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Old 07-14-2018, 03:01 PM   #1
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slide seal odors

Has anyone else had any problems with an odor from the slide seals? We are getting an odor when the slides go our or come in. The odor does not persist once the slide movement is complete and disappears very quickly. Just wanted to check and see if anyone else had this going on and if so what have you done about it.
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Old 07-14-2018, 07:14 PM   #2
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That is odd. What did you do? Lol
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Old 07-14-2018, 07:57 PM   #3
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When you move the slide in or out you can suck air in or push air out. They are like big plungers; you may be smelling sewer gas from the drains,etc.
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Old 07-14-2018, 09:27 PM   #4
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Not sure what it is. Dosnt smell like sewer. More like a male cat odor.
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Old 07-15-2018, 08:22 AM   #5
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Could the rubber slide seal be breaking down in the sun? I wonder if conditioning the seals would help?
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