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Air vent water ingress

in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Wed Jan 13, 2021 2:30 pm
by T140 (deleted)
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Hi all, happy new year hope you are keeping well during these testing times.
My air vent above the cooker and to the right of the kitchen window is showing a damp patch in the right hand corner at the bottom of the vent.l think it needs resealing, could anyone please advise me what silicon I should use and where to apply it on the plastic vent.
My Eriba is a 2008 230l by Puck.
Stay safe.
Regards.
T140


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RE: Air vent water ingress

in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Wed Jan 13, 2021 3:34 pm
by eribaMotters • | 5.587 Posts

This sounds familiar, so well worth using the forum search facility. My initial thoughts would be to remove the air vent covers inside and out, then the surround which they sit in. Then you can get a good look at the situation and assess the full damage. If lucky you might get away with cleaning and drying everything out before resealing, but NOT with silicon. You need Sikaflex, I think it is 221 or 227. Screwfix do a Sikaflex that owners have used with success.
https://www.screwfix.com/c/sealants-adhe...ives-_-sikaflex

Colin

aka Oscar - Audi A3 1.5 petrol _ ex 430, 552, camplet trailer tent, 310, now a nice white 2017 430.


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RE: Air vent water ingress

in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Tue Jan 19, 2021 9:59 am
by T140 (deleted)
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Morning Colin, just to say thank you for your advice and I have ordered a tube from screwfix.
T140.


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RE: Air vent water ingress

in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:50 am
by T140 (deleted)
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Morning Colin, hope you are well ? Re my air vent l have taken it apart but there seems to be no liner just bare wood,so maybe this is the real problem.
T140


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RE: Air vent water ingress

in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Sun Jan 31, 2021 12:06 pm
by eribaMotters • | 5.587 Posts

That does sound strange. I'd tend to contact Jandi in Scotland as they are the most knowledgeable. Explain you have some damp and after stripping it down to re-seal found no liner/trim [include a photo] Is this normal and if not can they supply you with the trim needed. I'm guessing the reply could take a while but you'll still probably be quicker than trying to contact Hymer.

Colin

aka Oscar - Audi A3 1.5 petrol _ ex 430, 552, camplet trailer tent, 310, now a nice white 2017 430.
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RE: Air vent water ingress

in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Sun Jan 31, 2021 12:12 pm
by Randa france • | 13.258 Posts

Not that I can offer any advice but I assume this is the vent you are referring to? (photos borrowed from Tony Lloyd, Eriba Caravan Sales)

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Randa

ERIBAFOLK POP UP EVERYWHERE 1999 Eriba Troll 530 pushing a VW Touran 2L TDi Match
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RE: Air vent water ingress

in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Sun Jan 31, 2021 6:07 pm
by Julie Grafo • | 3.555 Posts

Showing my ignorance here, is that vent specific to the 230 as we don’t have any vents visible in our 530, I’m assuming they are behind the fridge. Or we have a problem 🤔

Julie & Neil. 2008 530GT pushing Honda CR-V 1.6 iDTEC SE+
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RE: Air vent water ingress

in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Sun Jan 31, 2021 6:08 pm
by eribaMotters • | 5.587 Posts

It's a Puck L thing. No need to worry.

Colin

aka Oscar - Audi A3 1.5 petrol _ ex 430, 552, camplet trailer tent, 310, now a nice white 2017 430.
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RE: Air vent water ingress

in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Sun Jan 31, 2021 6:11 pm
by Julie Grafo • | 3.555 Posts

Cheers Colin, phew 😁

Julie & Neil. 2008 530GT pushing Honda CR-V 1.6 iDTEC SE+
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RE: Air vent water ingress

in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Sat Mar 20, 2021 9:47 pm
by T140 (deleted)
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Evening Colin,
Thanks for info, I’ll certainly give the Scotland folks a call.
Steve


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