This past weekend we were camping and had a leak in theoutdoor kitchen door and frame. Since we have not had much rain in the Midwest(no rain in 6 weeks at one point) and when it did rained it was such a small amountthat the ground was not even get wet when it finished raining.
Our problem (one of many we have had) we had was a leak at the top of the doorand frame on the outdoor kitchen and it was not just a little leak it was amajor leak. The outdoor kitchen door and frame looks like the same set-up asthe storage compartment doors and frames, the storage compartment did not seemto have any water in them that I could see or feel. It does seem the gasketaround the storage compartment looks different then the gasket around the outdoorkitchen. I did see that all the doors and the frames had a seam at the top andthey had some type of sealing tape but they did not cover the whole seam. Ialso saw the hinge/s did not have any type of sealing tape between the hinge andwhere it mounts to the frame. It looked like the water was running betweenthere and getting into the outdoor kitchen compartment.
Has anyone else had / have this same leak? I was thinking about chalking thehinge and the seam to see if that stops the problem.
I have only had this unit for 3 months and I am starting to think maybe theHeartland quality is not as good as I thought. We have had the followingproblems either fixed or waiting to get fixed: two bad air mattress, bathroomsink strainer was clogged, Both grey water tanks have bad valves - will noteven hold one drop of water, fresh water tank sensor reads incorrectly fulltank show 1/3 full. I am sure the dealer should have caught some of this but Ialso feel QC at the factory should have caught some of this as well.
Our problem (one of many we have had) we had was a leak at the top of the doorand frame on the outdoor kitchen and it was not just a little leak it was amajor leak. The outdoor kitchen door and frame looks like the same set-up asthe storage compartment doors and frames, the storage compartment did not seemto have any water in them that I could see or feel. It does seem the gasketaround the storage compartment looks different then the gasket around the outdoorkitchen. I did see that all the doors and the frames had a seam at the top andthey had some type of sealing tape but they did not cover the whole seam. Ialso saw the hinge/s did not have any type of sealing tape between the hinge andwhere it mounts to the frame. It looked like the water was running betweenthere and getting into the outdoor kitchen compartment.
Has anyone else had / have this same leak? I was thinking about chalking thehinge and the seam to see if that stops the problem.
I have only had this unit for 3 months and I am starting to think maybe theHeartland quality is not as good as I thought. We have had the followingproblems either fixed or waiting to get fixed: two bad air mattress, bathroomsink strainer was clogged, Both grey water tanks have bad valves - will noteven hold one drop of water, fresh water tank sensor reads incorrectly fulltank show 1/3 full. I am sure the dealer should have caught some of this but Ialso feel QC at the factory should have caught some of this as well.