Coachman
do coachman pay dealers for extra damp checks to be carried out, over the last 20 years we have had 5 swift caravans that never needed to go back for a second damp test. we have now had two coachman and every time we get the van serviced we are told to bring it back 3 months later as the test showed dampness. on second inspection all was fine, the swift and the coachman caravans all came from the same dealers. may seem a minor gripe but getting the van out of the garden to take it 40 mile and back is a pain in the arsetrinomicals.
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my Coachman is 10 years old no serious problems last service highest reading 15 pct, apart from front locker which i found was leaking from the seal round the grab handles, silcon fixed this. I do put a Unibond Aero 360 x 2 front and rear when we are not using the van, it is surprising how much water actually collects in just one of these.
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Was asked to do it once due to the fact that we had a service date of Nov/Dec, van generally not used for a couple of months and foggy damp day and frozen van meant getting a reliable damp reading from around the skylights was not possible.
Had 2 Coachman, never a drop of moisture penetrated.
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Never heard of that happening but you need to check the readings to see if they are suspect. If you are having the service done in Winter the readings will be higher and show a risk of a problem but given hotter drier weather later the readings will have dropped.
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+1, I used to put 2 in every winter. No mould or other issues👍🏻
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We've had this before with our Coachman dealer explained that once it gets to 15 and above its ok but worth of checking to make sure it drops back down to a reasonable figure - could be a damp period of weather, cold etc etc - continuing 15+ could indicate a problem and 25+ is a problem
I actually bought a damp meter and check it myself every so often - good meter and its surprising how much damp disappears with a bit heat on or a sunny day. So basically winter months expect some damp in the air and reading to be higher
From memory it was also explained on the damp report itself
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Has anyone had problems with windows steaming up between panes? Our Vision 450 was new in January 2018, and whenever we go away we get clouding of the windows. Have told dealer who reckon there is only 3 month warranty on window (ridiculous or what) but they will have a look at next service.
No-one else we speak to on sites has had similar problems.
Thanks in advance for any comments/help.
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That can happen on any make of van, JB.
The recommended cure used to be to remove the plastic plugs from the panes.
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It is not a serious issue in sofar as it is hard to avoid and can go way plus it does not reflect there being a fault. It is a very widespread problem, not at all rare.
Acrylic, the window material is just slightly permeable to water vapour so the window over time gets to the humidity of outside. If that is high then condesation can develop on the inside, usually going away as the window heats up and the trapped air can reabsorb the moisture.
You can asist things on very low humidity days by prising out the two bungs built into the window. Then leaving the window to breathe for as long as the external humidity remains low before putting the bungs back.
Just ensure you have something in place to catch the bungs should you drop one. Down the back of a seat finding it can be "challenging".
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…but it is possible to buy spares😀
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