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24/5/2012 at 1:44pm
Location: south cheshire
Outfit: VW Caddy Maxi
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Glad it's sorted now - enjoy!
My caravan is always springing leaks - I sort one, then it springs another ! Fingers crossed, I seem to have cured the lot now. It's a peculiar little thing, I don't want to part with it, so have persevered!
The very last leak (up a tight corner you couldn't even get a finger into) was cured by pushing blu-tack into the space with the end of an art brush handle. From the inside and the outside. Before that I had tried sikaflex primer and sealer, tenacious tape, oh, all sorts. The blu-tack seems to have done the trick, crossed fingers!
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26/5/2012 at 10:14pm
Location: Morecambe
Outfit: Daystar `91 + Berlingo
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We`ve been fortunate wi our old Daystar. She has no leaks at all on the inside. You`ll find it easy to get away after you`ve sussed out your van. You can leave most stuff packed until next time!
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28/5/2012 at 10:50pm
Location: Suffolk
Outfit: Hymer Living 465
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Why do UK firms continue to put softwood frames in modern vans? Guaranteed to encourage damp.
Hymers PUAL system is fabulous - should be the norm for vans of today.
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Veni Vidi Velcro.... I came, I saw, I stuck around!
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28/5/2012 at 11:32pm
Location: Derbyshire
Outfit: Adria Altea 542DT
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Quote: Originally posted by SilverLiving on 28/5/2012
Why do UK firms continue to put softwood frames in modern vans? Guaranteed to encourage damp. Hymers PUAL system is fabulous - should be the norm for vans of today.
Why don't they just make vans that don't let water in in the first place ! Is it really that hard in this day and age !
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30/5/2012 at 12:57am
Location: Suffolk
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"Why don't they just make vans that don't let water in in the first place ! Is it really that hard in this day and age !"
Softwood frames contain moisture when assembled. Condensation creeps through ply panels. As does shower steam.
PUAL stops all of that. Its not just about gaps in the bodywork seals.
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