I have a 2002 Bounder, street side living area slide.
When it rains, nothing comes in at that point.
However, I have now learned that I need to go up, and sweep off the top of the slide BEFORE I retract it, or else, I will end up with water on my head at the first braking!
Is there a seal or such that should be keeping that water out, or washing it off when I retract the slide?
I also note that the slide cover allows a lot of water to pool up there, which I suppose is pretty normal for a piece of stretched material!
Thanks for info/advise!
My hips are shot so I really don't do well on ladders any more. We camp a lot in the rainy northwest and we have 2 slides so I had slide awnings installed.
A little water does pool on the awning but most of it runs off so it's not a problem. When I bring in the slides whatever remaining water is on the awnings runs off...none comes in with the slide.
Awnings also keep the leaves and fir needles out.
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Could be your seals aren't working as well as they should. We find water pools in our slidetopper, and we often retract the slide a short way, which dumps the pool. So far, haven't had water coming in when we bring in the slideout, even in the rain, but our rig is only a year old.
roll up a bath towel and make a dam. This is what we do on our fifthwheel. I do the rear of both slides because the front is alittle higher and the water runs downhill. It is somewhat different on your rv with the brakes applied.
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I've heard many complaints about getting a bath when braking. Most slide roofs have a low spot, although it shouldn't be big enough to collect much water. Slide toppers/covers keep alot off, but water can still blow under the topper. There should be a rubber wiper that sweeps the top of the slide to push the water off, although many slides don't have one. You might see if someone can install some sort of wiper for you.
Another thing you can do is to raise/lower one end of the rig to allow the water to naturally flow off before closing the slide.
My fiver slide outs raise the inner part first to allow water to flow to the outer edge of the slide, then off the low end. The slide roof is also designed in such a way to keep water from pooling against the seals. Newmar made the first slides and still has one of the best designs.
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If it has rained much before we bring the slide in, I always bring it in a little and let the accumulation drain, then bring in some more and let it drain and then finish up - - just takes a couple of extra minutes but minimizes the amount of water that will come in.
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I use a electric leaf blower to blow the water, leaves, or most other things that are on top of my slides. My leaf blower has a round outlet and I constructed a extention out of 2 inch plastic water pipe so that it can be blown clean while standing on the ground. I do not leave home with out my blower.
OK, that leaf blower sounds like the cure!!!
I am sure we had a slide wiper blade, but does not seem to do the trick.
I had considered lowering one end, but am hesitant to lower the jacks with the extended for far of bending the supports. My jacks come down pretty fast.
For now, I have used the towel dam trick pretty well.
Now, in retrospect, since the water does not come on me if not driving, I could bring the slide in. Lower the jacks, extend the slide, and raise the front end, yes? Anyone see a negative there?
I will price getting the wiper blade replaced for sure, as I am one who feels if I have it, I want it to work!!
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jmcgilvary wrote: I have a 2002 Bounder, street side living area slide.
When it rains, nothing comes in at that point.
However, I have now learned that I need to go up, and sweep off the top of the slide BEFORE I retract it, or else, I will end up with water on my head at the first braking!
Is there a seal or such that should be keeping that water out, or washing it off when I retract the slide?
I also note that the slide cover allows a lot of water to pool up there, which I suppose is pretty normal for a piece of stretched material!
Thanks for info/advise!
Friend (who died a few weeks ago) had a Dolphin. His did the same thing but he didn't have a cover over the slide. Our DSDP's have all had covers over the slides and in 9 years I've never gotten a shower from them!
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