Leaking Stove Vent

[charlie2]

Good morning I have a 2000 Four Winds Five Thousand Class c . My question is my stove vent that comes through the side of the motor home has a small leak . Should I try to remove it from the outside and reaseal it or should I try to calk it as is? Any experience with this?

[paz]

Charlie2, welcome to iRV2.

Sealing it as-is would be easier, and it might work. IMO, however, removing the vent is the best way to seal it. That way you can get rid of all the old, dried-up cailk and come out with a neat-looking, positive seal.

[charlie2]

PAZ thanks for the welcome I guess I'll try to seal it as is. Looks like there are a couple of things to undo before you can remove it from the wall. Just wonderd if others had done that before and was it difficult? Will Dicor Lap Sealant work ? The motorhome has white walls.

[paz]

Our stove isn't vented to the outside in our current motorhome, but I removed the vent in our old travel trailer. It had 6 or 8 screws around the perimeter - that was all there was to it.

Dicor should work. Get the kind that is NOT self leveling so it doesn't run down the wall.

[charlie2]

Ok thanks for the info I'll give it a try I only have the self leveling Dicor so I will have to get the other kind. Again thanks since this was my first post after lurking for a about a year I'm not as intimidated as I was.