Sand in sleeper

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Eagleswings2541, Jul 23, 2017.

  1. Eagleswings2541

    Eagleswings2541 Bobtail Member

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    Does anyone else have a problem or can explain to me how there is a very fine sand getting on bottom bunk. Need to brush off mattress every night. It accumulate against the back wall. I've covered window with plastic no help
     
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  3. Sublime

    Sublime Road Train Member

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    Well in my case it was from a previous paint job where they had sandblasted a lot of stuff and did a bad job cleaning it up. That stuff will accumulate in all sorts of nooks and crannies.
     
  4. supersnackbar

    supersnackbar Road Train Member

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    Like Sublime said, could be coming in from when they painted it, coming in around the interior panels or the ceiling...could also possibly be a hole in your HVAC filter, and with the heat of summer the fan speed increases and it's blowing in from your hvac vents(the back bunk blower runs when you turn on the front a/c)...
     
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  5. baha

    baha Road Train Member

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    Next time you find the vac. at truck wash pull it in and vac top of bunk around seams of headliner lift open lower matt. an vac all around air/heat unit ?
     
  6. mindes

    mindes Medium Load Member

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    Probably getting sucked up from floor and then blown out the vents. Keep the floor clean.
     
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  7. ShooterK2

    ShooterK2 Road Train Member

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    You didn't state what you haul, or what kind of work you do with your truck. I haul frac sand. There's always sand dust everywhere no matter how much I try to keep my doors closed on location.

    Do you run with the windows down much?
     
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  8. KillingTime

    KillingTime Road Train Member

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    My slip seater runs the A/C all day, there's one stretch of road we're on that is dry dirt, makes a lot of dust. By my shift my hardhat has a bunch of dust in it & my ear plugs are usually filthy.

    Our door seals also suck ###, but thats only a semi-related story.
     
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  9. Allow Me.

    Allow Me. Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    You state "bottom bunk" which means there's a "top" bunk. Right ? It's the top bunk mattress which is probably a piece of foam that is disintergrating as you travel down the highway and leaving "sand" on the bottom bunk.
     
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  10. noluck

    noluck Road Train Member

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    Are you tracking it in there on your feet?
     
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  11. Blackshack46

    Blackshack46 Road Train Member

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    Are either of these you by chance?
     
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