Have read the advice given to a different type of greater age, but want to ask anyway. I know I am on borrowed time with my van as I seem to have a small damp spot that seems to be recurring in the carpet nr threshold to bathroom, i.e. almost in the middle of the van; my thinking is damp must be creeping in from a leak in a wall, because I am not using either sink so it cannot be from there.But for the moment I can live with that as it seems to dry off quickly in between.
In Feb when I reallocated from my usual site during flood, the big front window curbside was exposed to rain battering against it and I found here or somewhere the tip to smear the edge of the rubber with vaseline - I have done that and it did the trick! Despite the rubber even being rather porous in a couple of spots. - I am therefore now wondering whether it might be worth my time and the rest of the tub of vasline to try and smear the outside of the van at a spot below the window offs as rain is coming in there. So far I have added first aid insulation by putting cardboard between wall and cushion, replacing cardboard after big rainfall. Having applied anti-mould spray, I am not getting any mould I am pleased to say, so, again, aware that I am on borrowed time - vaseline or any other tips? Am having trouble getting any mobile engineer to come to my site, I am afraid, so I hope someone can advise here.. Many thanks.
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"smear the outside of the van at a spot below the window offs" ??? you need to find where the water is getting in by buying a damp meter and checking absolutely everywhere and esp where there are openings or joins
the damp spot in the middle of the van? more likely water is getting in via the roof vent, needs resealing, meaning removing, cleaning off old sealant and replacing with fresh
mmh - thanks - I now think, unfortunately, while some have been helped by the vaseline as a temp fix in my case, it has corroded the rubber seal.
My next hurdles:
1.) the damp meter - I do not get any readings; it appears to be working as handyman friend applied it in my presence and did get a reading. I tried and tried - it just says 0.0?
2.) from obs the water appears to come in just below the window at a small spot and then run across the line and slowly down and across. I don't understand how because with my compass echo the window itself has overlap over the rubber seal, so theoretically water could only get in there if the caravan was upside down? Should the whole rubber seal perhaps be replaced or re-sealed with sealant strips?
Any thoughts, I'd be most grateful. :-)
------------- Barbara
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Topic: compass echo 432/2 20+yrs dampx2
