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vbdomenico
Groupie Joined: 19 Apr 2020 Location: Kansas City, MO Online Status: Offline Posts: 57 |
Topic: Shower Leak Posted: 17 Jun 2020 at 12:48pm |
Thanks Woodmeister, did you figure out what the underlining problem was?
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 17 Jun 2020 at 12:58pm |
Yep, that's the kind of tape I'd recommend as well. Just don't forget and leave it on there!
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Posted: 17 Jun 2020 at 1:25pm |
Gorilla tape is also good. It holds together unlike Duct tape, and is not too hard to remove. Goo Gone will get rid of the residue when you do remove it.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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vbdomenico
Groupie Joined: 19 Apr 2020 Location: Kansas City, MO Online Status: Offline Posts: 57 |
Posted: 18 Jun 2020 at 10:07am |
Lowes didn't have 2 inch electrical tape, so I got waterproof painter's tape. Placed it on the seam where the shower wall meets the pan, and no more leak!
Now I'm worried I have a cracked shower pan and hope it doesn't run down to the bottom before I can get it in. Thanks for the advice. |
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Woodmiester
Senior Member Joined: 03 Aug 2018 Location: Greenwood IN Online Status: Offline Posts: 142 |
Posted: 18 Jun 2020 at 10:16am |
Yes I did. It was a small crack in the part of the shower pan that extends up behind the wall. The crack extended down into the shower pan, but I could not see it until I put some weight on the shower pan by standing in it.
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Swampfox
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Posted: 18 Jun 2020 at 10:17am |
Hopefully, the patch will hold until you can get it in. I suggested Gorilla Tape. I still would recommend it as it would reinforce the pan since it is stronger than painter's tape.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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vbdomenico
Groupie Joined: 19 Apr 2020 Location: Kansas City, MO Online Status: Offline Posts: 57 |
Posted: 19 Jun 2020 at 8:04am |
Woodmiester, what was the fix, replace the shower pan? I hope it is an easier fix as I am booked to be on the road with my r-pod for the next 2 months and likely won't have time for a warranty repair anytime soon.
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 19 Jun 2020 at 8:16am |
If there is a crack you should see it. Try putting some weight on the pan like Woodmiester did. The good news is that you have stopped the leak. You can always tape up a crack later too.
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vbdomenico
Groupie Joined: 19 Apr 2020 Location: Kansas City, MO Online Status: Offline Posts: 57 |
Posted: 19 Jun 2020 at 8:49am |
Putting weight on the pan is no issue, I'm 6' 230! I cant see the crack from the inside of the shower as the wall comes all the way down to the horizontal part of the pan. Hopefully I can see and access it from behind the converter.
Thanks again |
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Woodmiester
Senior Member Joined: 03 Aug 2018 Location: Greenwood IN Online Status: Offline Posts: 142 |
Posted: 19 Jun 2020 at 3:39pm |
I eventually replaced the shower pan. Not a hard job.
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Swampfox
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