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MoePo · 08-18-2017, 11:42 AM

Greetings all,

Went to exercise my motorhome today. I have a trip to Dallas in the next couple weeks. I was sitting in a the driver seat talking to the wife and dropped the phone between the wall and seat noticed the carpet was a bit damp... odd so I started feeling around and noticed at the beginning of the slide behind the seat was very wet. I pushed the slide out and peeled the carpet back to find the wood soaked! There was no indication of a roof leak so I'm assuming it has to be the slide out. I keep the slides in when not in use. We did have a pretty good rain storm on Wednesday, but I have no clue of how water could have gotten in. Has anyone ever experienced this? I've seen a thread where the OP took out his slide and replaced the wood ouch!!! Hopefully it doesn't come to that.

BFlinn181 · 08-18-2017, 04:32 PM

Water can also leak in around a window, down inside the wall, and come out on the floor. Check the seal around all windows and also that the track the window slides in has clear weep holes to drain water. The faster you catch it and repair it, the less damage can spread.

spinroch · 08-18-2017, 04:42 PM

The leak can come from multiple places. Even a joint on the roof or at the front cap. If you can't find the leak, consider finding a shop that uses the Seal Tech system that pressurizes the coach and uses soapy water to create bubbles to find the leak. Been there.....

MoePo · 08-18-2017, 04:49 PM

Thanks for the advice going do some further investigating this weekend will touch back soon

Tha_Rooster · 08-18-2017, 05:22 PM

Do you have slide toppers? Just possible rain runs in on the top of slide then runs down the side and in the bottom. Hard to do sometimes is to look when it's raining.

MoePo · 08-18-2017, 06:27 PM

I do have slide toppers. The front has seen better days. Will inspect this weekend.

Mark D · 08-18-2017, 07:30 PM

We had a leak on our slide outs. Took forever to find it. What it was on one side was a 1 " opening near trim that was only exposed when slide was out. Water tension would allow it to work it's way along the floor and get soaked in.

The other side was weird, the aluminum frame had a 1/64" gap right at the roof line impossible to see and almost impossible to feel. Took a while to find bit some caulk on both fixed it.

It took a warmer day with rain for me to find it. Had to stand outside and watch how the water off the topper ran etc.

It's like herding cats... good luck!

Jake21 · 08-21-2017, 09:09 AM

I would suspect two possible water entries. Slide seal or window next to driver's seat. Dry everything up and then make your own rain storm while placing blue shop paper towels down in the area. Those towels turn dark blue when they get wet so you will see the water as soon as it hits the area which should help you track the source of entry. Your driver's window has a drain hose that empties in or near the wheel well. Make sure it is not plugged with dirt or debris.

MoePo · 08-21-2017, 09:37 AM

After further investigation I discovered a crack in my slide seal. I've since sealed the crack. There is no sign of warping in the wood so my wallet is very happy I had planned on replacing my carpet anyway so that is the next project. Thanks for all your help. This forum is awesome!