[bikestuff]

Gurus,

This morning I was awakened by a dripping noise in the front of the coach.  I investigated and found water virtually pouring from the top aft side of the number 1 slide.  (The one that has given me so much trouble).  I quickly tilted the coach to the drivers side and down in the back to get the water off of the seal.

It had been raining, but not storming, so I suspected the seal had deflated.   I looked at the top edge of the seal from inside the coach and could see that the seal was inflated but there was light coming through. 

When I investigated, the seal had air...but was softer than the rest.  I adjusted the seal air regulator to add some air.  This significantly reduced the light that I could see.  (There is a seal joint in the middle that still has light coming through).

I checked the rest of the seals and found different air pressures on each of them.  

So...what is the correct pressure that should be on a slide seal?  How much is too much?  and.....if you run higher than normal, will it blow the seal or reduce its life?  Finally, what is the life  expectancy of a slide seal?  Is it measured in inflate / deflate cycles?  Years?  

Thanks!
bill

edit: After it quit raining, I looked more closely and found that the gap between the top of the slide and the slide seal is significant. (Even with the additional air pressure). It looks like the bar that is supposed to lift the middle of the side is not working. (Newell adjusted the bar when they rebuilt the ceiling of the slide about 9 months ago). Any thoughts would be appreciated.