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Coachmen Clipper 1290 - leaking roof/condensation?

Started by jkelly2942, Apr 26, 2009, 08:41 PM

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jkelly2942

Our Coachmen Clipper seems to have perpetual leak issues... Last summer, we discovered the source of some huge leak issues.  My husband took the A/C unit off and discovered the drip tray was off kilter and therefore spilling.  We thought fixing that would solve everything, but now we continue to have a puddle of water on the rear bed after storage (just behind the A/C unit - seems to come through the light fixture by the rear bed).  I was pulling my hair out today trying to figure out how any external water could be getting in, because we have a tarp covering the whole camper when it's stored.  We started doing that last year when we had such huge leak issues (and we don't have covered storage).  But now I'm wondering if the leak issue we're having now could actually be caused by the tarp.  Could there be  that much condensation that it would cause water to come down into the camper?  And do we still have a leak somewhere that's letting that condensation/water come through the roof?
Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated - I'm so tired of popping up a wet camper!

austinado16

You could have a roof that's just soaked inside with water, and that may take a long time to migrate out of the styrofoam.  A/C units produce alot of water, so if that had been leaking for a long time, you could potentially be holding some water up there.

You may need to open the camper and let the roof bake in the sun for a few weeks.

Also, inspect the whole area where the a/c unit is mounted and make sure that the unit isn't still leaking from some other location.