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Old 07-08-2021, 07:46 PM   #1
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Roof gutters

Have any of you installed roof gutters on your MH? When I use the AC on my Axis I constantly have water running off the roof and invariably it is right at the entry door!
When leveling ( auto levelers) I try to get the left side of the MH a little lower to facilitate it draining to the driver side but it rarely works!
When the awning is out I lower one side to help divert the water but unfortunately I can’t always have the awning deployed!
Looking for info on installing gutters and their usefulness and also where to purchase them!
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Old 07-08-2021, 08:13 PM   #2
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Installed these 4 years ago on the passenger side and they work great:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CJRGX5M/



I put one of these on each end:

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Old 07-08-2021, 08:50 PM   #3
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Old 07-08-2021, 09:33 PM   #4
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Re-set your auto level to have a bubble or two of left and rear slope.
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Old 07-09-2021, 10:06 AM   #5
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Re-set your auto level to have a bubble or two of left and rear slope.
Good fix and easy

I manual level and always have the passenger side 1-2 inches high for DW's GERD and it also puts the condensate off the driver side gutters
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Old 03-29-2022, 12:53 AM   #6
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Installed these 4 years ago on the passenger side and they work great:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CJRGX5M/



I put one of these on each end:

Information on how you did the installation of the gutters please?
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Old 03-29-2022, 01:04 AM   #7
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Information on how you did the installation of the gutters please?
Cleaned the area with alcohol. The gutter has 3M self adhesive tape. Start at one end by peeling the tape's protective back a foot or so. Start the gutter where you want and pull to align, then push the gutter against the MH. Pull some more of the protective strip away and repeat. For the drip ends I used 3M 5200 behind and a single stainless steel screw through the flat back into a pre-drilled hole. Slathered the screw with 5200, snugged it up.

Everything is still in place and working like I installed it yesterday.
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