All windows leaking except exit window when washing.

[2008RN]

We are just getting to washing the Oli after our 48 day trip.  When we pulled the mattresses up we found  signs of water under the condensation mats.  So when we washed the Olivers outside.  We pulled up the mats and mattresses and put them in the isle. 

When we sprayed the windows to wash of the soap both bed windows, kitchen window, and the bathroom window screen track over-flowed with water and ran down the wall.

I removed the outside rubber and cleaned the out track and insured the weep holes were clean.   I had my wife spray the windows at about 10 feet away with a 2ft pattern.  The water went around the window and felt(?) in a couple of seconds and start filling up the screen track.  In the past I never had problems with leaking when washing the windows.  The outside rubbers are tight against and the end of the fixed window and there is about 1/2 space at the top of the window where the rubber stops.  ie: the Rubber is short. 

I  found the felt track was cover a weep hole between the window track and the in the street side bed window.  I also noticed there was a big different between the felt/gasket in the exit window  was much different than in the windows.   I tried to get one end of the felt out in the street bed window, but it seemed like it was going to rip so I stopped.  We never use the exit slider.  We use the others window sliders constantly. 

The chalking around the windows appears to be in good all around? 

Questions.

1.  Is it alright for the weep hole between the window track and the outside track to be covered up by the felt?

2.  If the water leaking through/over/under the window and felt  in seconds are the felts worn out?   If it is can it be easily replaced?  Does the Track under the felt need to be cleaned? 

3.  Is the outside rubber suppose to be tight against the window? 

Three pictures of close up of the felt are attached. one  is the curb window showing the partial weep hole, the other is the street side bed window.  The last in the exit felt which felt more like the rubber bump that sticks up 1/16" more and is plump and is tight against the slider then it opens.

Thanks for your help,

Bob

Curb side  with partial weep hole

 

street side  

 

Exit window

 

 

Edited July 7 by 2008RN

[Patriot]

3 hours ago, 2008RN said:

1.  Is it alright for the weep hole between the window track and the outside track to be covered up by the felt?

Bob,
Any time your weep holes are blocked by felt or debris, water cannot flow and escape/drain. My weep holes are not blocked by felt and are clear. We have never had an issue with water intrusion on our 2020. I am meticulous about keeping the window tracks clean after every trip. I use compressed air from a can on trips or my air compressor at home. On much longer trips I will still periodically check my window tracks for dirt and debris to prevent this exact issue.
 

Along with window gutters which do a good job of redirecting light rain off our windows, I have found it’s really critical to have our Oliver dead level when set up. When level even in a hard rain I have watched my window tracks slowly fill up with water and drain out the weep holes as designed, but the trailer must be level. We have been through some really hard “car wash” side way rain type thunder storms as recently as the last Oliver Rally and have not had any water intrusion. I attribute this to clean windows tracks and a level rig.
 

I am not sure you can replace the felt, I think not. The exterior rubber seal covering your window track should be snug tight against the window glass and seated in the window track. When I reinstall the seal after cleaning the tracks, I install it with a slight angle from the glass to the edge of the frame. You also do not want any gap in this exterior seal along the track. A gap in the seal will allow in more water than the window track can handle and this will result in a trickle or overflow into your interior wall. Not the best window design IMO as it requires regular inspection and cleaning.

Hopefully Oliver has addressed the window design with new tilt out windows which hopefully completely eliminate this issue. Others will surely chime in with their thoughts and suggestions. The above process has worked for me since we purchased our Oliver new in 2020.

Patriot 🇺🇸

Edited July 7 by Patriot

[John Dorrer]

We use a vacuum and check the tracts daily. We also have compressed air (used for computer keyboards) that we are going to try.

 

We have knotted rope weeps that are in each window weep. They draw the water out of the track. 

 

You have inner and out window weeps that need to be cleaned and completely open.

 

 

Edited July 7 by John Dorrer
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