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06-30-2013, 10:02 AM
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Junior Member
Name: Marta
Trailer: Parkliner 2012
New Jersey
Posts: 14
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Help! Parkliner roof leak above fan!
Hi everyone - we have owned our PL for a little over 1 year (May 2012) and just picked it up from storage to go camping tomorrow. The area above the fan is soaked and water leaked into wood and below. We can't seem to remove the molding above the fan as it has a headless screw. Any ideas on (a) how to remove the wood molding (picture attached) and (b) possible source of leak and/or solution? Supposed to leave tomorrow for 6 day trip which includes rain in forecast?
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06-30-2013, 10:26 AM
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Senior Member
Name: kootenai girl
Trailer: 1976 Trillium 1300
British Columbia
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Someone with more knowledge will be along shortly but your headless screw is a rivet. They will need to be drilled out. (use the search engine here and goggle it) You will need to drill out the ones in the wood from on top of the roof outside. Probably needs to be taken right off and resealed with butyl tape and then riveted again. You will need the right size rivets and a rivet gun to do this.
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06-30-2013, 12:13 PM
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I'd think the 2 yr warranty would allow you to go to the nearest RV place for the repair.
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06-30-2013, 12:35 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Francesca Knowles
Trailer: '78 Trillium 4500
Jefferson County, Washington State, U.S.A.
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Hope you've called Parkliner!
Meanwhile:
Are we sure that's a rivet? The pic's a bit blurry, but it looks to me like a multi-slot screw of some kind.
Francesca
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06-30-2013, 12:41 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Ron
Trailer: Trillium 13 ft (green grape)
Ontario
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If we could see the roof shot of the ??RIVITS?? we might have a better idea of what's what.
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06-30-2013, 12:57 PM
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Junior Member
Name: Marta
Trailer: Parkliner 2012
New Jersey
Posts: 14
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Raining too hard now to get a roof shot - unfortunately my camera wont focus any better on inside shot. Called PL and emailed them. Assuming it is a rivet, why use something so non-user friendly? Rhetorical question. thank you all for your immediate responses!!!
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06-30-2013, 01:14 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Francesca Knowles
Trailer: '78 Trillium 4500
Jefferson County, Washington State, U.S.A.
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I've never seen a rivet with a hole that big in the center, and they're rarely used for wood trim.
That fastener looks to me more like the "spline" (or Torx) head illustrated below. If that's what it is, it can be removed with the proper screwdriver/ bit, which is often included in multi-bit sets.
Francesca
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06-30-2013, 01:18 PM
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I agree with Francesca on the tool, doesn't look like a rivet too me.
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06-30-2013, 01:48 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Jack
Trailer: '98 BURRO 17WB
Delaware
Posts: 2,548
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Yeh, it looks like spline drive. Easy to get sets of hex shank (Apex-style) insert screwdriver bits that have a sized range of these. Some of the cheapest Taiwanese combo screwdriver/socket sets have them. Good eye, FK!
I don't think the mitred trim ring gives access to remove the fan. Better get a ladder and examine the mounting flange at exterior roof. I think you'll see a dozen or more Phillips flathead screws thru the flange into the glass roof. The bedding or gasket or sealant tape that waterproofs the fan housing is under that flange. Whether you have time in warranty or not, can't hurt to contact Chandler if you're not sure about the installation.
jack
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06-30-2013, 01:56 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Trillium 2010
Posts: 5,185
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I would add: please don't let someone with a caulk gun near it. Raz
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06-30-2013, 02:15 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Jack
Trailer: '98 BURRO 17WB
Delaware
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Agree with Raz short term and long. If you've got forecast of protracted rain, get a cheap poly tarp over it, a dehumidifier inside, and wait for a sunny day. . . . And I see you're in Joisey so, like us, you're living in a rain forest right now.
jack
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06-30-2013, 02:41 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Jack
Trailer: '98 BURRO 17WB
Delaware
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As you're going on the road, you probably aren't going to have time to read the next chapter and rebed the fan. May be a case of cover to shed it and later rebed it after the trip. Tarp, bungees, paracord would allow you to stop the ingress while you're camped.
jack
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06-30-2013, 02:48 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Francesca Knowles
Trailer: '78 Trillium 4500
Jefferson County, Washington State, U.S.A.
Posts: 4,669
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A page from my Redneck-Fix Diary:
I "temporarily" fixed a leaking roof vent by taking the interior trim off and jamming butyl tape very firmly into the void between the rooftop fiberglass edge and the ventframe. That bogus fix lasted two years, 'til I finally resealed from the outside.
Francesca
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06-30-2013, 03:15 PM
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Junior Member
Name: Marta
Trailer: Parkliner 2012
New Jersey
Posts: 14
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Thank you all! Going to "Tarp it" to get trpugh the
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06-30-2013, 03:19 PM
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Junior Member
Name: Marta
Trailer: Parkliner 2012
New Jersey
Posts: 14
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Sorry - iPhone goof on my reply! Going to tarp it to get through the trip. Tried every Torx bit we own and nothing fit so maybe when we get back. My husband thanks you for the caution on caulk gun - he caught me red handed! Lol!
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06-30-2013, 03:30 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Jack
Trailer: '98 BURRO 17WB
Delaware
Posts: 2,548
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You ever try rolled oats, Francesca? They say it will seal a clinker skiff til it takes up.
jack
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06-30-2013, 03:53 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Francesca Knowles
Trailer: '78 Trillium 4500
Jefferson County, Washington State, U.S.A.
Posts: 4,669
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There's nothing wrong with my clinker skiff, Jack...but thanks anyway for the tip!
Francesca
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06-30-2013, 04:04 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Trillium 2010
Posts: 5,185
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Marta, welcome to the forum. Sorry I forgot to say welcome on the first post. Don't panic, a leaking roof vent is not a major crisis. Our new Trillium had a leaky belly band. We got through it. And from what we've seen, Chandler will take care of you. Raz
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07-02-2013, 12:01 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Escape 17 ft
Posts: 8,317
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I gather you are still under warranty, so I'd expect Parkliner to deal with the problem.
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