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12-15-2022, 12:21 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: Napa, California
Trailer: 2022 Escape 19
Posts: 10
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Wet Mattress
Help! Our E19 has been parked at our house for a couple months (our last trip was in late October). I had the MaxxFan popped open as well as the bathroom vent until a couple weeks ago when we were going to be getting a series of storms. I closed both vents in anticipation of the storms and they’ve been closed ever since. Today I went into the trailer to find the entire mattress damp and even yellowing in places!! Do I have a leak somewhere or is this all from moisture buildup in the trailer? What should I do?
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12-15-2022, 01:34 AM
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#2
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Site Team
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Mid Left Coast, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21
Posts: 5,122
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i've got a maxxfan deluxe in my 21, haven't had any dripping from them. had quite a bit of dropping from the Vanair Ventline over the toilet, apparently I need to replace a foam gasket and re-seal it. I have had quite a bit of condensation on the windows that drips on the edge of the mattress and the dinette, this has been a problem every winter.
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12-15-2022, 07:01 AM
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#3
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: St. Thomas not BVI., Ontario
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0TA / 2016 Ram Eco Diesel 4X4
Posts: 8,035
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chicojerms
Help! Our E19 has been parked at our house for a couple months (our last trip was in late October). I had the MaxxFan popped open as well as the bathroom vent until a couple weeks ago when we were going to be getting a series of storms. I closed both vents in anticipation of the storms and they’ve been closed ever since. Today I went into the trailer to find the entire mattress damp and even yellowing in places!! Do I have a leak somewhere or is this all from moisture buildup in the trailer? What should I do?
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Hi: chicojerms... Depends!!! Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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Quote Bugs Bunny..."Don't take life too seriously, none of us get out of it ALIVE"!!!
'16 Ram Eco D. 4X4 Laramie Longhorn CC & '14 Escape 5.0TA
St.Thomas (Not the Virgin Islands) Ontario
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12-15-2022, 08:30 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,023
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I never open vents or windows during storage. Too much sideways rain where I live. I use a passive dehumidifier. IF electricity is available you can get an electric one.
This is what I use: https://www.amazon.com/Dri-Z-Air-DZA...60/ref=sr_1_2?
I can purchase bags of the crystals for 99 cents and typically go through 4-6 bags a year.
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Ten Forward
2014 Escape 5.0TA
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12-15-2022, 09:34 AM
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#5
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: St. Thomas not BVI., Ontario
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0TA / 2016 Ram Eco Diesel 4X4
Posts: 8,035
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Donna D.
I never open vents or windows during storage. Too much sideways rain where I live. I use a passive dehumidifier. IF electricity is available you can get an electric one.
This is what I use: https://www.amazon.com/Dri-Z-Air-DZA...60/ref=sr_1_2?
I can purchase bags of the crystals for 99 cents and typically go through 4-6 bags a year.
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Hi: Donna D... My wife buys Moisture Eliminator brand at the Dollar Store. Pop open, remove the foil seal, and replace the grill top. Cheap and effective I say. Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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Quote Bugs Bunny..."Don't take life too seriously, none of us get out of it ALIVE"!!!
'16 Ram Eco D. 4X4 Laramie Longhorn CC & '14 Escape 5.0TA
St.Thomas (Not the Virgin Islands) Ontario
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12-15-2022, 11:16 AM
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#6
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SLO County, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21C 2019 Expedition
Posts: 5,210
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Is the mattress more soaked on the side next to the rear? If so check the sealant around your upper marker lights. Even though ETI long ago eliminated the much longer lenses prone to warping that area would allow water in behind them if not sealed properly.
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- Russell Casse, Independence Day
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12-15-2022, 07:40 PM
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#7
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Tracy, California
Trailer: Escape 19 2015
Posts: 342
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We had a huge leak, approx 2" deep, in our bathroom area and realized we had not cleaned out the weep holes in the window.
Lorna
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