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Roof leak

While replacing the dometic fridge with a residential fridge I took the top vent off  I thought something looked amiss so drilled a small hole in the side.  To my surprise some water streamed out. What am I looking at.  Is this just a leak that need sealing such as bolt holes and such or is this now major stuff??
Pic attached
Peter    Alberta Canada
'98 U320 40'  Build 5359 M11 450 HP, Aqua hot, Blu Ox

Re: Roof leak

Reply #1 –
That looks like, might be an issue.THATS a good bit of water, you need to find the source of that leak. Any rotten wood?
Bruce, Linda, and Macy
Zoey RIP 1/20/19
1999 U295 40' build #5400
2017 silver Jeep Wrangler, 1260 watts of solar on top
Moving around the country

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Reply #2 –
No rot that I can see.  I let all the water drain out completely so maybe I can find the leak (hoping it is is just screw areas around vents etc
Peter    Alberta Canada
'98 U320 40'  Build 5359 M11 450 HP, Aqua hot, Blu Ox

Re: Roof leak

Reply #3 –
Are you going to remove the vent now that you have a residential fridge.
Peter and Frieda Morin
1999 36ft. U320 Foretravel
Build # 5436
1998 Suzuki Sidekick Sport

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Reply #4 –
 It sure about that. The question whether I remove the upper vent and plug the lower vent. I have heard various options. I live in Alberta so the weather generally is cold. Suggestions??
Also the water that leaked out was very clean, so I suspect the leak happened from a "torrential" downpour all day we had just before the fridge install. It would have not been there that long  as I had a cover in it previously
Peter    Alberta Canada
'98 U320 40'  Build 5359 M11 450 HP, Aqua hot, Blu Ox

Re: Roof leak

Reply #5 –
With the old fridge the fridge seals the inside air from the outside air and with the residential fridge
there would be a huge amount of air coming into the coach from the outside. I insulated the top vent
and fiber glassed in the hole and the bottom vent I insulated and bought a door to seal the hole.
Peter and Frieda Morin
1999 36ft. U320 Foretravel
Build # 5436
1998 Suzuki Sidekick Sport

Re: Roof leak

Reply #6 –
Do you have pics of the "seal" you used for the top vent and the insulating of the side vent?
Peter    Alberta Canada
'98 U320 40'  Build 5359 M11 450 HP, Aqua hot, Blu Ox

Re: Roof leak

Reply #7 –
Dig into your residential fridge manual for installation and operation. It will have some guidelines for operating temperatures. Most are engineered to operate in a conditioned environment. Some even state that they are not approved for use in a garage.
1998 36 foot U270 Build No. 5328 WTFE, 900 watts solar, Victron controller, B2B, bat monitor, 600 AMPH lithium with 2018 Chevy Colorado toad, SKP #110239, Motorcade #17781, 2021 Escape 17B for when Coach is broken down and campsites are too small, retired and full-timer since Dec. 2020. Part of RV family since 1963.

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Reply #8 –
Nothing listed except 2 inches from wall
Peter    Alberta Canada
'98 U320 40'  Build 5359 M11 450 HP, Aqua hot, Blu Ox

Re: Roof leak

Reply #9 –
The first picture is where the roof vent was and the other 2 pictures is of where the side vent was
Peter and Frieda Morin
1999 36ft. U320 Foretravel
Build # 5436
1998 Suzuki Sidekick Sport