holes in the panel under the shower pan to get to all of them. All of the vent pipes had at least a 1/2 inch gap around them. Plus the fridge had gaps at the top and bottom. It appears they cut 1.5 inch holes at the factory to install 1" pvc pipes. Once I filled all the holes it's warm as toast. But ya...Forest River quality control is lacking in this area.
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