R-pod Owners Forum : Rpod 180 Slide-Out Wall Leak https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : I need HELP!!! : Rpod 180 Slide-Out Wall Leak Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 21 May 2026 14:45:34 +0000 Sun, 09 May 2021 18:56:13 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=14624 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ Rpod 180 Slide-Out Wall Leak : What is the condition of your... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14624&PID=142430#142430 Author: jato
Subject: 14624
Posted: 09 May 2021 at 6:56pm

What is the condition of your 1" vinyl trim on the wall of your slide.  Look especially close to the 4 corners where they meet up, maybe cracked, too short or compromised in some fashion?  Also there is a tape of some sorts (don't know what kind it is) that overlaps on the outward side of the slide on top, has any of that been compromised or cracked somehow?

I can't imagine water coming in through either of the vents unless the water was coming in sideways at great velocity, the openings are only on the upper part of the vent, UNLESS they were inserted upside down, now that is a possibility!
]]> Sun, 09 May 2021 18:56:13 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14624&PID=142430#142430 Rpod 180 Slide-Out Wall Leak : I've opened the slide-out... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14624&PID=142429#142429 Author: DonRP180
Subject: 14624
Posted: 09 May 2021 at 6:46pm

I've opened the slide-out and checked the seals. The seals are in perfect condition and pliable, and there was no dirt or debris.. There was no water at all on the top or sides of the slide-out.

The water is getting inside the wall, not past one of the large seals.. I guess the refrigerator upper and lower vents are the next thing to check.
]]> Sun, 09 May 2021 18:46:48 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14624&PID=142429#142429 Rpod 180 Slide-Out Wall Leak : +1 to Jato. If you can't... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14624&PID=142427#142427 Author: offgrid
Subject: 14624
Posted: 09 May 2021 at 5:51pm

+1 to Jato. If you can't find the leak you can temporarily park the trailer with the non slide side raised a little. That should help get any water to drain outward on the slide side.]]> Sun, 09 May 2021 17:51:44 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14624&PID=142427#142427 Rpod 180 Slide-Out Wall Leak : I would grab a step ladder and... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14624&PID=142425#142425 Author: jato
Subject: 14624
Posted: 09 May 2021 at 5:09pm

I would grab a step ladder and check the rubber seals on top and sides.  Make sure the surface where the two meet are clean; no dirt, sap, twig, ect that would cause a leak to happen.   Once a year I clean both sides of the rubber seals and treat with a rubber conditioner so it doesn't get dry and cracked.

Also, though not too likely, look at the bottom of your slide (underneath) and check the sealing surfaces there as well. 
]]> Sun, 09 May 2021 17:09:06 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14624&PID=142425#142425 Rpod 180 Slide-Out Wall Leak : Water is getting inside the wall... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14624&PID=142419#142419 Author: DonRP180
Subject: 14624
Posted: 09 May 2021 at 3:23pm

Water is getting inside the wall of our 2018 RP180 slide-out. With the trailer stored, slide-out retracted, trailer jacked slightly high in the front, water is working its way down to the left side bottom track of the slide-out and dripping onto the floor. We find water on the floor just under the left front corner of the cabinet under the sink after a rain. It drips out where the aluminum slide-out track ends.

At first, I thought it was getting into the wall by leaking around the outside shower receptacle, so I caulked around that. No fix. Next, I thought it was the window leaking, so I used black electrical tape to temporarily seal the window frame to the outside wall across the top and down the sides. No fix.
I've opened and checked the top of the slide-out and it's dry, and all the caulked areas up top seem fine.

Any suggestions?

First photo is taken inside the cabinet under the sink in the slide-out. You can see water damage where it has wicked up into the panels. But there's no water along the cabinet bottom, it's below that apparently.

Second photo shows the left side bottom of the retracted slide-out. The yellow circle is where the water drips out.


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