Water drain "weep" slot added

[Max Hubrich]

On my drivers side window, the inner channel --- where the screen slides fore and aft --- collects water. I have an '02, 37' gas, Mountain Aire.

I thought perhaps a drain hole was plugged up. Not the case. I pulled out the plastic screen runner and no drain exists. The outside frame weep holes are clear.

I guess the rubber seals against the glass are not seating properly and allowing water to collect in this screen channel. It eventually builds up, in a downpour, and leaks onto the armrest.

We've had several "frog strangler" rains recently in coastal Maine and I had to put a towel on the window frame to stop the deluge.

I decided to do something about it---- Here's my fix.



I used a small Dremel metal cutting tool bit to cut a slot from the inner rail to the second channel (the sliding glass channel). I brought the cutting bit in from the second channel. The second channel is wider than the first channel. The second channel has drain holes that lead to the outside weep holes.


I did this on both sides , driver and passenger.



Maybe some else has this same problem and this fix might help you -----

[VI Roamers]

Good stuff Max, thanks for sharing. I too am a master of the easy fix. On our rig, the cheap drawer rails all were broken at the back where a flimsy bit of plastic was supposed to support a drawer full of whatever.

All that was required was to support the rails with some pieces of wood. I screwed with flat head screws into my support wooden bits, and took all the weight off the plastic bits. Presto, a zero $$$ fix rather than buying expensive drawer rails.

Bravo. Mike

[bdaball]

Geez Max,
Thought you might have got wash away at high tide! How's the summer treat'n you?

[Max Hubrich]

Hey Bill (bdaball)---

We've got the rain this year- WOW !

I've been trying to figure out where the rain has been coming from for several years now into this third channel (inner most channel) on the drivers side.

I was sitting on the couch during a "Frog Strangler" rain last week looking through the slide out window and lo and behold the rain was pouring off the down spout right onto the upper rear corner of the sliding glass window--- and that problem channel was filling up with water .

The next day I got checking how the window was closing ---- I found either the glass or the frame is not square --- and when just sliding it closed with no excess pressure on it, the top corner of the glass had a gap. If I use the latch to secure the window it will jam the aft end of the glass against the rear vertical channel rail.

Two inches of rain came after this discovery--- Problem solved !!!

Morale of the story--- Lock the latch every time you close the window!!

Duhhhh