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Quote: Originally posted by michael on 29/4/2013

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Read the other day that they are having trouble with the fitting of the panels could be due to the clamping system not doing its job by only being tightened every three years. do not know the facts you need to ask bailey direct.do not take my word for it can only say what I read.

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Ours is 3 years old, it has been absolutely fine, no damp issues at all.

They did have some issues with some getting damp in the front lockers which were rectified by dealers or Bailey .

Quote: Originally posted by bev+jon on 29/4/2013water gets in via the grab handles and / or the floor / front panel joint and settles below the plastic trays in the front / side lockers . cant be seen unless the trays are removed .

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well worth removing the trays to find what horrors lurk underneath

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Quote: Originally posted by Andy Higham on 29/4/2013

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It really cracks me up, the number of people lining up to kick Bailey if one of their caravans leak.
"Wouldn't buy another Alu-Tek eventhough they say they have solved it. Once bitten etc!"
Ok buy an old fashioned wooden framed plywood walled caravan. If (more likely when)it leaks, the water lurks in the walls, hidden from view by the pvc covering on the wall board. The first thing you notice is a spongy patch on the wall. Then the big job to replace rotten wall boards and timber frame.
On an alu tech van any water ingress will form a puddle on the floor, easy to spot early. The walls being wood free will not be affected

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Quote: Originally posted by Andy Higham on 29/4/2013

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It really cracks me up, the number of people lining up to kick Bailey if one of their caravans leak.
"Wouldn't buy another Alu-Tek eventhough they say they have solved it. Once bitten etc!"
Ok buy an old fashioned wooden framed plywood walled caravan. If (more likely when)it leaks, the water lurks in the walls, hidden from view by the pvc covering on the wall board. The first thing you notice is a spongy patch on the wall. Then the big job to replace rotten wall boards and timber frame.
On an alu tech van any water ingress will form a puddle on the floor, easy to spot early. The walls being wood free will not be affected

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Quote: Originally posted by nora on 29/4/2013

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Quote: Originally posted by Andy Higham on 29/4/2013It really cracks me up, the number of people lining up to kick Bailey if one of their caravans leak.

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"Wouldn't buy another Alu-Tek eventhough they say they have solved it. Once bitten etc!"
Ok buy an old fashioned wooden framed plywood walled caravan. If (more likely when)it leaks, the water lurks in the walls, hidden from view by the pvc covering on the wall board. The first thing you notice is a spongy patch on the wall. Then the big job to replace rotten wall boards and timber frame.
On an alu tech van any water ingress will form a puddle on the floor, easy to spot early. The walls being wood free will not be affected

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And what happens to water collecting on the floor. Do you just wear wellies. Or mop it up. ?
Not always easy to spot it could affect carpets etc. there should never be leaks of any sort.
The way people just are expected to put up with problems. This is not only for bailey owners.

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