I found a break in the weather on Wednesday this week and decided to continue with insulation while the sun was shining. I forgot to take some pictures as I progressed as I was distracted by an unexpected visit by my brother.
Today I took the van out and while the rain was once again pouring, one of the rear wipers stopped working, so when it stopped raining later (luckily another break in our otherwise soaking wet summer), I tried to figure out why it wasn’t working.
The wiper on the other barn door was working, so it wasn’t fuse related, so I took the panel off to see if there was anything obvious.
It didn’t take long to find out what had happened and it was down to my use of the recycled bottle insulation behind the wiper motor. The fibres got trapped in the arm mechanism and meant it would not move. I quickly pulled out all the insulation from that section and the wiper came to life.
I have flashing and foil attached to the panel, so I’m not overly concerned with the slight reduction of thermal efficiency, I’d rather the blades worked when I want to see out the back 🙂
Here’s a photo of the barn door with the panel off.
Next stop, the sliding door!
PL