External Silver Screens causing water leak

Nowti Berti replied on 05/11/2022 10:51

Posted on 05/11/2022 10:51

Hi all,

Has anyone else experienced water ingress when using external Silver Screens?

We've had them for a year and whenever we have heavy rain, there's always a slight trickle down the inside of the door.

We always make sure the silver flap is smooth over the door and Remis blinds, and it's not pulling tightly on the seal.

We definitely have the right Screens for our van and we don't have water ingress without the Screens. We've even tried tucking in the top main seam on the outside (as advised by Silver Screens) but that makes the leak worse.  

We all know that the benefits are huge at this time of year - so I don't want to give them up too easily. Is there anything else anyone has done to solve a problem like this?

Many thanks in advance!

 

 

JVB66 replied on 05/11/2022 17:41

Posted on 05/11/2022 17:41

When we had a coach built Autocruise we had slight water ingress on the nearside door when it rained and the silver screen was fitted it was cured when the nearside door was "adjusted?" to make a tighter sealcool

brue replied on 05/11/2022 18:04

Posted on 05/11/2022 18:04

It doesn't take much to alter a seal so all things are possible if something is introduced to the system, it doesn't have to be a large volume either.

Hope all this has helped the op.

Tinwheeler replied on 05/11/2022 18:59

Posted on 05/11/2022 17:03 by SteveL

My thoughts are tending towards a seal issue which might even be due to a slightly misaligned door.

I would agree TW. The OP does say since they started using it and they checked it is smooth over the door. When ours leaked this year it was from one small area where the thin fabric wasn’t totally flat against the seal. You could see the water oozing through pushed by the strong wind. Only realised when I picked up my coat, which was in contact with the door and it was soaking wet. No problems since.

Posted on 05/11/2022 18:59

At least you could identify the cause, Steve. There has to be a reason such as your 'crinkle' or JV's misaligned door.

Nowti Berti replied on 06/11/2022 18:59

Posted on 05/11/2022 18:04 by brue

It doesn't take much to alter a seal so all things are possible if something is introduced to the system, it doesn't have to be a large volume either.

Hope all this has helped the op.

Posted on 06/11/2022 18:59

Thanks so much for all your replies and thoughts - just to answer a few questions:

The motorhome is a 2019 Knaus (Fiat Ducato) with the thicker Remis cab blinds.

We've had very heavy rain in Sussex this weekend - it's definitely not condensation, and the leak happens on both sides, but only when the Screens are fitted. 

They are genuine Silver Screens (for the appropriate blinds) and the company has been great, offering advice and even a full refund - but we really want to make them work!!

Our dealership did a water test (without Screens), basically blasting a hosepipe at each window for a few minutes, and there wasn't a problem. Annoyingly, they wouldn't do one with Screens - which would have proved the point!

Thanks again for your replies - it's much appreciated (as the Sussex rain begins again on a naked windscreen).

 

 

 

 

young thomas replied on 06/11/2022 20:47

Posted on 06/11/2022 20:47

I think the clue is your reference to the 'thicker' Remis blinds...I can't specifically give any advice as we don't use external blinds (and we have an A Class van) but if the thicker blinds are putting the screen under more tension, the tops of the doors may be being pulled away from the 'fully closed' position.

if the doors are fine without the blinds, it must be how the blinds are working..

Other than that I can't think how the doors are being affected.

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