Noisy rear floor Swift Conqueror 630

[JohnD1]

Our one Year Old Swift Conqueror 630 has a loud and very annoying squeaky bathroom floor when walked on even by 7 yr old grandson. It is quite springy and really does not feel right almost as if it needs extra strengthening underneath. Does anyone else have a similar problem with their Swift 630 or similar models.

 

[trucker]

If the squeek is by the shower cubicle it is a known problem and my dealer is fixing mine under warenty after the season.

Kevin

 

[Jennifer2]

Yes, if it is that, it is not the floor but the shower screen squeaking against the tray.

 

[James_374408700]

John,

I had the same on my new conqueror. The dealer's fix was to slip a piece of silicon rubber between the tray and the upright screen. This only eliminated 50% of the squeak.

I ask him if he had any silicon spray, he got a can and gave it to me. I removed the silicon strips and sprayed the area with silicon and the squeak totally disappeared.

He then asked me if I wanted a job!!

Try this first before a trip to the dealer.

Jim

 

[Simon_374459646]

A simple solution I found was to put a small amount of silicone spray (the awning rail stuff) on a cloth and pass the cloth between the tray and the screen at the top and bottom contact points. It went away like magic.

 

[Steve L]

Hi John.

I have a 2005 Abbey freestyle which is a product of the swift group. We had the shower tray crack just in front of the loo an the ridged tray floor. A few days prior to finding the crack we found our shower tray floor to be spongy. There was also some creeking. As our van was out of warrantee I decided to have a look myself and try to fix the problem.

On removal of the shower tray after dismantling most of the toilet room, as all the other fittings were located ontop of the tray etc. I first of all noticed that the piece of foam insulation board had deteriorated and was compressed slightly, thus giving the spongyness. Also I noticed that the ridges of the floor where the most foot pressure is placed were hollow and as such would of been offered no support by the foam board unti it had fully degraded into the profile of the floor. As the foam board is not designed to mould to the tray shape, it would take some time before it would sink to the shape.

To repair the tray I did the following.

First of all I fibre glassed the cracked area on the underside.

Then I filled all the hollows of the ridges with a good quality bathroom type silicon sealant.

Make sure you do this in a well venitated area as the fumes from two tubes of sealant used to smother the whole of the bottom of the tray become very punjent.

I then did a simlar skim over the surface of the foam and then fitted the foan back onto the tray.

Now all that is left is to refit the whole of the compartment with the parts you took out and seal the whole lot up.

The job take a couple of days and is realy only suited to a very competent DIYer or a proffessional engineer.

I can honestly say that my tray has repaired well and you realy have to know where the cracks were before repair to actually find the repair and even then you need to be on your hands and knees to find it.

I saved over

 

[JohnD1]

Thanks everyone, I used the silicone spray around the shower base and the squeak has gone.

Cheers John

 

[hublock]

I have a new Swift Conqueror 630 with the same problem.

It is the shower screen rubbing on the two lugs moulded into the shower base that causes this problem.

I used a rectangular piece cut from a strong plastic shopping bag, folded in two and placed between the screen and the lug, about 2"x1".

The screen can be gently forced to create a small gap.

This eliminated what was a very annoying problem.