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Les - 31 Oct 2005 20:52 GMT

I had water on the floor beneath the refrigerator and It appears to be
caused by heave rain and wind blowing rain into the Refrigerator vent on the
roof. Everything appears to be fine on the roof and the RV has been in
storage for 3 weeks.
Has anyone had a similar problem?

Les

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HD in NY - 31 Oct 2005 22:04 GMT

> I had water on the floor beneath the refrigerator and It appears to be
> caused by heave rain and wind blowing rain into the Refrigerator vent on the
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> Les

You better get up there and do a good inspection of the vent
cover. I had the same experience and didn't find out the
truth till the cover shattered. Buy a new vent cover for
your fridge and replace the one you have. I'd bet you'll
find your current cover is cracked.
Hugh

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KM - 01 Nov 2005 01:45 GMT

Great suggestion...But I have another possibility. By vent you are
speaking of the one on the roof (I assume?) You may also want to check
the vent on the side of the unit (the one you would remove to work on
the fridge) I have never had it rain in there...but I did aggressively
hose down the rv one day and actually caused quite the mess inside due
to the water coming in via the side vent.

If this is the case, remove the cover and place a small kitchen
sized garbage bag over the hole and replace the cover. Kind of like a
saran wrap weather seal. I do this with my water heater compartment
too.

Just another option..(Great advice on the roof unit too!)

Be good,

Kyle

>> I had water on the floor beneath the refrigerator and It appears to be
>> caused by heave rain and wind blowing rain into the Refrigerator vent on the
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>find your current cover is cracked.
>Hugh

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Tom J - 01 Nov 2005 01:50 GMT

>I had water on the floor beneath the refrigerator and It appears to
>be caused by heave rain and wind blowing rain into the Refrigerator
>vent on the roof. Everything appears to be fine on the roof and the
>RV has been in storage for 3 weeks.
> Has anyone had a similar problem?

3 things to look at. Either from a ladder or on the roof, check for a
cracked vent, cracked seam around the vent, or leaves/trash acting as
a wick to wick water over the lip of the stack. If the cover is
cracked, be sure to coat the replacement after you install it. Just
use roof coating you have around.

Tom J

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