What do they mean by WET?

[PaulHull]

Hi All,

I took my 1989 Swift Rapide in for a service on the advice of you guys on here (sorted a very serious gas leak behind the fridge) but they warned me that the front and rear of the caravan was wet.

The skin has de-laminated but there is absolutely no sign whatsoever inside the caravan of water leakage. No staining no smell, nothing.

There is the odd small (pin-prick sized- spot of corrosion on the outer skin at the back and as I said the skin has de-laminated.

When I asked if she meant that it was full of water she just kept telling me that it was wet but quite what she means by wet eludes me.

Should I be worrying or is there something I can do to help / correct the problem?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Paul

 

[MikeJE]

Is'nt it frustrating when the front of house people cannot give a helpful answer.

For example when I asked for torque settings for the wheel nuts of my car.......

" How do you mean torque settings Sir? "

" Well, how tight do the wheel nuts have to be? "

Front of house trots off to consult.

Front of house returns - beaming.

" They need to be tight Sir; VERY tight. "

( It seems this is required to stop the wheels falling off - bet you never guessed that ! )

I know this has nothing to do with 'wet' - just me having a rant.

 

[PaulHull]

Yeah I know the frustration you mean! and you can't beat a good rant. Anyway, an update on the situation.

I've washed the van thoroughly (no water intrusion whatsoever) but if I remove the seal on the inside of the van the bit that pokes through is brown and damp so I guess that's what she was on about (why didn't she just say).

Anyway, has anyone ever undertaken the task of stripping the interior out and replacing the rotten wood behind? If so any advice?

Thanks in advance!

 

[antrimboy]

Paul, have a look here;

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/search.asp?search=damp repair&searchMode=allwords&searchIn=Topic&forum=31&searchSort=dateDESC&Submit=Start Search