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KarenS144 · 05-01-2016, 07:52 AM

We had a lot of heavy rain last night and the window track on the driver's side filled with rain water! So much so, that I had to use towels to soak it up.

I guess this is the heaviest/longest duration rain we've been out in. The coach is usually garaged at home.

Where is the water coming from and/or why isn't it draining? We have little holes under the window on the outside that we assumed were drains. If they are drains, they don't work!

Has anyone solved this problem before? What did you do?

bobgio · 05-01-2016, 08:05 AM

You might be experiencing a leak either in the marker lights, antennae, or the window itself.

hawgguy · 05-01-2016, 10:49 AM

Is the water coming in the weep holes?

KarenS144 · 05-01-2016, 10:51 AM

That's what we wondered but how can that happen? There was tape over the holes but we took it off.

no3putt · 05-01-2016, 10:57 AM

I take a can of compressed air (type used to clean keyboards) and just blow out the weep hole every so often.

mel s · 05-01-2016, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by KarenS144

We had a lot of heavy rain last night and the window track on the driver's side filled with rain water! So much so, that I had to use towels to soak it up.
I guess this is the heaviest/longest duration rain we've been out in. The coach is usually garaged at home.
Where is the water coming from and/or why isn't it draining? We have little holes under the window on the outside that we assumed were drains. If they are drains, they don't work!
Has anyone solved this problem before?
What did you do?

KarenS144
Regardless of the brand of the windows in your RV
It's not uncommon for those "drains", (aka: weep holes), to "plug up".
See Leaking Windows Cleaning The Weep Holes On Your Hehr Rv Windows mp3 Free Download, Play, Lyrics and Videos
Mel
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ga traveler · 05-01-2016, 11:16 AM

This is a common problem with campers. The water hits the window and runs down. It goes into the window channels. The weep holes are supposed to drain them. Trash off the bushes and trees get into the holes and stop them up. We had to enlarge the holes on some campers.

KarenS144 · 05-30-2016, 06:36 PM

We're still having a problem with the driver's window. It's still filling up with water when it rains and is not draining. I've poked a wire through them, vacuumed the track and shot the holes with compressed air. The air is coming through based on the spray of water but the water isn't draining.

I did it all over again today, poking the wire, vacuuming, blowing air and poured water in again and it's still water tight!

It takes me a while but I finally compared those weep holes with the weep holes on the other windows:

Driver's side window:

Notice the "plug" to the left of the hole. Is that supposed to be there? It was also covered with tape which we removed.

Here is what the others look like:

It's opening is much longer and that "plug" looking thing is not there. It also had tape on it. None of the other sliding windows tracks fill with water.

Should we try to pick out the "plug" on the driver side weep holes? We also wonder why the tape covered the weep holes.

There is no water coming down the inside of the window, it's all running down the outside and we assume somehow coming in at the base of the sliding window. The stationary side appears to be sealed.

Advice would be appreciated!

DAJO · 05-30-2016, 06:53 PM

The plugs and tape are there to stop air noise while moving.

KarenS144 · 05-30-2016, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by DAJO

The plugs and tape are there to stop air noise while moving.

Then how are they supposed to drain or is water not supposed to get in them? If water isn't supposed to get in the track, then why are the weep holes there to start with? I'm confused.

ga traveler · 05-31-2016, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by KarenS144

Then how are they supposed to drain or is water not supposed to get in them? If water isn't supposed to get in the track, then why are the weep holes there to start with? I'm confused.

Either the drain hole was filed in or the hole was not stamped out correctly. The window should have the same drain hole as the rest of the windows. The previous owner probably put tape over the hole because it was so small it caused a whistling noise. The hole needs to be enlarged to the same size as the the other windows. I have made slots in windows by drilling a row of small holes in the frame and then using a file (or a high speed grinder if you have one) to shape the hole.

mel s · 05-31-2016, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by ga traveler

Either the drain hole was filed in or the hole was not stamped out correctly. The window should have the same drain hole as the rest of the windows.

lvpoweryaker · 05-31-2016, 08:37 AM

Wouldn't an easy solution be to drill a couple more drain holes in the lower track.

Sky_Boss · 05-31-2016, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by KarenS144

Then how are they supposed to drain or is water not supposed to get in them? If water isn't supposed to get in the track, then why are the weep holes there to start with? I'm confused.

IMHO...The weep holes should NOT be covered up. They are designed to drain out any water that gets in the track that your window seal gasket sits in.

One possible/probable cause for water in that track is that your window seal gasket has "shrunk" a little. I just replaced nearly 40' of window seal gaskets on my coach at about $3/foot.

On an older coach the shrinkage will most likely be noticed in the length as the ends of the gasket retreat away from the ends of the track. In some cases that gap can be significant enough to allow water to enter the track through that gap. I had one gap that was over 1/2" long on both ends.

The other affect is that the gasket starts to loose its "grip" on the sides of the channel it sits in. You might notice this if your gasket doesn't seem to hold the curves of your windows.

Replacement is extremely easy. You can pull old ones out very easily and then slide a new one in without any kind of preparation other than cleaning out the tracks with a rag.

From what I see, your window seal looks a little different then mine so you should call parts and verify what I've provided but if this looks like a possibility I believe this is what you would look at replacing...

Part number 53092
SEAL WINDOW 1/2" X .312 RIBBED

BTW...I assume this was for wind noise but there is a plug designed for the cockpit window weep holes.

Part number 019402
WEEP HOLE CVR HEHR 7600 INS