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09-08-2019, 01:28 PM
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2007 jayflight 29BHS water leaking through AC unit
Rain water is leaking through my air conditioner unit, last night a driving rain came down in buckets. Water was dripping through the unit, about one gallon of water was in the bucket this morning.
Could it be the AC sealing gasket ? or is it possible the rain came through the unit sideways?
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09-08-2019, 02:32 PM
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More than likely it's the seal to the roof. Have you ever checked the 4 bolts for tightness?
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09-08-2019, 02:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JFlightRisk
More than likely it's the seal to the roof. Have you ever checked the 4 bolts for tightness?
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Never thought of that will give that a go first, it's never happened before the deluge last night. The trailer is about 50 miles from home a field fix would be good.
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09-08-2019, 09:30 PM
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After some research I found you are supposed to check the four screws for"tightness" annually. In the installation manual the specs for the screws is 40-50 lbs. torque........... will tighten very cautiously.
My trailer is far away would anybody what type of screws they are? Phillips, boxhead bolt, Torx?
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09-08-2019, 09:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bat119
Never thought of that will give that a go first, it's never happened before the deluge last night. The trailer is about 50 miles from home a field fix would be good.
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If the mounting bolts are, indeed tight, two more thoughts. The A/C pan drain is plugged with something, or the mounting gasket has failed. Just some things to look at, since it's so far away from you.
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09-09-2019, 07:56 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bat119
After some research I found you are supposed to check the four screws for"tightness" annually. In the installation manual the specs for the screws is 40-50 lbs. torque.
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correction should be inch lbs.
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09-09-2019, 11:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bat119
After some research I found you are supposed to check the four screws for"tightness" annually. In the installation manual the specs for the screws is 40-50 lbs. torque........... will tighten very cautiously.
My trailer is far away would anybody what type of screws they are? Phillips, boxhead bolt, Torx?
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Our Coleman A/C has regular hex head bolts. They're more like very long screws. If I remember The hex heads were fairly small. I had my 1/4" socket set out for it.
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09-15-2019, 06:42 PM
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At the trailer this weekend I set my torque wrench for 40 inch LBS. turned each 5/16" nut 4 full turns 1 turn at a time, the wrench never did click. I could see the unit sucking down slightly with each turn, being Lock bolts they felt stiff but not tight I didn't want over tighten decide not to go with the 40-50 inch lb.
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I hope this fixes the problem big job to change the gasket I guess we will find out next rainfall left a big tub under the AC unit just in case.
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09-15-2019, 06:58 PM
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I wouldn't be surprised if that didn't fix your leak. Loose A/C's are fairly common. We had a TT stationary for 10 years. It never moved, and the A/C was loose a couple of times, just from usage.
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