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Job done

Mark Millergill on the Hymer Exsis FB group has a new skylight for sale including star washers £200. Bargain. Brownhills are selling for £340.

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I’ve just read Fred’s post in the Little Book regarding Skylight leak. All looks well on mine so I’ll leave that for now. I can easily get to it if there are future problems.

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Barry!
The exterior sealing is under the top frame and lifting mechanism. There was lots of excess on mine so I left well alone. It was pushed through to the inner frame as shown above
Regards Tom&Carol

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I’m on a roll. The skylight comes with an inner already attached but doesn’t have the 2 vents Instead it has 2 plug holes

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It’s here

and on. Don’t you just love star washers. Roof got a bit messy

Celebrating with first alcoholic drink of 2019.

Frame tomorrow

• This reply was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by Tresjolie.

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Fred

When you applied the seal to the roof light frame did you remove/loosen the frame or just applied the sealant to the edges.

I feel I should do something like this as part of the job.

The dumdum stuff that fell out of the inner frame was the excess squeezed out from under that outer frame. So no need to apply on the inside.

Tom&Carol

• This reply was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by Tresjolie.

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Thanks Fred and Barry

Thank you both for well wishes. Hope you and yours are all well.

Fred! dare I mention the supplier (Brownhills) Free postage and 10% discount. I haven’t received it yet so things could go pear shaped.

I don’t like the idea of squeezing a runny product into the gap nor do I want it to stick fast in case I want to remove it. It doesn’t have to be super-watertight as it is inside and there is a rubber seal on the top of the frame. The nearest thing I found is W4 Mastic Sealing Sealant Strip https://www.amazon.co.uk/W4-00017-Mastic-Sealing-Strip/dp/B0036KG89I. Oliver Dill, whose roof light has only 2 lights so different procedure, did not replace the mastic so it was probably a tighter fit.

Also there appears to be a thin sticky tape above the frame probably for the seal. I will probably use silcone grease here.

Tom&Carol

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Ok.I’ve gone for it. Waiting for Skylight, frame and seal from Fred’s favourite Hymer dealer. £520

Remove the 2 screws from each end then tease off the grey frame parts

Remove the lens rings from the lights and pull the lights out. Tease off the light frame. Push the lights back through and remove the light frame.

Unscrew the cassette and remove

 

Unscrew the frame and remove then remove the seal

At least the sun is shining

Barry! There was some grey putty type substance behind the frame. You can see it. Any ideas.

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Thanks Barry

I read that you had a complete replacement. Can you tell me the manufacturer etc.

The cost of the four parts (outer skylight, seals and frame) supplied by Hymer to local dealer comes to
£532.73. If your replacement included everything and is be a cheaper option I would go down that route.

Regards

Tom&Carol

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