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10-06-2013, 08:10 PM
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Jayfeather x19H expandable tent ceilings leak - does anyone else have this problem?
Water beads up and drips from the ceiling in the both expanded-foldout ends of our new Jayfeather ultra lite X19H. We picked up the new trailer Tuesday in Middlebury Indiana, spend three days sanitizing tanks & testing. It rained, but we didn't notice any leaks anywhere.
Friday we drove here (Frankfurt KY), and it has been raining close to non-stop. We discovered leaks this morning (Sunday). It's now evening, and we still haven't been able to stop the drippy tent-tops. (Have gotten bedding dried out, thank goodness.)
Question - If anyone has a Jayfeather expandable, have you had experience with water leaking and beading in large beads all over the inside ceiling of your expandable ends? We've wondered about condensation, but have had fans on it, with no change. We changed tightness of the shepherd's-crook bar that supports the ceiling to increase the pitch on the roof, but that doesn't change anything. Will running the roof AC fan to circulate air help or increase the problem?
There was also some pooling of water in the two back corners of one expanded end. We worked with the short zipper on the outside back corners, and we seem to have stopped that problem. Crossed fingers.
If someone has dealt with this problem, we surely would like to hear from you!
Thanks in advance
Carol and Clint
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10-06-2013, 08:57 PM
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Jayfeather x19H expandable tent ceilings leak - does anyone else have this prob
If it is leaking, there are instructions in the manual for sealing the seams. If you are camping in cool weather and have the windows closed and the roof vent closed you can actually get so much condensation on the inside of the tent sections that it will rain on you. You can alleviate this by partially opening the windows a couple of inches to circulate fresh air through the unit. We have also had success stopping the condensation by using homemade "Gizmos" made from reflectix. It is a type of insulation that looks almost like foil bubble wrap. They actually make quite a difference in keeping the unit comfortable in hot or cool weather. As an added bonus they keep the tent ends nice and clean.
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10-06-2013, 10:17 PM
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Condensation
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Originally Posted by Crexmcc
If it is leaking, there are instructions in the manual for sealing the seams. If you are camping in cool weather and have the windows closed and the roof vent closed you can actually get so much condensation on the inside of the tent sections that it will rain on you. You can alleviate this by partially opening the windows a couple of inches to circulate fresh air through the unit. We have also had success stopping the condensation by using homemade "Gizmos" made from reflectix. It is a type of insulation that looks almost like foil bubble wrap. They actually make quite a difference in keeping the unit comfortable in hot or cool weather. As an added bonus they keep the tent ends nice and clean.
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Condensation - Wonder if that's it. It's midnite now in Kentuckey, still watching the water bead up inside the expandable ends. Just the cloth/plastic ceiling, nowhere else in the trailer. Fans are all on, windows opened. Will go over manual yet again to see if I can find anything about sealing seams. Anybody want to buy a brand-new Jayfeather really cheap? 
Thanks!
Carol
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10-06-2013, 11:02 PM
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Giizmos
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Originally Posted by Crexmcc
If it is leaking, there are instructions in the manual for sealing the seams. If you are camping in cool weather and have the windows closed and the roof vent closed you can actually get so much condensation on the inside of the tent sections that it will rain on you. You can alleviate this by partially opening the windows a couple of inches to circulate fresh air through the unit. We have also had success stopping the condensation by using homemade "Gizmos" made from reflectix. It is a type of insulation that looks almost like foil bubble wrap. They actually make quite a difference in keeping the unit comfortable in hot or cool weather. As an added bonus they keep the tent ends nice and clean.
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Have researched Gizmos - thanks! Will see if I can get Gizmos or something similar, and give them a try. (Better than selling the new trailer cheap
Have the windows cracked open. And it's stopped raining for the first time in days. Fortunately, 'cause the river is already muddy & higher.
Again, thanks!
Carol
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10-07-2013, 03:02 AM
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Definitely sounds like condensation, PUGS(pop up gizmos) will help a lot, especially in cooler weather. The biggest thing you can do, as mentioned above, is leaving the windows open just a little. We went camping this weekend, outside temps were 45, inside we had it around 65-70, had zero condensation on the tents. In the past, before knowing the little trick of leaving the windows open a little, we had condensation so bad it would drip on us in the middle of the night at times, not a great way to get woke up I wouldn't be in a hurry to sell it, this is a fixable problem.
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10-07-2013, 08:04 AM
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amabee & Crexmcc -
The sun is shining this morning. Maybe the rain will stop for a while so we can get some Gizmos by mail (I looked them up), or something tmporary before the "inside rain" starts again.
It never did stop dripping last night, even after I opened up more windows, but I think y'all are right, it's condensation. Probably didn't open it up enough. Did not know it could do that. Lesson learned.
Thanks!
Carol
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10-15-2013, 02:13 PM
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Welcome to the forum. You may get a better response by asking your questions in the hybrid forum.
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05-26-2014, 07:03 AM
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Thanks for the susggestion about hybrid forum
Thanks Crabman. Will look for the hybrid forum to post another question about traveling with the fridge butane on.
The replies in the forum were helpful. I now have popup gizmos.
Carol Ann
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05-26-2014, 02:54 PM
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Our experience with our previous 2007 Jayco 17export expandable was the same. In your manual it should talk about "seasoning" your canvas when it's new. We sprayed a light mist of water on the canvas in the sun and let it dry several several times. We never had a problem again with leaks. In fact, every year we would do this and never had a problem. Also, one other thing I rembember in our manual was not to touch the canvas on the inside. The oils from your skin could affect water repellency. Like Amabee said its a fixable problem. If nothing else works....contact Jayco ASAP.
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