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General Boards => Technical Support => Topic started by: brunitoons2 on January 06, 2010, 04:15:50 PM
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I have an '04 Patriot Thunder (Lexington) 3 slides. My problem is that I am down south in Florida and the cabinet in the bdrm slide gets a lot of water in it. The fabric ceiling of the cabinet and it turns to mold, but no water is on top of slide. It seems as though it is being caused my sweating, but I am not sure. Has anyone out there have or has had a similar problem?
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I haven't, but here's some food for thought. The difference between the inside warm air and outside cold? Night time mist gathering on the roof and leaking down through AC on roof (if your using it) not draining correctly. Do you use a humidifier? If you have a washer/dryer ... not vented correctly. And last but not least .... RAIN!!!
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Sounds more like a leak to me than sweating. Sweating would affect the walls as much as the ceiling. Does it happen during dry weather? For what is worth, I have never had sweating in my bedroom slideout cabinet and I think I have a similar setup to yours. P.S. I am also in S. Florida.
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I agree it doesn't sound like sweating, even though there is probably a strong contrast in temperature, inside to outside, right now in Florida. Perhaps something on the roof is letting water through, trailing down and working its way through a failed slide wall seal. Close the slide and check for moisture on its inside-most frame edges and the top of the coach wall opening.
Air conditioner mounting seals are reknowned for failing, often due to loosened long bolts that are supposed to pinch the outside seal between inner and outer AC housing components. Water then can creep across the domed roof's internal materials to any wall and down. Its a good idea to annually check that those AC long-bolt nuts are snug, but not overtighten. I only go to the roof leak theory because you say the slide top isn't wet, but the water has to be getting into the slideout above the cabinet somewhere.
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If you decide you need service you may try Alliance Coach Works in Wildwood, FL. They just replaced the seals on our 1997 Patriot on its single slide and did very good work. They also support our web site with an ad. They are at the old "Camp Monaco" and Brett Howard (service manager) and a lot of the old Monaco techs are back working there. Contact information on the link on our home page.