[VAL] Tom re: Covers

["Tom" <thomm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tom,

You said that you have the original Armstrong air conditioner "that has a 
leak somewhere in the housing" that you have not been able to find.

Let me ask you this:

    Does the air conditioner work at all?  *If* it does work, does it drain 
the water from the coils down below the trailer belly onto the ground?  Have 
you ever check to *see* where the water from the coils drains before?  If 
not, have you *ever* cleaned out the drain tube that runs from the air 
conditioner coils "down through" the interior wall, through the floor and 
then where it exits the belly pan?

If you can say "no" to the above question you may have a clogged drain 
tube -- and when it rains and your trailer isn't covered it might be 
overflowing the pan of the air conditioner which would then drip into the 
interior of your trailer.

OR, you could have the slightest separation of a seal that surrounds the air 
conditioner/pan/exterior itself.  Have you removed the air conditioner cover 
to "see what you can see?" ;)  Have you tried using water with some food 
coloring in the water?  I like a bright color like blue or red as it's 
easier to "see" where it's entering the trailer interior so you can 
hopefully trace it back to the entry point.  You may have to remove some of 
the air conditioner shroud before applying the colored water over the 
exterior of the air conditioner a little at a time.  It helps if you have 
someone adding the colored water while you are on the inside with a powerful 
light to help you see every nook and cranny -- looking for that bright 
colored water.

IF you don't see any of the colored water entering around the air 
conditioner itself you just might have a seam that is leaking and then 
"dropping" the drips of water into the area of the air conditioner on the 
inside of your trailer.

I hate chasing water leaks!  They can be a real pain so it's a whole lot 
"easier" to just seal up every single seam on the entire exterior of the 
trailer.  Usually when that job is done and done right the leaks "stop" 
until the next time around.  The movement of the trailer skin, frame, 
windows, etc. is the reason the sealer MUST remain pliable and is another 
reason why you need to do this checkup annually if possible.

Tom
WBCCI 5303